Tag: United States
Census Bureau Finds Decline In Wages
Computers: Survey Highlights Employees’ Personal Use of Company Technology
A new poll conducted among 751 employed adults in the United States sheds some interesting light on how much time employees waste at work using company technology for personal reasons. The poll was conducted by Harris Interactive for workplace communications firm The Marlin Company.
Layoffs: Ninth Circuit Says WARN Doesn’t Apply to Government-Ordered Layoff; Notice vs. Pay
Independent Contractors: IRS Issues Reminder to Classify Workers Correctly
Smith Barney Brokerage To Pay $98 Million For Overtime Claims
U.S. Employers Preparing for Avian Flu, Survey Shows
According to a recent survey by consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide, 15 percent of multinational companies operating in the United States already have a plan in place in the event of an avian flu outbreak. The survey of 90 multinational companies also found that 48 percent of companies operating in the United States are considering […]
Gender Pay Gap Remains Wide
Day Laborer Wage Concerns Highlighted In New Study
Forty-nine percent of day laborers polled for a new study said that an employer denied wages for work they completed in the previous two months. In the study, “On the Corner: Day Labor in the United States,” 48 percent of day laborers said that an employer underpaid them during the same time period; 44 percent […]
Employment Law Tip: Warding Off Workplace Violence
In late January, a former U.S. postal worker went on a shooting rampage at a mail processing plant in the town of Goleta near Santa Barbara. The ex-employee killed five, wounded another, and then turned the gun on herself. She reportedly had been placed on medical leave from her job in 2003 for psychological reasons–at […]