Compliance

Workers who don't trust the boss to keep track of their wages can now do it themselves with a new smartphone application from the Department of Labor. But employers worry that the time sheet app, along with other new initiatives, could encourage even more wage and hour lawsuits.

Four white Philadelphia teachers filed federal race-bias lawsuits that accuse a black principal of creating a hostile work environment and suggesting they were unfit to teach black children.

A proposal to extend unemployment benefits to thousands of jobless Tennesseans is being revived in the General Assembly.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Starbucks for firing a dwarf who asked for a stool to perform her job as a barista at an El Paso, Texas shop.

As health care reform seeks to guarantee access to affordable coverage for all Americans, nursing home and home care lobbyists are seeking an exemption to the employee coverage requirement, saying that the industry cannot afford coverage for all employees.

The New York Times is reporting that large U.S. health insurers are seeing record profits for the third year in a row, due in large part to Americans who are postponing or forgoing care.

A Liberty Mutual survey shows that employers fail to take advantage of absence data they collect to manage the costly impact of employees being away from work.

They say if you’re not online, you’re behind. And it’s not so hard to get on board, with recruiting and branding tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter at your fingertips. But there are some things to keep in mind, such as being conscientious of the brand image, effectively engaging...