Human Resources


Restaurant Chain to Pay $625,000 for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

Under the settlement, the company also has agreed to adopt remedial measures to ensure that its employees are not sexually harassed, EEOC says.

DOL Again Focuses on Unions' Finances

The department's new proposed rule would require full disclosure of money spent on benefits and indirect disbursements for individual union officers and certain union employees.

DOL to Host May 28 Hearing on Worldwide Child Labor

The hearing will address a global concern: use of child labor and forced labor to produce goods. ILO soon will consider proposing a standard for gathering accurate statistics.

Study: Workers Delaying Retirement for Employer-Provided Health Plans

Employees who rely on their employers for health care coverage and do not expect to receive employer-provided health benefits in retirement are 16.5 percentage points less likely to retire in any given year than workers with access to health care coverage through another source, the study found.

Survey: Most Working Moms Would Quit Jobs If They Could

One in five full-time employed mothers said they bring home work every workday. In all, close to a quarter (24 percent) said work had negatively impacted the relationships they have with their children.

Applying for a Susan Harwood Grant? Here's Help

Nonprofit organizations, including community and faith-based organizations, that are not an agency of state or local government, are eligible to apply, as are state and local government-supported institutions of higher education.

Happy Occupational Safety & Health Professional Day

"We take time this May 7th to say thanks to those men and women, who every day work to make your workplace safer and healthier," said ASSE President Michael Thompson.



Baby Boomers Still Misunderstand Disability Income

Roughly half of those surveyed did not know that workers are eligible for SSDI benefits only if they are unable to do any work for which they would earn $1,000 or more per month.

Tech Firm to Pay $45,000 for Discriminatory 'H-1B Only' Job Ads

"We are committed to protecting the right of all authorized workers in the United States against citizenship status discrimination," said Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General for DOJ's Civil Rights Division.

BLS Examines 'Night Owl' Shift

More than 3 percent of all full-time workers age 15 and over were at their primary job at 2 a.m. on the day the American Time Use Survey was conducted.

DOL to Host May 8 Webcast on Form 5500 Reporting Requirements

The Internal Revenue Service will participate in the event to discuss its late and stop-filer program.

AHIP: 6.1 Million Americans Now Covered by HSA Plans

Representing a 35 percent increase since last year, approximately 1.6 million have enrolled in a Health Savings Account plan since January 2007.

DOL Awards $250,000 Development Grant to Virginia's Southside Region

The grant will help the regional economy shift from manufacturing and agricultural into high-growth, high-wage industries.

Next Level Safety Cultures

Senior managers have become increasingly aware of Safety’s potential returns, well beyond loss reduction. And Safety culture is an especially hot topic among leaders who sense something is missing— that performance could be better.

New Drug-Free Workplace Kit Available from SAMHSA

It outlines simple steps for addressing the problem and evaluating the effectiveness of the employer's program.

Poll: Gas Prices, Job Pay, Health Care Top Americans' Economic Problems

The high cost of health care has caused a significant number of Americans to delay or go without medical care, a new study finds.

So-Called Employment Services Firm Busted for Immigration Fraud

The company conspired to file labor certification applications that contained false information to assist aliens in getting "green cards" through an employment-based visa program.

DOL Secures $688,772 in OT Wages from Quest Diagnostics

Following a DOL investigation, New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics Inc. has agreed to pay 238 employees a total of $688,772 in overtime back wages due under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

Report: Employer-Provided Health Insurance Erodes Across the Board

Overall, about 6.4 million fewer workers had employer-provided health insurance in 2006 than in 2000, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

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