Saturday, May 18, 2024

⊕ LEGAL: Government moving rapidly on transgender and sexual orientation issues

In September, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed two lawsuits against two different employers alleging they violated Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination...

Sexual harasser? Or victim of a scam?

Anyone accused of sexual harassment, particularly in a university setting, should be summarily discharged.  Right?  Well, maybe even there, it’s a...

LEGAL: Are you a joint employer? Guidance issued on wage-hour liability

Attorneys and clients are familiar with cases in which a plaintiff sues a group of defendants, hoping that the plaintiff can find a "deep...

DOL issues rule on long-anticipated salary increases for exempt workers

An estimated 4.2 million salaried workers will be affected The Obama administration continues to rush a whole host of new, wide-ranging regulations as the final...

VIEWPOINT: Cookeville Kmart’s departure a sad one  

Earlier this week, I sat in my parked car and watched as a man in a cherry-picker worked to remove the remaining signage from...

⊕Changing the quality of health care [SPONSORED]

Patient-centered model trending in UC In the practice of medicine, the focus is now on the quality of health care delivery. Patient satisfaction care coordination,...