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LEGAL: Updates to Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace Act

By Jeff Jones Special to the UCBJ Effective May 6, 2018, the Tennessee Department of Labor amended Regulations under the Drug-Free Workplace Act (“the Act”). Below are...

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...

LEGAL: All joking aside: Stray remarks land employer in court

A 43-year-old head of sales was hired by a start-up Internet technology company and was employed only three months before being terminated for failing...

DOL proposes new regulations on mandatory paid sick leave

Having declared a minimum wage hike to $10.10 per hour for federal contractor employees by Executive Order in 2014, President Barack Obama followed up...

Legal Perspective: Workers’ Comp: how to deny a claim and make it stick

Often employers are confronted with situations in which an employee’s claim is either fraudulent or at least exaggerated regarding its severity

⊕LEGAL: Hiring? Tips on using background checks, social media investigations and pre-employment testing

Hiring new employees can be an expensive, time-consuming task. An employer can be prepared with standard forms and interview questions, but still not have...

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