Social Media Policies And The NLRB: What Employers Need To Know

Social media policies. Chances are your company has one, is in the process of drafting one, or is worried about not having one. Employees continue to gripe about their jobs and their bosses on Facebook, as states like California enact legislation prohibiting employers from demanding access to employees’ social networking pages. Meanwhile, employers are left to navigate the murky waters of social media regulation without much in the way of clear direction.

Once considered merely […]

By | March 8th, 2013 ||

Brazil: Delays And Unjustified Absences Generate Dismissal With Cause

A former employee of Lojas Americanas was dismissed with cause due to several delays and unjustified absences from work. The sentence of the lower court judge, Sonia Maria Martinez Tomaz Braga, of the 42th Labor Court of Rio de Janeiro, was confirmed by the 1st Panel of the Regional Labor Court of Rio de Janeiro (TRT-RJ), which concluded for the occurrence of negligence, one of the reasons listed in the Consolidated Labor Laws (CLT) […]

By | March 5th, 2013 ||

What Health Care Reform Means For New Hampshire Employers In 2013 And 2014

National health care reform became a reality in March of 2010 by the passage of two pieces of federal legislation, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” and the “Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.” The legislation was designed to provide access to health insurance coverage for most Americans by imposing new responsibilities on employers, individuals and insurers, Medicare and Medicaid as well as the states. The legislation covers both insured and self-insured […]

By | March 3rd, 2013 ||