by e-LawLines | Jun 11, 2015 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
Does your business or employer pay for, or reimburse employees for, individual health insurance coverage? Did you know that as a result of the Affordable Care Act, such arrangements were prohibited beginning January 1, 2014? Did you know that more-than-2% shareholders...
by e-LawLines | Jun 2, 2015 | Employment Law, Litigation
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a Strategic Enforcement Plan which lists as one of its priorities “Eliminating Barriers in Recruitment and Hiring.” This priority includes legal challenges to policies and practices that...
by e-LawLines | Apr 14, 2015 | Employment Law, Litigation
The modern legal issue of balancing privacy rights and the use of social media sites continues to be determined by emerging cases, such as the one faced recently by a federal court in Illinois concerning a LinkedIn group. In that matter, a company offered a variety of...
by e-LawLines | Apr 14, 2015 | Employment Law
Hitting the big 50, not with birthday candles but with a total number of employees, triggers the start of a company’s obligations under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). With the recent trend of increased hiring in the U.S. economy, now is the time to begin...
by e-LawLines | Apr 7, 2015 | Employment Law
In a recent case before the Missouri Court of Appeals, O’Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc. (“O’Reilly”) appealed the judgment of the trial court in an action under the Missouri Human Rights Act for employment discrimination based on disability....
by e-LawLines | Mar 31, 2015 | Commercial Law, Contract Law, Employment Law, Litigation
It’s a simple concept on its face: To be binding, an arbitration agreement must contain mutual promises by both parties to arbitrate their claims. But if one party to an employment contract excepts one or more types of claims from arbitration, is there...
