A new law, AB 650, which many employers are just finding out about, requires employers to send language out to all employees receiving W2’s about their eligibility to file for Earned Income Tax Credit. The law is effective 1/1/08, and the notice must be sent out within one week of…
In a historic decision published today by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, class status was granted to 1.5 million current and former female employees of Wal-Mart. In Dukes v Wal-Mart, Patricia Dukes and other similarly situated women are suing Wal-Mart for gender discrimination. While the merits of the case…
For most people, the acronym “EAP” is like valium for the ears: part of the 401(k), HSA, ADA, FMLA alphabet soup that seems to come with HR. Probably even reading that sentence made you a little bit drowsy, right? But it’s worth your while as a business owner or manager…
