VT: Unemployment Insurance Poster Added to Summary (Jan. 2010)

Employment Law News

• Compensation & Benefits (11)
  • Boomers and GenXers Share Values in Voluntary Benefits
  • Businesses Plan Fewer Bonuses, Gifts this Holiday Season
  • Employee and Coworkers Gifts
  • Gift Cards Top List of Employer Gifts to Employees
  • Gift-Giving Conundrum
  • Insurers Encouraging Members to Ask Physicians About Cost of Treatments
  • Making a "Can't-Refuse Employment Offer
  • Money Isn’t Everything, American Workers Say
  • Non-executive Severance Policies
  • Performance Awards Replace Holiday Bonus as Employee Incentive
  • Protect Your Business from Litigation Relating to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
• Employee Management (25)
  • Terminating Employees (2)
    • 10 Mistakes Employees Make When Leaving
    • Firing via E-mail Bad for Everyone
  • Are You Ready to Manage Your Small Business?
  • Are you the boss? Got leadership skills?
  • Coffee Breaks Help Get Through the Day
  • Dealing With Disagreements Over Employee Performance Reviews
  • December Holidays Create “Ghost-Town” Offices
  • E-mail Replaces Meetings as Preferred Communication
  • Employee and Coworkers Gifts
  • Employee Surveys Are Effective Methods to Retain More Employees
  • Employees Want to Vent Opinions
  • Employees’ Behavior and Results Are the Best Measure of Performance
  • Employers Restrict Workers' Facebook Time
  • Employers should take notice of new Non-Discrimination Act
  • Excess Email Could Be a Company Liability
  • Half of HR Managers Report Disciplining for Internet Use
  • Having trouble with productivity? Here's why...
  • How to Retain More of Your High-Impact Employees During Economic Downturns
  • Keep Your Employee Handbook Updated
  • Let Employees Curse at Work, &@*#!
  • Telephone Customer Service Tips for Small Business Owners
  • Top Reasons for Health-Related Absenteeism
  • What Not to Say When Firing Someone
  • While the Cat's Away, the Mice....
  • YourEmployeeHandbook.com Features Free Workplace Posters
• Federal News (6)
  • DOL Issues Regulations Protecting Soldier's Reemployment Rights
  • New Compliance Assistance Web Portal at DOL
  • New I-9 Employment Verification Form Released
  • New Legislation Introduced in U.S. Congress Aims at Stronger Worker Benefits
  • Potential New Federal Rules for Contractors Doing Business with the U.S. Government Spark Controversy
  • Revised Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) Available
• Management (3)
  • Are You Ready to Manage Your Small Business?
  • Foster a Work Environment Where Mistakes Are Seen as Positives
  • Unique Solutions for Job Stress
• Recruiting, Hiring and Firing (7)
  • A Brief Guide to Interview Questions
  • Age Discrimination–Evidence showed desire to displace older workers with younger workforce
  • Assessing Applicants' "Soft Skills"
  • Defeating Employment-At-Will
  • Hiring in 2006
  • Hiring Your First Employee
  • Where's the New I-9 Form?
• State News (87)
  • Alaska (2)
    • AK: Unemployment Insurance Law Change (Jan. 2010)
    • AK: Unimployment Insurance & Safety Posters Updated
  • Arizona (2)
    • AZ: MRSA Work Exposure Poster Updated
    • AZ: Nondiscrimination on State Contracts (Jan. 2010)
  • Califorinia (6)
    • AR: Unemployment Insurance Poster Updated
    • CA: Living Wage Information Updated for Cities
    • CA: San Francisco Minimum Wage Law Remains Unchanged (Jan. 2010)
    • CA: San Francisco Minimum Wage Poster Updated (Jan. 2010)
    • CA: Unemployment Insurance Law Rate Notice (Jan. 2010)
    • California State Law Changes, Jan. 2007
  • Colorado (1)
    • CO: State Law Changes, Jan. 2007
  • Connecticut (1)
    • Connecticut Employment Law Updates for February 2010
  • Delaware (2)
    • DE: Health Insurance Benefit Coverage Law Changes
    • DE: Minimum Wage Law Enacted
  • Florida (1)
    • FL: Unemployment Insurance Law (Jan. 2007)
  • Hawaii (1)
    • HI: Unemployment Taxable Wage Base Increased (Jan. 2010)
  • Idaho (4)
    • ID: Criminal Background Checks Rules Rewritten
    • ID: Employment of Aliens in State Employment Policy Established
    • ID: Fair Employment Practices Order Signed
    • UT: Fair Employment Practices Law Enacted
  • Illinois (9)
    • IL: Employee Blood Donation Leave Act Amended
    • IL: Family, Medical and Parental Leaves Law
    • IL: Health Benefit Covers Orthotic and Prosthetic Users (Jan. 2010)
    • IL: Health Insurance Benefit Coverage Law
    • IL: Health Insurance Benefit Coverage Law
    • IL: Health Insurance Benefit Coverage Law
    • IL: Human Rights Rules of Practice and Procedures Changed
    • IL: Summary Regulation Poster Updated
    • IL: Unemployment Insurance Law
  • Iowa (2)
    • IA: Minimum Wage Increase
    • IO: Fair Employment Practices Law
  • Maine (1)
    • ME: Updates to Required Posters
  • Maryland (2)
    • MD: Health Insurance Benefit Coverage Law Pre-empted
    • MD: Minimum Wage Raised
  • Massachusetts (1)
    • MA: Child Labor Law Amended
  • Michigan (5)
    • MI: Criminal Background Checks Law Amended
    • MI: Health Insurance Benefit Coverage Law Enacted
    • MI: Lansing Fair Employment Practices Law Enacted
    • MI: Pregancy and Related Conditions Added to Coverage
    • MI: Smoking in the Workplace Prohibited (Jan. 2010)
  • Missouri (2)
    • MS: Health Insurance Benefit Coverage Law
    • MS: Health insurance Benefit Law
  • Montana (2)
    • MT: Minimum Wage Unchanged
    • MT: Smoking Prohibited in Bars and Casinos
  • Nebraska (1)
    • NE: Safety and Discrimination Poster Updated
  • Nevada (1)
    • NV: Equal Rights Commission Rules Amended
  • New Hampshire (1)
    • NH: Unemployment Taxable Wage Based Increased (Jan. 2010)
  • New Jersey (7)
    • NJ: Affirmative Action on Public Contracts Law
    • NJ: Discrimination on Public Works Contracts Law Amended
    • NJ: Family Leave Law Applies to Civil Unions
    • NJ: Law Against Discrimination Amended
    • NJ: Minimum Wage Law Updated (Jan. 2010)
    • NJ: New Rules for Health Insurance Benefits Coverage Law
    • NJ: Preemployment Inquiries Law Amended
  • New York (3)
    • NY: Criminal Background Checks Law Enacted
    • NY: Fair Employment Practices Law Signed
    • NY: New Enrollment Period for COBRA Defined (Jan. 2010)
  • North Carolina (2)
    • NC: Drug Testing Law Amended
    • NC: Unemployment Insurance Law Rates
  • North Dakota (1)
    • ND: Unemployment Insurance Law Rates Stated
  • Ohio (6)
    • OH: Criminal Background Checks Rules Amended
    • OH: Drug Testing Law Enacted
    • OH: Fair Employment Practices Definitions Amended
    • OH: Minimum Wage Law Clarified
    • OH: Minimum Wage Poster Updated
    • OH: Overtime Pay Law Clarified
  • Oklahoma (1)
    • OK: Unemployment Insurance Law Factor Decreased
  • Oregon (1)
    • OR: Minimum Wage Unchanged
  • Rhode Island (4)
    • RI: Discrimination in Contract Rights Law Expanded (Jan. 2010)
    • RI: Preemployment Inquiries Law Defined (Jan. 2010)
    • RI: Temporary Employee Protection Act Amended (Jan. 2010)
    • RI: Unemployment Insurance Rates Stated
  • Texas (1)
    • TX: Revised Workers' Compensation Poster
  • Utah (3)
    • UT: Employment Selection Procedures Act
    • UT: Harassment Prohibited
    • UT: Unemployment Insurance Rates Stated
  • Vermont (2)
    • VT: Smoking in the Workplace Law
    • VT: Unemployment Insurance Poster Added to Summary (Jan. 2010)
  • Washingon (2)
    • WA: Family, Medical and Parental Leaves Law
    • WA: Minimum Wage Remains Unchanged
  • Washington DC (3)
    • D.C. Employment Law Changes, Jan. 2007
    • DC: Fair Employment Practices Law
    • DC: Guidelines on Equal Employment Opportunity Posted (Jan. 2010)
  • Wisconsin (3)
    • WI: Employment Discrimination Act Amended (Jan. 2010)
    • WI: Holiday and Vacation Law Amended (Jan. 2010)
    • WI: Plant Closing Law Amended (Jan. 2010)
  • Wyoming (1)
    • WY: Unemployment Insurance Law
• Workplace Management (4)
  • Executives See Business Casual as Standard Dress Code
  • Gossip Tops the List of Employees’ Workplace Annoyances
  • Is Your Office Like “The Office?”
  • Nearly a Third of Workers Admit to Online Holiday Shopping at Work