The Environmental Protection Agency is asking for prison time of up to 75 years for an environmental manager of a coke plant who is charged with helping his company illegally release air toxic emissions and dispose of hazardous wastes. More…

The promise was that healthcare reform wouldn’t force employers to drop or change existing plans. A close look at the new regs could lead you to believe otherwise. More…

You’re in for some changes to the way you can store your company’s new-hire paperwork, thanks to a final rule just issued by the feds. More…

There’s no stopping EPA now from regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. More…

In at least one state, a new court ruling changes the game on union organizers’ access to workplaces. More…

The Tea Party apparently has some surprising new members! The Environmental Protection Agency is leading a tax revolt that pits federal agencies against the local government in Washington, DC. Don’t try this at home. More…

There’s yet more pressure on 600,000 businesses to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: Future sales depend on it! More…

As far as employment laws go, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one of the most complicated, as one company found out when it made a common mistake. More…

Some say they’re a way to save on business taxes. The U.S. Congress has termed them “loopholes” and is looking at ways to close them.
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Demoting an employee immediately after she returns from maternity leave sounds like a recipe for disaster – so how’d this company do it and win in court? More…

Businesses that see global warming as a hoax just got punched in the nose. More…

If your firm issues pagers or cell phones to workers for business purposes, now more than ever it’s going to be especially important to make sure that your IT and HR folks have crafted careful and specific usage policies. More…

Employers must walk a fine line in determining if disabled staffers can or can’t do a job. One court said this company crossed that line. More…

Under a mandate from President Obama, the U.S. Labor Department plans to issue regulations this week ordering businesses to give time off to domestic partners to care for newborns or loved ones. More…

There’s a huge lesson that every business should take home from the BP oil spill which i’s about to cost the British company billions in civil fines alone. More…

The clamor for less government has risen lately, under the argument that “regulations hurt U.S. businesses.” One agency that is mentioned for the chopping block is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). More…

What happens when an employee’s religious beliefs conflict with work? More…

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) – the nation’s most prestigious scientific group – has dropped its go-slow approach to stopping global warming.

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Yes, we thought we’d heard it all, too. Until we learned why Congress voted down a major bill to help U.S. companies compete against foreign firms. More…

There will be job losses once the U.S. really starts controlling climate-change emissions, the government now admits. More…