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EPA wants jail time for mgr. charged with breaking the rules


September 1, 2010 by Tom Guay

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…

Feds say you can keep your health plan, but …


September 1, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

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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…

Feds issue final Form I-9 rules, effective Aug. 23


August 18, 2010 by Jennifer Azara

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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…

No stopping EPA from regulating greenhouse gas


August 11, 2010 by Tom Guay

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

Court ruling: You can kick unions off your property


August 11, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

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

Lighter side: Feds refuse to pay taxes


August 6, 2010 by Tom Guay

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…

Feds up the ante: Go green or lose a sale


July 30, 2010 by Tom Guay

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

One more way to trip over family-leave rights


July 29, 2010 by Dan Wisniewski

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…

Feds take aim at small-biz ‘loopholes’


July 21, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

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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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Employee demoted after maternity leave: Was it legal?


July 8, 2010 by Dan Wisniewski

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…

Science group: Control emissions to stop global warming


July 7, 2010 by Tom Guay

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

Who owns text messages on company phones?


June 30, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck

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…

Court: Firm’s medical questionnaire went too far


June 24, 2010 by Dan Wisniewski

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…

Obama extends med-leave rights to domestic partners


June 23, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

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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…

What small biz can learn from BP’s fines


June 10, 2010 by Tom Guay

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…

Expert says Fed safety agency shouldn’t be abolished


June 9, 2010 by Fred Hosier

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…

Case shows where to draw the line for religious accommodation


June 4, 2010 by Dan Wisniewski

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

Science group pushes cap and trade


June 1, 2010 by Tom Guay

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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The strangest story out of Washington yet!


May 26, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

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…

Feds admit: Climate-change rules will cost jobs


May 26, 2010 by Tom Guay

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


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