The Seattle minimum wage law requires large employers (or “Schedule 1” employers) to pay a minimum wage of $15 per hour beginning in 2017. However, it allows small businesses (or…
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On Tuesday June 3, 2014 the mayor of Seattle, Ed Murray, signed a law that will increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2017, making it the…
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It might not seem like turning down an unsuccessful applicant will have a significant impact on your bottom line, but in fact the repercussions can be huge, affecting both your…
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The cost of unemployment is on the rise. The Department of Labor states that on average, employers have seen their unemployment taxes rise by more than a third since 2009.…
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You’ve received in the mail a letter from the EEOC, stating that the employee you fired for continued poor performance, tardiness and dishonesty last month, is alleging a charge of…
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Although we know it when we see it, attitude is one of the hardest things to objectively define. In many cases, the employee doesn’t always realize a problem exists—especially when…
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It’s the morning after Mardi Gras, and Joe calls in sick. You were expecting it—after all, he was sick the Friday before a long weekend, and the Monday after the…
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The EEOC recently backed down from wide ranging expansion of the definition of disability in the workplace. The federal agency took the unusual action of eliminating portions of the…
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A recent federal court decision upheld the fact that an employer can terminate an employee for being drunk at work, even when the employee is an alcoholic covered by ADA.…
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A recent case in Massachusetts Supreme Court severely limits the deductions that an employer may make under the state Payment of Wages Law, even with the employee’s permission. In Camara…
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