Labor and Employment Law
After going to a couple of seminars that Chuck Krugel put on, and liking his presentation, I put his name on file for future reference. When the day came that I needed advice on how to handle a union situation involving my company, my customer and a labor union that my customer works with on [...]
On 5/31/12, I was interviewed by First Business’ Chuck Coppola for their nationally syndicated show. The topic was the recently filed federal lawsuit against United Airlines, 12-cv-02730. This is a race discrimination lawsuit brought by 24 black employees who claim that they were denied promotions into management as a result of their race. The entire 2:12 program [...]
ERISA PLAN TERMINATION A looming ERISA plan termination affects administrators of retirement plans and employees alike. It is important for both parties to understand the laws and procedures involved when benefit programs for employees are called into question. In the following article, we will discuss mandates and compliance regulations related to ERISA plan termination in [...]
On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC—they regulate workplace issues like discrimination) issued new rules concerning businesses use of criminal background screening. The EEOC’s motivation behind these new rules is their concern that minorities are being unintentionally discriminated against in the workplace due to the higher number of minority arrests & convictions [...]
These are 2 posts concerning the coming changes in 401k administration rules from Joshua E. Betancourt at Quantum Capital Investments. How Business Owners and Corporations are at Risk Due to Recent 401k Regulation It has been 36 years since the passage of ERISA (Employment Retirement Income Security Act) and as a result there has been [...]
