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Boeing Strike Could Idle 1.5 Million Workers and Impact Orders for New Planes for U.S. Airlines 
Boeing Strike Could Idle 1.5 Million Workers and Impact Orders for New Planes for U.S. Airlines 

Labor Landscape Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A strike by Boeing’s biggest labor union halted production of its best-selling jets and could idle millions of workers at companies that supply the aerospace giant with parts.   “This […]
New Bill Would Prohibit Employers From Contacting Employees After Hours 
New Bill Would Prohibit Employers From Contacting Employees After Hours 

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Around 70 percent of physicians perform work related tasks while on vacation, with around 33 percent working 30 minutes or more on typical vacation day. A new bill being championed in […]
Do You Know the Rule? Actions that Could Count as ‘Adverse’ for Purposes of FMLA Retaliation
Do You Know the Rule? Actions that Could Count as ‘Adverse’ for Purposes of FMLA Retaliation

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To establish an FMLA retaliation claim, an employee must show that: 1) the employee exercised his rights under FMLA; 2) the employer engaged in adverse action; and 3) the employer engaged […]
Debt Ceiling Fiasco Prompts Workers To Seek Higher Miminum Wage
Debt Ceiling Fiasco Prompts Workers To Seek Higher Miminum Wage

Washington, DC (Workers'Compensation.com) -- As politicians in Washington, D.C. continue pursuing their polarizing agendas, American workers are demanding higher minimum wages to cope with rising food, energy and housing costs. In Pittsburgh, county and hospital […]
Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay
Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay

If a holiday occurs during an employee’s workweek, and an employee works for part of the week and uses Family and Medical Leave Act leave for part of the week, the holiday does not reduce […]