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Employees Have New Avenue to Sue for Retaliation
June 07, 2008

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2008 In a case with potentially far reaching implications, the U.S. Supreme Court on May 27, 2008 held that an employee may bring a claim... Read Article →

Anti-Discrimination Guidance on SSA "No-Match" Letters
May 01, 2008

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2008 The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel (OSC) recently issued important anti-discrimination guidance for employers who follow the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)... Read Article →

Sharp Rise in Discrimination Charges
April 01, 2008

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2008 Nearly 83,000 private sector discrimination charges were filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in fiscal 2007 – a nine percent jump... Read Article →

Labor Department Proposes New, Sweeping Changes to Family and Medical Leave Act Rules
March 01, 2008

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2008 After years of delay, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on February 11, 2008 finally proposed a number of significant and wide-ranging changes to... Read Article →

Unions Stem Decline; Add 331,000 Members
February 02, 2008

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2008 "In 2007, the number of workers belonging to a union rose by 311,000 to 15.7 million," according to a January 25, 2008 report by... Read Article →

Challenging OSHA Adminstrative Warrants
February 02, 2008

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2008 Companies have no constitutional right to challenge the validity of an administrative workplace search warrant in federal court before it is executed, according to... Read Article →

New EEOC Rule on Retiree Health Benefits
January 01, 2008

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2008 Employers may create, adopt, and maintain a wide range of retiree health plan designs – such as Medicare bridge plans and Medicare wrap-around (or... Read Article →

Employers Must Pay for Personal Protective Equipment
December 01, 2007

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2007 With few exceptions, employers are required to pay for personal protective equipment (PPE) at no cost to employees when such equipment is necessary to... Read Article →

Revised Employment Eligiblity Verification (Form I-9) Issued by DHS
December 01, 2007

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2007 Employers must use a revised Employment Eligibilty Verification Form I-9 for "all individuals hired on or after November 7, 2007," according to an announcement... Read Article →

Reporting the Use of Undocumented Workers in Missouri
November 08, 2007

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2007 Anyone – including disgruntled employees and business competitors – may now go online and anonymously report Missouri employers who are using undocumented workers, who... Read Article →

Slower Increase in Health Care Costs
October 02, 2007

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2007 "Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 6.1 percent in 2007, less than the 7.7 percent increase reported last year, but still... Read Article →

Nearly 12 Million Unauthorized Immigrants in U.S.
October 02, 2007

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2007 There are nearly 12 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States, half of whom are from Mexico, and a third of whom have... Read Article →

Employers Brace for Immigration Crackdown
September 10, 2007

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2007 The federal government is poised to roll-out an array of new immigration enforcement initiatives in the coming months – including expanded criminal investigations, increased... Read Article →

Missouri’s New “Tough Strategy” on Immigration
September 10, 2007

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2007 A new “tough strategy to fight illegal immigration in Missouri” – including checking the immigration status of those arrested, conducting random on-site inspections of... Read Article →

How Do Your Benefits Compare Nationally?
September 10, 2007

by Employment & Labor Law / Employee Benefits Group Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2007 A majority of workers in the private industry have access to medical plans, life insurance, and retirement plans, and also receive paid vacations, paid... Read Article →