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Employers tend to assume that by paying employees on a “piece rate” basis, they are not obligated to pay overtime when the employees work over 40 hours in a workweek.  Ho...

In an opinion last month that did not receive much attention on the employment-law front was the case Lobo v....

 "You get a rest break every four hours," the seasoned warehouseman told me back in the 1970's.  He knew everything.  I just assumed he was right about this, too....

By:  Douglas Weiner

Put Illinois to Work (PIW) is a new jobs program that pr...

The current version of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) published February 2, 2009 has an expiration date of June 30, 2009, but there is no more current ver...

U.S. Department of State has released the new visa bulletin for August 2010 on July 12, 2010....

The use of biometric data, such as fingerprints and retina scans, to verify if employees are eligible to work in the United States is fueling debate among employment and ...

While progressive discipline and adherence to company policy can help an employer defend a challenge to an adverse employment action, employers need to keep in mind that,...

The employment verification form (