Labor & Employment News Alert

Human resources

Don’t Let Bullying Push Around Your Work-Harassment at the Office Can Have Negative Consequences for Business and Employees Alike

March 10, 2015

Workplace bullying is becoming a hot topic for news stories and human resource departments.  Clients frequently call and ask “Should I really be concerned about bullying in our workplace?” Workplace bullying is the deliberate, hurtful mistreatment or humiliation of one or more employees driven by a desire to intimidate and control. Some of the forms it takes are constant and unfair…

Congress Considering Unifying State Tax Safe Harbor For Employers and Employees

March 3, 2015

The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015, (S.B. 386) was introduced in the United States Senate on February 5th, 2015. The Bill seeks to address tax compliance issues for employers whose employees have brief tours of duty in multiple states. It also seeks to reduce compliance issues for the employees who are required to report income via tax returns in various states that…