Employee Relations Law Journal articles from June 2006

Employee Relations Law Journal archives from June 2006

Beware who you don't hire.
June 22, 2006... This article examines some of the recent court and administrative decisions about temporary workers, suggesting that these rulings may affect the ability of private businesses to remain profitable and the ability of public entities to deliver...

Reality show participants: employees or independent contractors?
June 22, 2006... The author suggests that, in most instances, courts should categorize reality show contestants as employees due to the hidden yet prevalent amount of control that reality show producers and studios exercise over the participants. ...

Sarbanes-Oxley and whistleblowers: what happens when employees bring retaliation claims?
June 22, 2006... Companies facing whistleblower lawsuits under Sarbanes-Oxley are recognizing the high stakes" involved with these complaints employers found guilty of retaliation against whistleblowers may be required to pay damages, reinstate terminated...

The use of union insignia and emblems in the workplace.
June 22, 2006... The authors examine the current state of the law regarding the use of union insignia and emblems. The National Labor Relations Act (1) (NLRA) guarantees that: Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, ...

Internal audits and ethics education: a holy alliance to reduce theft and misreporting.
June 22, 2006... The authors review the need to examine corporate ethics and the current approaches to financial reporting, consider the various reasons inaccurate numbers are often supplied, and demonstrate how a positive, proactive approach, addressing the...

You (might) have the right to remain silent.
June 22, 2006... The employee who files a complaint of harassment or discrimination against his or her supervisor or coworkers is unlikely to be parking in the "Employee of the Month" space anytime soon. Even if the complaint has merit (and even more so if it...

Spend now, spend later: new protections for retirement account assets in bankruptcy.
June 22, 2006... Early last year, Congress passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the act). (1) Although this legislation was designed to address bankruptcy abuse and fraud, and to enact administrative reform, such as...

Betting the bottom dollar: ERISA fiduciary liability before and after filing for bankruptcy.
June 22, 2006... For directors and officers of companies facing potential bankruptcy, difficult questions mount along with the unpaid bills. How can payroll be met without falling behind on utility costs? If advertising expenses are slashed, can the company...