Terminated Sales Manager Demands Unpaid Commissions
December 05, 2007—A regional sales manager who lived in Maryland but worked in Virginia for a Florida-based company lost her job when her employer was acquired by another firm. Since she had initiated several sales before she was terminated, she felt she was owed additional commissions on those sales. She felt so strongly, in fact, that she sued.
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling that Struck Down 'Wal-Mart' Law
January 18, 2007—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a ruling that prohibited Maryland from enforcing a law that would have required Wal-Mart to pay at least 8 percent of its payroll on healthcare benefits or pay the difference to the state.
More States Boost Minimum Wage
July 25, 2006—Lawmakers in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Delaware have recently approved increases to their state's minimum wage.
NASCAR Racecar Builder Gets Black Flag over OT
October 13, 2005—Hendrick Motorsports has agreed to pay $351,783 in back wages to 214 employees
after the U.S. Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division accused the company
of violating the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Appeals Court Says Waiver of FMLA Rights Unenforceable
August 04, 2005—The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Department of Labor regulation
barring a waiver of an employee's rights under the Family and Medical Leave
Act applies to all rights under the act.
Hospital Pays $1.3M After FLSA and FMLA Investigation
June 27, 2005—New Hanover Regional Medical Center has paid more than $1,336,000 in back wages
to more than 3,400 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor accused the
Wilmington, North Carolina, hospital of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
IRS Grants Tax Relief for Hurricane Isabel Victims
September 24, 2003—The relief gives affected individual and business taxpayers additional time
to file and pay certain taxes, and it provides affected employers extra time
to make federal tax deposits.
Unemployment Hits 27 Year Low - Pressure on Hiring Continues
April 21, 2000—If you have been looking for some good news about your hard to fill jobs, this won't be your week. The government has just released unemployment figures, which show a 27-year low for unemployment claims. In the week ending April 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 257,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 266,000. Initial claims are now at the lowest level since Dec. 1, 1973, when claims were at 256,000.
