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.
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.
Grocer Tops 2005 'Best Places to Work for' List
January 11, 2005—Wegmans Food Markets, a four-state chain of grocery stores based in Rochester,
New York, tops Fortune magazine's eighth annual "100 Best Companies to
Work For" list.
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.
Labor Dept. Sues Contractor for Unpaid Fringe Benefits
August 19, 2003—The administrative complaint seeks to recover $1,976,571
in fringe benefits for 1,451 workers and to prevent the company and from obtaining federal contracts for a period of three years.
Techies on the Rebound
February 20, 2002—High-tech companies have begun trying to rehire some of the employees they shed only a year ago, the Washington Post reports.
Employers Reshuffling the Benefits Deck
April 06, 2000—One thing that stands out in a new survey by the Society for Human Resources
Resource Management (SHRM) is that employers are forever tinkering with their benefit plans as the employment situation changes.
How One Company Embraced Telecommuting
January 01, 2000—The WDS Company calls it the WDS Virtual Office or Teleworking Program, and it has been an integral part of the company since its launch in 1995.
