Employment Legal Updates
11/15/2011
Employment Law Update: Act Now: E-Verify Will Soon Be Mandatory In The Carolinas
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 2011 decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, which upheld Arizona’s tough immigration law, the legislatures in both North Carolina and South Carolina have added new immigration requirements for employers in the Carolinas. In both states, employers will soon be required to verify all new employees through the federal government’s Internet-based verification system called E-Verify.
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10/07/2011
IRS Announces Voluntary Program to Resolve Independent Contractor Misclassification Issues
The IRS recently announced a new program called the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP). The VCSP allows employers that have mistakenly classified workers as independent contractors to voluntarily re-classify their workers as employees for future tax periods for employment tax purposes.
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03/30/2011
Employment Law Alert: EEOC Releases Long-Awaited Final Rule On ADAAA
01/24/2011
Employment Law Alert: Recent Reports Praise E-Verify Program
08/24/2010
FMLA Leave Clarification Likely to Have Broad Effect
05/20/2010
Federal Contractors and Subcontractors: New Employee Notice Posting Requirement
04/30/2010
Nursing Mothers Entitled to Work Breaks
01/05/2010
2009 Employment Law Review and 2010 Preview
10/30/2009
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Takes Effect November 21, 2009
08/19/2009
September 30th is Approaching: Is Your EEO-1 Report Ready?
06/18/2009
Labor & Employment Law Update
Beginning July 1, 2009, South Carolina's Largest Private Employers Must Comply with the State's Immigration Act; Federal Contractor Rule Delayed until September 8, 2009; Federal Minimum Wage Will Increase to $7.25 Effective July 24, 2009
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05/12/2009
Adjusting to the Ledbetter Fair Pay Law
02/25/2009
New COBRA Obligations for Employers to Take Effect March 1
02/13/2009
US Supreme Court Expands Employee Protection
11/19/2008
New FMLA Revisions to Take Effect in January 2009
10/29/2008
New ADA Amendments Likely to Trigger Employee Claims
07/09/2008
MG&C Client Alert: Federal Minimum Wage Raised to $6.55 Effective July 24, 2008
07/09/2008
MG&C Client Alert: Complying with New Immigration Regulations
06/17/2008
MG&C CLIENT ALERT: Employers: Gatekeepers of Illegal Immigration
02/20/2008
MG&C Client Alert: FMLA Amendments Broaden Scope of Employee Benefits
