What happens if the Department of Labor vanishes? It's not some dystopian fantasy—it's an actual possibility under Elon Musk and Viv...

In three days, my family grows by one. We’re adding a puppy. My wife and kids have been clamoring for a new dog for a year. Loula (our ...

America remains the only industrialized nation that doesn’t mandate some level of paid maternity and/or family leave for employees. Meanwhil...

This is Loula, our vizsla. We love our dog. And, when we brought her home four summers ago, it was a great benefit to our family tha...

As I’ve previously documented in this space, OSHA does a whole lot more than just regulate workplace safety. Its other responsibilities in...

Last week, the Department of Labor rolled out its final regulations mandating paid sick leave for the employees of federal contractors. Acco...

Every now and again I get a question from a client to which I don’t know the answer, or the answer surprises me. It doesn’t happen that of...

There is little argument that the U.S. lags behind the rest of the civilized world on paid sick leave . As the federal government has failed...

In the past six months, I’ve had more questions from clients about group health insurance than I’ve had in the first 18 years of my practi...

Do you have an employee with a high-cost medical condition? For example, an employee with hemophilia could incur hundreds of thousands or do...

Today we’re going to try something a little different. Usually, you get to read my thoughts on the employment law issues of the day. Today, ...

Tony Soprano once said, “Family: they’re the only ones you can depend on.” If Congressional Democrats get their wish, American workers will ...

We love our pets. This year, it is estimated that we will spend more than $55 billion on them. More than $14 billion of that total will be ...

It is no secret that health care costs for employers and their employees are out of control in this country. Many employers have attempted t...

I have not read any version of the health care bill. In fact, anyone outside of Capitol Hill, the White House, lobbyists, or some major news...

President Obama has enacted legislation that both expands and extends the original federal COBRA subsidy created by the American Recovery an...

More ink has been spilled about COBRA in the past two months than was written about it in total since its passage in 1985. And, the hits kee...

As I’ve previously reported, the federal stimulus bill, enacted last month, requires employers to provide a 65% subsidy of COBRA premiums f...

Sometimes information just moves quickly to keep up with. The Department of Labor has just published the new COBRA notices, making my post o...

As I’ve previously reported, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009, commonly known as President Obama’s economic stimulus bill...