Home
Share |

Content about Employment law

November 1, 2010
Workplace Romance Carries Great Personal, Professional Risk

CHICAGO — A generation or two ago, relationships and dating in the workplace were frowned upon. In the wake of sexual-harassment lawsuits, most companies put specific policies in place. Anyone choosing to date someone from their workplace would be advised to follow such policies if they want to keep their job.

An AmericanLaundryNews.com Exclusive

CHICAGO — A generation or two ago, relationships and dating in the workplace were frowned upon. In the wake of sexual-harassment lawsuits, most companies put specific policies in place. Anyone choosing to date someone from their workplace would be advised to follow such policies if they want to keep their job.

But people have become more accepting of the fact that co-workers sometimes date, fall in love and even end up getting married.

February 16, 2009
Laundry Ordered to Compensate Employee Fired for Filing Safety, Health Complaint

NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering Party Rental Enterprises Inc. of Auburn, N.Y., doing business as Able Linen Service, and Daryle Logudice, the company’s chief executive officer, to compensate an employee who was fired for filing a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about potentially unsafe conditions at the laundry.

July 28, 2008
Federal Minimum Wage Jumps to $6.55

WASHINGTON — Now that the second of three planned increases in the federal minimum wage has passed (as of July 24), all U.S. businesses are required to raise eligible employee wages to $6.55 and display the proper labor law notice at each business location. To be compliant, all businesses with at least one employee must display the new regulation, regardless of whether employees are hourly, salaried or compensated at more than the minimum wage.

June 25, 2007
Ready for the New Minimum Wage?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President George Bush signed the federal minimum wage proposal into law on May 25. The federal minimum wage will eventually increase to $7.25. If you’re unsure about your responsibilities as an employer, you can receive some help.