Arbitration continues to be popular with many employers. Two significant factors driving employers to arbitration, and away from state and federal courts, are the potential for lower defense costs and reduced risk of runaway jury awards that seem to be more common than ever before. Many lawyers think the benefits of arbitration are overstated and
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Human Resources Challeges for 2009
By Patrick Smith on
A recent post at Human Resources Executive Online, entitled "Warnings from the Top". provides an excellent overview of some of the new challenges employers have been presented since the beginning of 2009. "Like it or not" say the authors, changes are coming, and employers better be prepared.
According to several attorneys the authors…
Same Sex Marriage Ruling Impacts Iowa Employers
By Patrick Smith on
Posted in FMLA
Just days after the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same sex marriage, at least one media outlet is reporting that Iowa employers are scrambling to determine whether they need to adjust their employment policies to comply with the ruling. Of immediate concern are employee benefit programs that provide coverage for spouses, and policies governing family and medical…