Labor & Employment Law – May 23, 2012

by Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation... on 5/1/2012

Under Georgia law, you are eligible to receive 2/3 of your average weekly wage with a maximum of $500 per week. The average weekly wage calculation is just that – an average. Your employer calculates your average weekly...more

by Littler on 2/14/2012

On February 13, 2012, Governor Christine Gregoire signed SB 6239 to legalize same-sex marriagein Washington State. Meanwhile, opponents have promised to gather enough signatures to force a referendum on the...more

by Lawyers.com on 12/30/2011

5. Charlie Sheen sues Warner Bros. for firing him. Is there anyone in the US who doesn’t know that actor Charlie Sheen is filled with tiger blood and is —duh!— winning... 4. Justin Bieber accused of fathering a child. In...more

by Fox Rothschild on 11/29/2011

In this issue: Creative Divorce Planning: Applying the QDROtic Equation; First Dollar Coverage Required for Women’s Preventive Health Care Services; FASB Revises Rules on Multiemployer Plan Disclosure; Hot Topics in Health...more

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/4/2011

This past summer, New York passed its Marriage Equality Act, which generally provides that same-sex couples can legally marry in New York, and that same-sex married couples are to be treated the same as opposite-sex married...more

by Ronald Adams on 9/2/2011

Whether you should transfer ownership of the family business to your offspring may depend on your needs and the ability of your company, after the transfer, to support two families...more

by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 8/12/2011

New York employers are now required under recently effective amendments to the New York State Tax Law to report the availability of dependent health care coverage to employees when filing mandatory quarterly wage and new hire...more

by John Skiba on 8/2/2011

Many people have the concern that they will be fired (or not hired) from their job because they have filed for bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Code prohibits discrimination against those who have filed for bankruptcy. There are...more