Lancaster Law Blog

The Human Resource Blog has a great post on the benefits of hiring a summer intern. At the risk of throwing the legal wet blanket on internship programs, employers need to be cautious when it comes to unpaid interns. The...

On May 29, 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled that employees may not bring suit for sex discrimination in an employer’s pay practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, unless they have filed a...

Beginning September 30, 2007, Employers who are required to submit EEO-1 Reports to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) must do so on a new form. The EEO-1 Report collects...

Merrill Lynch tried to prevent abuses in sick time by clamping down on the reasons for sickness related absences and disciplining employees for excessive absenteeism. Many employers have decided to get away from policing...

  Merrill Lynch is reportedly cracking down on time off abuses through new attendance guidelines that provide for a verbal warning and possible loss of pay after use of four sick days and termination after use of nine...