Here we continue to look at some labor market measures that provide meaningful alternatives and supplements to the most-publicized ones regularly released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Employers’ self-reporting regarding hiring is another frequently-reported labor market measure. Introduction. in June! MORE >>

ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : According to recently published reports, the Internal Revenue Service has made its first-ever award to an employee who “blew the whistle” on his employer’s cheating on taxes. This followed Congress’s enactment of federal law to provide for such awards. “We don’t pay taxes; the little people pay taxes.”. million. MORE >>

used the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and stayed at home with my daughter for 12 weeks. When I returned I was assigned to a very different position, and because of that I filed a Complaint with the federal Department of Labor (“DOL”), which handles FMLA violations. work for a non-profit in Baltimore. What do you think? MORE >>

am presently out on an approved federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave of absence for the permitted 12 weeks. Send your FMLA Complaint to both of these two places, by Federal Express, UPS Overnight Service, or U.S. Blog » “How can I get some needed relief from FMLA-retaliation?” He was so mean, I cried. Alan L. MORE >>

Published on August 28th, 2010 by Alan Sklover Under the Federal Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), while most people are entitled to take a leave of absence for up to 12 weeks care for themselves or a family member who is ill, a spouse, child, parent or next of kin of a member of the U.S. Blog » Did You Know That. ? 2010 Alan L. MORE >>