New York Unemployment Compensation Law

  • January 15, 2007

New York’s unemployment compensation law, like that of many other states, provides temporary payments to employees who lose their jobs through no fault of their...

New York Wage Payment Law

  • January 15, 2007

The New York Wage Payment Law sounds rather simple, but it’s perhaps the most complicated employment law in the state. Full of traps for the unwary, the law can...

Ohio Workers’ Compensation Act

  • January 15, 2007

Ohio’s workers’ compensation system protects employees who are injured on the job by replacing lost wages while they recover. The Ohio Bureau of...

Ohio Minimum Wage Law

  • January 15, 2007

As of Jan. 1, 2007, the minimum wage in Ohio is $6.85 per hour. Employers with gross sales of less than $250,000 may continue to pay the federal minimum wage ($5.85 per...

Ohio Wage Payment Law

  • January 15, 2007

The Ohio Wage Payment Law seems like it should be rather simple, but it’s perhaps the most complicated employment law in the state. Full of traps for the unwary,...

Illinois Human Rights Act

  • January 15, 2007

Under the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), it’s illegal to subject people to differential treatment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin,...

Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act

  • January 15, 2007

In response to the rising number of day and temporary laborers, Illinois recently passed the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. The law not only licenses day and...

Michigan Employment Security Act

  • January 15, 2007

The Michigan Employment Security Act governs the state’s unemployment compensation program. As in many other states, the law provides temporary payments to...

Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act

  • January 15, 2007

Under Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA), it’s illegal to subject people to differential treatment based on religion, race, color, national...

Michigan Wage and Fringe Benefit Act

  • January 15, 2007

Michigan’s wage payment law seems like it should be rather simple, but it’s perhaps the most complicated employment law in the state. Full of traps for the...

Sample Policy: Vacations

  • January 01, 2007

The following sample policies were excerpted from The Book of Company Policies, published by HR Specialist, © 2007. Edit for your organization’s purposes. ...

Sample Policy: Jury-Duty Leave

  • January 01, 2007

The following sample policy was excerpted from The Book of Company Policies, published by HR Specialist, © 2007. Edit for your organization’s purposes. ...

Sample Policy: FMLA

  • January 01, 2007

The following sample policy was excerpted from The Book of Company Policies, published by HR Specialist, © 2007. Edit for your organization’s purposes. ...