Registration of a trademark in essence is insurance for the name of your company and/or your goods. However, when many companies are formed, the owners stop short of protecting the valuable name of their company or goods. The Chapar Firm believes that omission is a...
Beginning March 8, 2013, the Department of Labor issued new rules for employers which included updated FLMA notices and certification forms and a new FMLA poster. While employers are not required to use the DOL forms, employers’ forms must adapt the DOL’s...
We just wanted to remind you that the EEOC has released four revised publications on protection against disability discrimination in the workplace. The publications address applicants and employees with cancer, diabetes, epilepsy and intellectual disabilities....
Right when we think that we have seen it all, we learn that there are “deception services” available to employees that will provide them with a fictitious reference, alibi or excuse. For a fee, the deception service will provide a just about any...
E-Verify is a federal program that mandates that certain types of employers, including those that do business with the federal government, use an electronic system to verify that new employees are eligible to lawfully work in the United States. ...
It’s summer, and our employer clients often are asked whether they would bring on interns. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires generally that employees receive a minimum wage, and in many cases overtime pay. The EEOC has established guidelines for...
