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November 29, 2011
The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Employee, Family and Medical Leave Administration

By Julie S. Lucht, Perkins Coie LLP

November 23, 2011
Rose Paving among Chicago’s top 100 workplaces

Rose Paving Co., a leader in national parking lot management, has been named once again a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for 2011.

September 6, 2011
Ex-employee sues Borders over mass layoffs

A Friday report by Reuters said that a former Borders Group employee is attempting to represent a class of about 300 Ann Arbor, Mich., workers in suing the bankrupt retailer for not giving proper notice of impending mass layoffs.

June 20, 2011
Supreme Court Ruling on Wal-Mart: A Win for Employers

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Laura Maechtlen, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

October 18, 2010
Absence management remains a top workforce management priority in CyberShift survey

According to results of the latest survey from CyberShift, a global provider of workforce management...

May 12, 2010
Report: Retailers concerned about top talent leaving their companies

As the recession eases and companies begin to add to strained staffs, retail employers are...

March 22, 2010
Retail associations united in opposition to healthcare overhaul

Associations representing the retail industry were united in their opposition to the historic healthcare legislation...

January 27, 2010
First-time jobless claims fall less than expected

Washington, D.C. Evidence that the job market remains weak, the number of new claims for...

October 26, 2009
Furniture Surplus ordered to pay out in racial discrimination case

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has ordered Philadelphia-based Furniture Surplus to pay former employee Paul...

October 4, 2009
Supreme Court lets stand $36M Family Dollar ruling

Family Dollar Stores said on Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to...

January 27, 2009
Michaels Stores to Lay Off 100 Employees

Michaels Stores plans to lay off about 100 employees at its corporate headquarters in Irving,...

January 27, 2009
Report: Best Buy to Layoff at Headquarters

A spokeswoman for Best Buy Co. Inc. said the chain will lay off workers in...

December 11, 2008
Fred Meyer Settles Sex-Harassment Lawsuit

Fred Meyer Stores Inc. has settled a federal sex-harassment lawsuit for $485,000....

November 30, 2008
Layoff Strategies

The tension in retail is palpable. Word on the streets, in the board-rooms and...

September 1, 2008
Gristede’s Loses Overtime Class-Action Suit

A federal judge has granted summary judgment in favor of more than 400 current and...

August 31, 2008
Target Hits the Mark on Claims Management

The most onerous risk area for retailers is claims management, and in particular, workers’...

March 31, 2008
Wal-Mart Accused of Failure to Reinstate Soldier

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., alleging violations of the...

January 13, 2008
Casey’s Sued by Cooks, Cashiers

Ankeny, Iowa Already facing lawsuits from managers claiming not to have been paid overtime, convenience...

August 31, 2007
Employment Law Forum Will Educate, Minimize Exposure

The 3-in.-by-4-in. ad on the sports page of a New York newspaper carried a...

August 30, 2007
Employment Law Forum Will Educate, Minimize Exposure

The 3-in.-by-4-in. ad on the sports page of a New York newspaper carried a nightmarish...

May 31, 2007
California Catastrophe

Retail employers uttered a collective gasp when the California Supreme Court handed down its April...

March 31, 2005
Sears Plans ‘Mass Layoff’ of 250 Workers

Hoffman Estates, Ill., ...

March 28, 2005
Reports Suggest Layoffs Coming at Sears Holding Corp.

Detroit, The Detroit...

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