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Dan Abrams: Two-Sidedness Overrated
By Allen Smith 3/25/2015
Whether it’s the opinion page or his own reporting, Dan Abrams, a legal analyst for ABC News and founder/publisher of news site Mediaite.com, is a man drawn toward opinions.
“Very often the media makes a story too two-sided,” he said March 24, 2015, at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2015 Employment Law & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. The institutional bias toward two-sidedness can distort the truth, he said. To continue reading this article, please click here.
Treasury Official Addresses 2018 Excise Tax Concerns
By Stephen Miller, CEBS 3/25/2015
Unresolved issues involving the Affordable Care Act's (ACA’s) excise tax on high-value health plans, slated to take effect in 2018, were addressed by J. Mark Iwry, Senior Advisor to the Treasury Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary (retirement and health policy), speaking March 24 at the Society for Human Resource Management's 2015 Employment Law & Legislative Conference, held in Washington, D.C. To continue reading this article, please click here.
Eight Major ‘Compliance Hot Spots’ in California
By Joanne Deschenaux 3/25/2015
“California is unique. We could spend all three days of the conference talking about what makes this true,” Joseph Beachboard, an attorney in Ogletree Deakin’s Torrance, Calif., office, told attendees March 24 at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2015 Employment Law & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. To continue reading this article, please click here.
Consider Pros and Cons of Drug and Alcohol Testing
By Joanne Deschenaux 3/25/2015
Research shows 9.7 percent of Americans smoke marijuana before going to work, said Jim Reidy, an attorney with Sheehan Phinney Bass and Green in Manchester, N.H., speaking March 24 at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2015 Employment Law & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. To continue reading this article, please click here.
Best Practices Shared for Employing People with Disabilities
By Kathy Gurchiek 3/25/2015
A company striving to attract and hire people with disabilities embeds a video on its website that emphasizes a business culture that is inclusive. However, the company is not attracting those job seekers. To continue reading this article, please click here.
Supreme Court Revives Pregnancy Discrimination Act Claim
By Allen Smith 3/25/2015
A Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 25, 2015, may be overshadowed by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act.
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