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Law and Daily Life From Waterboarding to Employee Harassment: Liability for Employees' Bad Acts

From Waterboarding to Employee Harassment: Liability for Employees' Bad Acts

By Caleb Groos | Last updated on

Recent discussion of whether C.I.A. interrogators should be held liable for acts now considered to be torture highlights the questions that come up when...

Law and Daily Life COBRA Benefits, Premium Subsidies and Small Business Employees

COBRA Benefits, Premium Subsidies and Small Business Employees

By Caleb Groos | Last updated on

Saturday was the deadline for many workers who previously declined COBRA coverage to be notified of their second chance to take it. This is part of the new...

Law and Daily Life Can Men Be Hooters Girls? When Can Businesses Hire Only Women?

Can Men Be Hooters Girls? When Can Businesses Hire Only Women?

By Caleb Groos | Last updated on

We all know that generally it's illegal to discriminate in hiring based on a variety of characteristics. We also are all familiar with jobs that seem only to...

Law and Daily Life More "Bossnapping" in France, Layoffs and Layoff Warning Laws in the US

More "Bossnapping" in France, Layoffs and Layoff Warning Laws in the US

By Caleb Groos | Last updated on

Yesterday French workers at a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard released five of their bosses, whom they had sequestered for 10 hours in a standoff negotiation...

Law and Daily Life Small Businesses not Receiving SBA Loan Stimulus; 5 Tips on Getting SBA Loans

Small Businesses not Receiving SBA Loan Stimulus; 5 Tips on Getting SBA Loans

By Caleb Groos | Last updated on

The Arizona chapter of the Small Business Administration released figures showing continued decline in SBA backed lending to the state's small...

Law and Daily Life Data Theft Soared in 2008; FACTA and the Duty to Dispose of Employee and Customer Data

Data Theft Soared in 2008; FACTA and the Duty to Dispose of Employee and Customer Data

By Caleb Groos | Last updated on

One industry reporting record numbers for 2008? Data theft. A report released this week concluded that more than 285 million records were compromised in 2008,...

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