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No Protection for CFO Whistleblower Says Supreme Court; Basics of Whistleblower Protection
By Caleb Groos | Last updated on
Today the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by an ex-CFO many thought would be the first whistleblower protected under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. While...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...