Whether it occurs during an athletic event or as a part of your everyday life, an ankle sprain can happen at almost any time. An awkward step or an uneven surface is often the cause for an ankle sprain. It is important for you to take precautions in order to protect your ankles from sudden twists and movements that can cause sprains. In America, approximately 850,000 ankle sprains occur each year, making it the most common injury in the United...more
A few years back, I received a disturbing phone call, in the early morning hours. It was my son, Mitch. He was in a frantic state. As I wearily sat up in bed from a deep sleep, I listened intently. Startled by his desperate cry for help, my heart began to hurt. Calls like this are a parents nightmare. Not knowing what exactly was going on, I couldn't make out all he was trying to convey. His words were muffled and ran together. I tried to calm...more
ERISA is a federal law. It regulates pension plan policies and requires that plans be made to periodically provide the participants with information regarding minimum standards for participation, vesting, benefit accrual and funding; and features and funding. It gives responsibility and permits participants to sue for violation of fiduciary duties. However, ERISA does not need an employer to have a pension plan and it does not enforce giving minimal benefits. Once the pension plan has been set up, it only regulates the operation of the plan. Provided below are answers to a few questions regarding ERISA: Q. If there is an ERISA fraud that has been committed, how can one report it and to whom? The Department of Labors Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) is the body that is responsible for enforcing ERISA. Therefore, the ERISA fraud should be reported to PWBA. The PWBA in turn will refer the violations (civil and criminal) to the U.S. Attorney's offices. They will begin the prosecution proceedings. One may directly contact the regional offices of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, a division of PWBA. The Department of Labor website links to these offices. Q....more
One may be faced with many questions regarding the ESOP program as it is hard to ascertain if one is eligible for it or not. Below are a few questions regarding the ESOP program that have been answered: Q. Consider a situation where an employee has been in service for 24 years and is an ESOP employee who is vested 100%. If this employee has been...more
The policies on funeral leave differ from one company to the other. However, for an individual, it is very important to be at the funeral of a loved one. Below are a few questions that have been answered regarding funeral leave: Q. Per the Federal Law, is funeral leave a mandatory leave? As per the Federal Law bereavement or funeral leave is not a...more
An employee may be terminated on several grounds. Especially when there is no employment contract and it is an at-will employment. Below are a few questions that have been answered regarding the grounds for termination: Q. If an employee uses the internet a lot in the workplace; can this be considered as grounds for termination of employment? Termination due to excessive use of internet may depend on the employment contract (if any), the job profile and the reason for the use of internet. If the job requires one to explore a lot, this would mean that the employee would need to use the internet most of the time. This cannot be termed as excessive internet use. Likewise, if the employee is a receptionist or a secretary that would necessitate the use of internet to discharge the job responsibility; then one may not term this an excessive internet use. On the contrary if the employee uses the internet for non-business purposes such as chatting, shopping, doing some home work, etc. then it may be considered as excessive use of internet. The term excessive is also a relative term. Most of the employees being at-will employees; they may be terminated for any reason. The accepted norm is...more
Holiday pay is a fringe benefit that most companies give their employees. In addition to the vacation pay, holiday pay is given to the employees as a bonus. It is possible that holiday pay is not given at times, due to which employees may be unhappy....more
The Federal minimum wage provision is laid out by the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA). It is governed and enforced by the Department of Labor (DoL) Employment Standards Administration's Wage and Hour Division. On the payday, the wages are required to...more
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Your wedding is a meaningful event for you, your spouse and also family and friends. Keeping special moments like this forever is important as you will not get the chance to go through this ceremony again. To ensure that their weddings are...more
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