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Interview with Jerome C. Rose, Consultant

My family originally was from a small farm close to Selma, Alabama.  My father, Paul Leslie Rose, was born in 1885 at a place called Hamburg Station, Alabama, which was the location of the farm where he was born.  To…

On The Road Again: When Is Traveling for Work Compensable?

As COVID fears have eased and Zoom fatigue has grown, the road warriors have re-emerged.  In-person meetings with clients and customers and work and industry conferences are back in vogue.  And with those meetings come the perennial questions about when…

Love Contracts: How Does Cupid Navigate Office Romance?

Workplace romances can emerge between colleagues in the same department, between managers and subordinates, between employees with no commonality other than their lunch hour, and between an employee and an important third party (a customer contact, a vendor, etc.). Ideally,…

H-1B Season Begins With Positive Developments for Employers and Candidates

The fiscal year 2025 H-1B lottery registration process opens on March 6, 2024, and will remain open through March 22, 2024.  The lottery allocates approximately 85,000 H-1B visas to specialty occupation foreign workers.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently…

Little-Known FMLA Facts, Part II: Lesser-Known FMLA Traps

This is the second installment of a two-part series on little-known FMLA facts. The prior installment covered under-utilized FMLA tools. This segment covers FMLA traps that can catch even experienced HR personnel.Lesser-Known FMLA Trap #1: Missed In Loco Parentis Family…

Little-Known FMLA Facts, Part I: Under-Utilized FMLA Tools

This is the first installment of a two-part series on little-known FMLA facts. Today’s installment covers under-utilized FMLA tools. Our next installment covers FMLA traps. Under-utilized FMLA Tool #1: Using FMLA While I get questions across the full spectrum of…