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Posted by Martha Zackin on September 19, 2011

Department of Labor Teams with IRS to Combat Misclassification

At a signing ceremony held this morning at the offices of the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., the DOL and the IRS signed a memorandum of understanding that will likely result in increased DOL and IRS enforcement proceedings against employers accused of misclassifying employees as independent contractors.  Seven states also signed similar agreements, including Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Utah, and Washington.  Hawaii, Illinois, Montana, and New York are expected to follow shortly.

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Posted by Martha Zackin on August 10, 2011

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Not Okay

In this day and age, all employers know that sexual harassment in the workplace is wrong.  Right?  Not so fast.  If the allegations set forth in a case filed in in Utah on August 4, 2011 prove to be true, there is at least one supervisor out there who simply does not get it.  

As alleged by Trudy Nycole Anderson, a former employee of Lone Peaks Control, Inc., her direct supervisor subjected her to unlawful sexual harassment. The supervisor’s alleged behavior included: frequent references to Ms. Anderson’s body; unwanted sexual touching; soliciting Ms. Anderson for sex; and viewing pornography on his office computer.  Ms. Anderson further asserts that the company failed to take reasonable and necessary steps to promptly correct or prevent the harassment, and retaliated against her for asking that the behavior be stopped. 

 

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