Economic development leaders in Oregon have pressed the state to consider a major reform to the state’s business tax incentive structure. Their main aim? A complete overhaul of a manufacturing tax credit program, an action undertaken after a renewable energy...

In court, the defendant is usually put under the microscope. However, jurors involved in the highly publicized trial of a well-known Boston mobster may see the light shined on them. Prosecutors in the case have asked those serving jury duty submit to background...

As immigration reform and an E-Verify mandate looms heavy over the collective head of American business, more firms have actually come out in favor of enrollment in and use of the federal system. Small businesses recently made their case for the program, and now a...

Wisconsin lawmakers recently lent their approval to new measures set out by Gov. Scott Walker that would increase the number of job searches an unemployed individual in the state must conduct per week in order to remain eligible for unemployment benefits. Among...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently won the largest sum ever awarded to victims of employer discrimination after an Iowa jury decided in favor of employees with mental disabilities who had been subject to severe abuse and discrimination at the...

The economic recovery is chugging along and with it, jobs have come back in force. The latest federal data indicates U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April – a monthly increase that built off previous totals like February’s (+268,000 jobs) that...

“Ban-the-box” legislation has appeared in rising frequency across the nation. Most recently, such a measure has been considered by lawmakers in Minnesota. This particular proposal could affect a much larger swatch of employers than other attempts to ban...

As social media use among employees continues to grow, some employers have moved to limit such activities or control them by asking workers to hand over account information. Yet that last tactic is sure to land an employer in hot water with regulators in a growing...

There’s a couple guarantees in life – like death and taxes. Employers can seemingly now add unemployment insurance defrauders to that list. Texas officials announced the state had recovered $3.7 million in fraudulent UI payouts, while a recent federal...

Businesses aren’t the only ones that utilize background checks. Recently, a high profile school said it expanded its employment screening policy to include those in contact with children. Meanwhile, proposed legislation in Texas would enable colleges to...

Unemployment insurance is an oftentimes tricky obligation for employers, and the same can be said for the federal government. Compliance is needed at every step to prevent fraud, yet it’s likely too late for the United States, after a recent report found...