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• Liability in More Ways Than One: Employing Undocumented Workers ( September 2003 )
  Nick  Beermann of Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C.

  The practical reality of many employers' labor needs is that they could not successfully run their businesses unless they employed immigrant workers. Unfortunately, there is a misperception among employers that immigrant workers do not share the same rights as US citizens or permanent residents with work permits. But employing immigrants generally subjects employers to the same legal implications as employing non-immigrants.

• The Benefits and Potential Risks of Using Leased Workers ( May 2000 )
  Richard P. Gerber of Hart, King & Coldren

  For a start-up business, as for an established business, the prospect of retaining leased workers holds both benef.

• Negotiating the Hidden Hazards of Hiring Contingent Workers ( October 1999 )
  David E. Dubberly of Duff, White & Turner, LLC

  Businesses representing virtually every sector of the South Carolina economy "from textiles to technology" are tu.

• South Carolina Supreme Court Adopts Balancing Approach to Determine Whether Disloyal Employees Are Entitled To Compensation ( October 1999 )
  Duff, White & Turner, LLC

  In its July 26, 1999, ruling in Futch v. McAllister Towing of Georgetown, Inc., the South Carolina Supreme Court h.

• Executive Compensation--Getting and Keeping the Right People No Matter the Size of Your Business ( March 1999 )
  Anthony J. Kolenic of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

  This articles discusses the three components of a successful executive compensation system: (1) Cash compensation, fringe benefits and perks; (2) Qualified deferred compensation such as 401(k) and profit sharing plans; and (3) Nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements.

• Worker's Compensation and Local Government Law ( June 1999 )
  Charles V. Mehler of Woods Rogers PLC

  The most significant piece of legislation passed this session affecting local governmen.

• New Legislation Restricts Layoffs and Work Reductions by Employers "Dependent" on H1-B Visas ( February 1999 )
  Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

  This alert discusses the impact of The American Competitiveness and Work Force Improvement Act. The ACWIA creates new prohibitions and requirements for employers of H-1B workers in order to protect the interests of United States employees, while temporarily increasing the annual limits on new H-1B approvals.

• The Statutory Employer Defense Is Alive And Well In Pennsylvania ( April 1999 )
  White and Williams LLP

  The most potent defense law available to construction contractors sued in Pennsylvania by workers injured on their .

• Outsourcing Your Human Resources ( February 1999 )
  Louis C. Rabaut of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

  This article explores some of the legal issues that may be raised as a result using alternative employment methods.

• Going to Work Held Compensable ( August 1998 )
  Law Office of Jon L. Gelman

  In interpreting the "premises rule" enacted by the New Jersey Legislature in 1989 as theoretically replacing the "g.