If you don't already get our special government affairs e-newsletter, you can subscribe by sending us a request to be added to our distribution list. You should also stay-tuned to our web site where we highlight the threats and opportunities every week of this important session of the General Assembly. In this excerpt from the Chamber's Survival Guides , HR expert Howard Parker provides you with a comprehensive analysis of how to keep your workplace safe and free from this very real danger. The US Supreme Court , in Circuit City Stores v. Adams , has paved the way for companies to require arbitration as the preferred method of resolving workplace disputes. As a result, this decision should increase the use of arbitration clauses in employment contracts.
Companies prefer arbitration to lawsuits because it usually saves both time and money.
Next session, the High Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the US DOT's set-aside program, designed to benefit minority and other disadvantaged businesses, passes constitutional muster. Click here to find out . EEOC Issues Guidance on the Application of the ADA to Contingent Workers Hiring temporary workers from an employment agency may seem like the ideal solution in this topsy-turvy economy. The EEOC says no . Test your knowledge quotient on important HR issues by taking the challenge from HR Next.