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Holland & Knight Forms National Health Care Reform Task Force

As Congress debates the specifics of national health care reform, Holland & Knight has established a Health Care Reform Task Force to help clients around the country address the reform issues and changing federal policy.

Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - November 10, 2009

On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law a Defense Department Fiscal Year 2010 authorization bill that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) requirements with respect to “qualifying exigency leave” for family of military members and “military caregiver leave.” Specifically, qualifying exigency leave now applies to employees who have family members on active duty military service in a foreign country, and military caregiver leave applies to family members of veterans, not just active duty service members. Although the law does not specify an effective date, it appears to take effect immediately.

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What Employers, Especially Financial Institutions, Need to Know about the Fair Credit Reporting Act

August 1, 2008

Mark Shapiro - Chicago

The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) allows employers to use “consumer reports” (such as credit checks) not only to evaluate a job applicant, but also to determine an employee’s eligibility for promotion, reassignment, or retention. When using a consumer report for employment purposes, employers must comply with several obligations. Click here to read the entire article, which was published by the American Bankers Association.

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