Workforce Bulletin

Our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice now offers on-demand “crash courses” on diverse topics. You can access these courses on your own schedule. Keep up to date with the latest trends in benefits and compensation, or obtain an overview of an important topic addressing your programs.

In each compact, 15-minute installment, a member of our team will guide you through a topic. This on-demand series should be of interest to all employers that sponsor benefits and compensation programs.

In our newest installment, Cassandra Labbees, an ...

By Meg Thering

On May 27, 2014, employees of high-tech firms in the Silicon Valley filed a motion in the Northern District of California seeking approval of a settlement agreement releasing antitrust claims they had brought against Adobe Systems, Incorporated, Apple Inc., Google, Inc., and Intel Corporation.  In the complaint, the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had agreed to refrain from hiring each other’s employees in an effort to drive down compensation levels in the Silicon Valley. Specifically, the complaint alleged that Defendants entered into “illegal ...

By Michelle Capezza

I recently authored an article in TechLifeSciNews: "Considerations for Technology Companies to Attract, Motivate and Retain Key Talent."

The following is an excerpt:

As technology companies innovate and grow, the need for knowledgeable, experienced employees increases along with the competition for the most highly-skilled workers.  As a result of the competitive marketplace (as highlighted by the recent high-tech employee antitrust/anti-poaching class-action lawsuit settlement involving technology giants), one of the biggest challenges facing ...