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May 25, 2013

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Compensation & Benefits Law Update von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 5/24/2013
The Essentials of an Employee Handbook Armstrong Teasdale 5/24/2013
The French Legal Framework Relating to Profit-Sharing Premiums McDermott Will & Emery 5/24/2013
Senate Committee Approves National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) Nominees for Confirmation Vote Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/24/2013
Understanding Chinese Inventor Reward and Remuneration Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/24/2013
Avoid Getting Burned when the Market Gets Hot: Address Your Construction HR Practices Now Much Shelist, P.C. 5/23/2013
Notice of Coverage Options Available Through the Health Insurance Exchanges McDermott Will & Emery 5/23/2013
EB-5 Legislation Debuts in the House as Part of the “Supplying Knowledge-Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act,” or the “SKILLS Visa Act” Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/23/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Offers Further Clarification Regarding Expression of Employees’ Section 7 Rights on Social Media Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/23/2013
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Looking Out for Temporary Workers’ Safety McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/22/2013
Hot Topic: The Use of Criminal Records to Make Hiring Decisions Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/22/2013
Department of State Releases June 2013 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/22/2013
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Interpretive Letter Allowing Union Representatives to Participate in Inspections of Non-Union Facilities Varnum LLP 5/22/2013
Now the Unions are Complaining About Obamacare Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/22/2013
The Stockton Saga Continues: Untouchable Pensions on the Chopping Block? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/22/2013
Whistleblowing May Not Be Limited to Claims About Employer Wrongdoing in New Jersey Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/22/2013
Texas Enacts Uniform Trade Secrets Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/22/2013
Employee Notices About Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Insurance Exchanges - Guidance Issued Vedder Price 5/22/2013
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Requiring Contractors to Use Latest Census Data for Affirmative Action Plans (AAP) Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/21/2013
Favorable Temporary Affordable Care Act (ACA) Exemption for Expatriate Health Plans McDermott Will & Emery 5/21/2013
Risk Management’s Gender Pay Gap Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/21/2013
Take Three: Lifetime Income Illustrations U.S. Department of Labor 5/21/2013
Health Care Reform Update - Week of May 20, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/21/2013
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Issues Revised Guidance on Specific Disabilities Schiff Hardin LLP 5/21/2013
Senator Leahy’s EB-5 Amendment Added to Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/21/2013
Tightening the Belt & Loosening Enforcement: Effects of the Sequester on Employment Issues McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/21/2013
National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) Poster Rule is Rejected by D.C. Circuit Court Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/20/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Weekly Summary of Decisions - May 6-10, 2013 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/20/2013
Join the Conversation to Improve Transition from School to Work for Youth with Disabilities U.S. Department of Labor 5/20/2013
Wielding a Scalpel, Court Grants Injunction In Favor of Surgical Instrument Manufacturer Varnum LLP 5/20/2013
Join the Conversation to Make Change Happen U.S. Department of Labor 5/20/2013
Legal Alert Provides Full Analysis on the Impact of New Vista Nursing Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/19/2013
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Notice Issued Regarding New Census Equal Employment Opportunity Tab Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/19/2013
The Jobs Act: Improving Access to Capital Markets for Smaller Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/19/2013
IRS, Treasury Department Issue Proposed Rules Governing Minimum Value, Affordability, and Wellness Programs Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/19/2013
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Offers Updated Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidance Q&A’s Pertaining to Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy and Intellectual Disabilities Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/19/2013
New York Issues Proposed Regulations to Wage Deduction Law Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/18/2013
New York City Passes Earned Sick Time Act; Expects to Override Mayor Bloomberg's Threatened Veto Yet Again Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/18/2013
Third Circuit Follows D.C. Circuit on Noel Canning, Holds Becker Recess Appointment Invalid Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/18/2013
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Update: Spring 2013 Meeting Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/18/2013
Selecting An Annuity Provider: Part II Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/18/2013
FINRA’s (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) 2013 Regulatory and Examination Priorities Include Variable Annuity Sales Practice Issues Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/18/2013
Essential Worker Immigration Coalition Releases Two Statements Articulating Positions on Comprehensive Immigration Reform Package Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/18/2013
Health Benefit Exchanges: False Claims Gold Mines? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/18/2013
Prevailing Wages: Beware of Fee Waivers Even When They are Not Waived Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/18/2013
Converting Defined Contribution Plan Benefits to Annuities Through Rollovers To a Defined Benefit Plan: Practical Considerations For Employers Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/18/2013
Third Circuit Follows D.C. Circuit, Holds National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Recess Appointment Invalid Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/18/2013
Employers Must Update Several Policies, Forms and Posters Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/18/2013
Employee Shareholders: It's Happening, but What Does it Mean? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/18/2013
Gaines Gentry v. Mandujano: "Grooming" Horse Farm Employers for Increased Liability? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/17/2013
Third Circuit Holds Craig Becker’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Recess Appointment Unconstitutional Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/17/2013
What Does the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Act Mean for Employers? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/17/2013
Minnesota Passes “Ban the Box” Legislation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/17/2013
Employee Notices About Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Insurance Exchanges - Guidance Issued Vedder Price 5/17/2013
Distribution Payments in “Guise”: An SEC Examination Priority Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/17/2013
Raising the Stakes of Worker Misclassification Yet Again Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/17/2013
Projecting Retirement Income on Quarterly Participant Benefit Statements for Defined Contribution Plans Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/17/2013
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Seeks Comments on Quality Control Plan for Investigations and Conciliations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/16/2013
Noel Canning be damned: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Holds D.C. Circuit Decision Does Not Require Complaint Dismissal Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/16/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Prevented From Requiring Employers to Post Notices Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/16/2013
Department of Labor Releases Technical Guidance For Employers Relating To Notice to Employees of Health Coverage Options under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Sec. 18B, as Well as Updated COBRA Election Notice Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/16/2013
Mexican Federal Labor Law Reform: What Companies Doing Business in Mexico Need to Know Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/16/2013
Under Pressure: Unions Espouse New Organizing Models and Take Action Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/16/2013
Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) Expands Meaning of “Disability” Under Equal Treatment Directive Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/16/2013
Bonuses: Announcements at UK Town Hall Meetings Can Create Enforceable Individual Contractual Entitlements McDermott Will & Emery 5/16/2013
Employer Responsibility – Will You Pay or Play? Poyner Spruill LLP 5/15/2013
Two Significant First Quarter Developments in Occupational Safety and Health Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/15/2013
Department of Labor Seeks Missed Filings for Employee Welfare Benefit Plans Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/15/2013
Tuomey Violates Stark Law and False Claims Act through Physician Employment Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/15/2013
Contemplate Before You Terminate: Rules of Termination McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/15/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Issues Model Notices to Employees Describing Health Insurance Exchanges Schiff Hardin LLP 5/15/2013
Employers Should Review How Plan Documents Define Spouse in Light of Recent Benefits Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 5/15/2013
Unpaid Internships – Training Programs or a Lesson in Class Actions? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/15/2013
D.C. Circuit Invalidates National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Posting Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/14/2013
Philadelphia Increases Employment Protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Individuals Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/14/2013
Affordable Care Act: Model Notice of Exchange Available Varnum LLP 5/14/2013
Circuit Court Upholds Public Act 53: Public Schools Prohibited from Collecting Union Dues Varnum LLP 5/14/2013
“Essential Functions” Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Can Include Job Functions that are Infrequently Performed Poyner Spruill LLP 5/14/2013
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Union Representatives May Represent Non-Union Employees of Non-Union Employers during OSHA Inspections Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/14/2013
Fast Food Restaurant Strikes Spread To St. Louis, Detroit Armstrong Teasdale 5/14/2013
Anatomy of a Successful EB-5 Expedite Request Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/13/2013
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Settles Its First Lawsuit Alleging Genetic Information Discrimination Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/13/2013
E-2 Visas for Israelis Still Delayed Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/13/2013
New Jersey Governor Christie The First to Stand Up to Social Media Legislation Wave? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/13/2013
Ensuring Miners Can Exercise Their Rights Without Fear U.S. Department of Labor 5/12/2013
California Targeted Employment Areas (TEA) Designations – Shift in Policy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/12/2013
Sixth Circuit Upholds Michigan Law Which Bars Schools from Collection Union Dues Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/12/2013
Timely Performance Management in Avoiding Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Liability Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 5/12/2013
Circuit Court Upholds Michigan Public Act 53: Public Schools Prohibited from Collecting Union Dues Varnum LLP 5/12/2013
Fast Food Restaurant Strikes Spread to St. Louis, Detroit Armstrong Teasdale 5/11/2013
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Signals Increased Focus on Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/11/2013
Notice of Health Insurance Coverage Options Available Through the Exchanges McDermott Will & Emery 5/11/2013
California Announces New TEA (Targeted Employment Area) Policy Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/11/2013
D.C. Circuit Rules National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Notice-Posting Requirement Invalid Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/11/2013
Seventh Circuit Addresses Obligations Regarding the Interactive Process under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Schiff Hardin LLP 5/11/2013
Department of Justice (DOJ) Announces Settlement Agreement to Resolve Anti-Discrimination Claim Arising from the Improper Verification of Lawful Permanent Resident Status Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/11/2013
Labor Poster Requirement Struck Down by U.S. Court of Appeals Varnum LLP 5/11/2013
Model Notice on Exchanges / Marketplaces Released Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 5/11/2013
Ninth Circuit Holds that Federal Securities Laws Preempt California Labor Code's Ban on Forced Patronage at Brokerage Firms Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/10/2013
Labor Poster Requirement Struck Down by U.S. Court of Appeals Varnum LLP 5/10/2013
Whistleblower’s Claims Against Former Employer Survive Summary Judgment Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/10/2013
An Extension of Noel Canning? Becker National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Appointment in Jeopardy too Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/10/2013
Trade Association Group Health Coverage Changes in Kentucky McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/10/2013
D.C. Circuit Strikes Down National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Notice Rule Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/10/2013
Federal Appeals Court Rejects National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Union Poster Rule Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/10/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Posting Rule Held Invalid by D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Schiff Hardin LLP 5/10/2013
Is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Set to Scrutinize Employer Wellness Programs? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/9/2013
D.C. Circuit Vacates Controversial National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) “Mandatory Posting” Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/9/2013
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) Issues Guidelines for Providers on Exclusion Policy and Liability von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 5/9/2013
House Passes Bill to Revise Time Off Rules for Non-Union Employees MapLight 5/9/2013
Updated Immigration Bill Seeks to Maintain E-Verify During Transition Period Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/9/2013
Twitter: Little Statements with Big Consequences for Companies, cont. McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/9/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Suffers 2nd Major Defeat As D.C. Circuit Invalidates Posting Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/9/2013
Are You Using the Correct Form I-9? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/8/2013
Ten Ways to Avoid Notary Public Liability iNotary, Inc. 5/8/2013
Is Jacob To Laban As Weiner Is To The Original Talk Radio Network? An Arbitration Ruling Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/8/2013
Tour Guide’s Facebook Postings Protected by National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Varnum LLP 5/8/2013
Court Upholds Validity of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Fiduciary Indemnification Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/8/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Releases Informal Guidance Addressing Fiduciary Responsibilities With Respect to Target Date Funds McDermott Will & Emery 5/7/2013
Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Proposition 8: Potential Employee Benefit Plan Implications McDermott Will & Emery 5/7/2013
Reminder Alert: Revised Form I-9 Must be used by U.S. Employers Starting May 7, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/7/2013
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Includes Landmark Program for Low and Lesser-Skilled Workers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/7/2013
D.C. Circuit Calls Out National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) For “Interpretive Leap” Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/7/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Issues Guidance on Lawful Confidentiality Language Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/7/2013
Twitter: Little Statements with Big Consequences for Companies McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/7/2013
Making Good on the Promise of Equal Pay U.S. Department of Labor 5/7/2013
A Weekly Summary of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Decisions for April 22-26, 2013 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/7/2013
A New Beginning for Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)? The Return of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/6/2013
We’re Gaining Momentum, Now it’s Time to Hit the Gas U.S. Department of Labor 5/6/2013
Department of Defense (DOD) Enacts Regulation Requiring a "Proposal Adequacy Checklist" Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/6/2013
The First Step to Retaining Top Talent: Don’t Annoy Your Employees Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/6/2013
Update on The Proposed European Cap on Bank Bonuses McDermott Will & Emery 5/6/2013
Automation of U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Form I-94 and Release of New Immigration Form I-9 Vedder Price 5/6/2013
Takeover Code Amendments Extend the Rights of Pension Scheme Trustees Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/6/2013
Social Media Defamation and Reputational Attacks Raymond Law Group LLC 5/4/2013
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) Announces Initiative for the Protection of Temporary Workers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/4/2013
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) Liability And Private Equity Firms Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/4/2013
Additional Guidance Issued on Summary of Affordable Care Act Benefits and Coverage Disclosure Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 5/4/2013
Supreme Court (Sort Of) Approves “Picking Off” Strategy in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Action Cases Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 5/4/2013
Three States Pass Legislation on Limiting Access to Social Media Passwords Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/3/2013
Staffing Industry Compliance with the Employer Shared Responsibility (aka "Pay-or-Play") Provisions of the Affordable Care Act: Five Questions Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/3/2013
Doe v. Guthrie Clinic, Ltd.: A New Privacy Battleground?, cont. McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/3/2013
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule on Medicare Payments to Skilled Nursing Facilities Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/3/2013
The Good Angel Investor (Part 2): After the Closing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/3/2013
Another Facebook Case, Another Lesson Learned, cont. McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/3/2013
Massachusetts Court Closes Workers Compensation Loophole for Staffing Companies Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/2/2013
Federal Jury Finds Executive Recruiter Guilty Stealing Trade Secrets From Former Employer In Order to Start Competing Business Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/2/2013
Indiana Court of Appeals Overturns Employer's Common Construction Wage Victory Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/2/2013
Favorable Temporary Affordable Care Act (ACA) Exemption for Expatriate Health Plans McDermott Will & Emery 5/2/2013
Changes to U.S. Immigration Form I-94 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/2/2013
LinkedIn Lockout: Social Media Ownership Wars Wage On Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/2/2013
Department of Justice Files Writ of Certiorari with U.S. Supreme Court in Noel-Canning Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/2/2013
The UK Employee-Shareholder Status McDermott Will & Emery 5/2/2013
Recent Social Media Developments Impacting Employers Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/2/2013
Beware of ICE! Re: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Will Be Vigilant in Enforcing New I-9 Forms Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/2/2013
2013 Labor and Employment Legislation Update - California Senate Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/1/2013
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Interpretation Letter Allows Non-Union Employees to Designate Union Personnel as “Representative” During OSHA Inspection Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/1/2013
Interns – Pay Now, or Pay Later Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/1/2013
Employee Benefits Issues in Spin-Offs McDermott Will & Emery 5/1/2013
Doe v. Guthrie Clinic, Ltd.: A New Privacy Battleground? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/1/2013
OSHA Interpretation Letter Allows Non-Union Employees to Designate Union Personnel as “Representative” During Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") Inspection Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/30/2013
Employers Should Review How Plan Documents Define Spouse in Light of Recent Benefits Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 4/30/2013
Visitors to the United States May Need to Print Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Records Vedder Price 4/30/2013
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Litigation Newsletter - April 2013 Edition Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/30/2013
All U.S. Employers Required to Use New Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 as of May 7, 2013 Vedder Price 4/30/2013
Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination the Focus of EEOC Enforcement Activity Poyner Spruill LLP 4/30/2013
Another Facebook Case, Another Lesson Learned McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/29/2013
Ninth Circuit Holds Private Company Rules Preempt California Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/28/2013
Breaking Down Barriers to Employment, For All Workers U.S. Department of Labor 4/28/2013
Saving Your Company From a Social Media Nightmare Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/28/2013
Proposed New Jersey Restrictive Covenant Law Threatens to Handcuff Employers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/27/2013
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Holds Both Staffing Firms and Staffing Clients Responsible Under Equal Employment Opportunity Laws Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/27/2013
Proposed New York City Bill Would Ban Credit Checks from Hiring Process Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/26/2013
Congress Rejects Password Protection Amendment To Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/26/2013
Inconsistent Treatment Of Employees Gets You Every Time Re: Age Discrimination Litigation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/25/2013
Protecting America’s Workers Act: An Update of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/25/2013
A Supreme Court Update: Notes on Wednesday’s Oral Argument About Title VII Retaliation Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/25/2013
Trade Secret “Inevitable Disclosure” Doctrine Taking Shape in North Carolina Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/25/2013
Massachusetts At-Will Employment Doctrine and Retaliatory Discharge Raymond Law Group LLC 4/25/2013
Upcoming Senate Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Hearings Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/24/2013
Crunch Time for Employers: IRS/Treasury Hearing on Employer Shared Responsibility under the Affordable Care Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/24/2013
Healthcare Brings Jobs Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/24/2013
Apply Early for Visas at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/24/2013
Testing the Supreme Court (again) on Employment Retaliation Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/24/2013
Do You Need Employment Practices Liability Insurance? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/24/2013
New I-9 Form Required by May 8, 2013 Schiff Hardin LLP 4/23/2013
Q&A for Pesky Summer Service Personnel Issues Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/23/2013
Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment -- Owners' Lease of Commercial Property to Company Constituted "Trade or Business" McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2013
U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Updates Guidelines for Making Proper Disclosures in Digital Advertising McDermott Will & Emery 4/22/2013
National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") Weekly Summary of Decisions for April 8-12, 2013 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/21/2013
Missouri Senate Bill 188 on Employment Law Heads to Governor's Desk Armstrong Teasdale 4/21/2013
Michigan Home Health Dues Spigot is Turned Off on Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/20/2013
No Workers Compensation Exclusivity for Employers that Fail to Obtain Comp Insurance Armstrong Teasdale 4/19/2013
New Source for Information: Michigan Hires Right to Work Specialist Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/19/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Bars Plaintiff from Pursuing FLSA "Collective Action" For Unpaid Wages, After Being Offered Payment on Her Individual Claim Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 4/19/2013
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Action: Supreme Court Holds Offer of Judgment Moots Claim Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/19/2013
"Gang of Eight" Senators Introduce Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/19/2013
One Step Closer to Boardroom Equality in the UK? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/19/2013
Supreme Court Finds Dismissal of Collective FLSA Action Appropriate Where Named Plaintiff’s Claim is Moot; Leaves Uncertainty Regarding Offers of Judgment Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/18/2013
Key EB-5 Issues Contained in the Senate Comprehensive Immigration Bill Introduced on April 17, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/18/2013
Employment Rule Book’s Silence Does Not Overcome Presumption of At-Will Employment Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/18/2013
Litigation Attacks on Church Plans: What Sponsoring Employers Need to Know Now Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/18/2013
New Opinion and Advisory Program for Pre-Approved IRS 403(b) Plans Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/18/2013
Senate Immigration Bill To Impact Business, Technology and Defense Sectors Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/18/2013
Supreme Court Ducks Mootness Question In Genesis FLSA Collective Action Case Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/18/2013
What are the Strategic Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Genesis Healthcare v. Symczyk? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/18/2013
Cheek Survives Concepcion: What Broker-Dealers Need To Know About Enforcing Arbitration Agreements In Maryland Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/17/2013
Updated Immigration I-9 Form Must Be In Use By All Employers On Or Before May 7, 2013 Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 4/17/2013
“Why Does She Get To Do That?” Handling Questions about Employee Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/17/2013
Supreme Court Finds Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Action Mooted By Offer Of Judgment Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/17/2013
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Periods and Certificates of Creditable Coverage McDermott Will & Emery 4/17/2013
Supreme Court Issues Opinion Reinstating Important Tool for Employers to Defeat Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Actions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/17/2013
Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Decides "Health Insurance Plan Design" Includes Out-Of-Pocket Costs To Employees and Therefore is a Prohibited Subject Of Bargaining von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/17/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in McCutchen Employment Case Leaves 11th Circuit Precedent Unscathed Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/17/2013
Business Groups Applaud Expected Compromise on Comprehensive Immigration Reform Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/17/2013
Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment — Owners’ Lease of Commercial Property to Company Constituted “Trade or Business” McDermott Will & Emery 4/17/2013
Dewonkify – Actuarial Value (of health benefit plans) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/16/2013
Who’s The Biggest and Who Lost the Most? Re: Unions Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/16/2013
Health Reform - New Guidance On Eligibility Waiting Periods (or, when is 90 days not 90 days?) Poyner Spruill LLP 4/16/2013
New York City Prohibits Discrimination Against Unemployed Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/16/2013
Years Later, Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) Employees Indicted Varnum LLP 4/15/2013
New York Minimum Wage Changes Ahead Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/15/2013
Closing the Equal Pay Gap: 50 Years and Counting U.S. Department of Labor 4/15/2013
The Faith-Based Argument for Raising the Minimum Wage U.S. Department of Labor 4/15/2013
Western Energy Services of Durango, Inc. (WESODI) Agrees to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/14/2013
EEOC Chair Issues Statement on Equal Pay Day 2013 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/14/2013
Compliance Staff Concerned with Workload, Compensation Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/14/2013
Employee’s Deactivation Of Facebook Account Leads To Sanctions Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/14/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Reaches H-1B Visa Cap Vedder Price 4/13/2013
The Unemployed Are Now Protected Under The New York City Human Rights Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/13/2013
China Law Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/13/2013
Are You Allowed to Intentionally Destroy Emails? Re: Privacy in the Workplace Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 4/12/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Publishes New I-9 Form Poyner Spruill LLP 4/12/2013
"Affordability" under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/12/2013
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Proposes New Regulations Under Reportable Events Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/12/2013
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Releases FY2014 Budget Request Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/12/2013
Obama Administration’s Budget Reveals Priorities Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/12/2013
Fiscal Year 2014 H-1B Cap is Reached: Over 124,000 Petitions in Five Days Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/12/2013
On the Manifold Meanings of "Affordability" According to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/12/2013
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Periods and Certificates of Creditable Coverage McDermott Will & Emery 4/12/2013
Department of State Releases May 2013 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/12/2013
Overcoming Criticism, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Moves Forward Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/12/2013
Successor Liability Under the FLSA: Seventh Circuit Holds Purchaser of Assets from Receiver of Company Which had Violated FLSA Liable Despite “Free and Clear” Nature of Sale Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/12/2013
Creditors Can Reach Benefits Under “Top Hat” Plan, United States District Court of Maryland Rules Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/12/2013
Should Employers Have Employee Handbooks? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/12/2013
Washington State Legislators Withdraw Bill Allowing Employers to Access Social Media Accounts During Investigations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/12/2013
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Issues Revised Form I-9 and Instructions Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/11/2013
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Class Actions: Recent Seventh Circuit Decision Points To Merger Of Certification Standards Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/11/2013
Federal Court Overturns National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Decision in Stella D’Oro Biscuit Co. v. NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/11/2013
Cyberattacks a Mounting Challenge for Employers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/11/2013
UK Employment Alert: Increase in Employment Protection Awards McDermott Will & Emery 4/11/2013
Final Rule Implementing Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Amendments Expands Protections for Military Families and Airline Flight Crews McDermott Will & Emery 4/10/2013
Are You Going to Play or Pay? Part II Re: ACA’s (Affordable Care Act's) Employer Mandate McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/10/2013
Back to the Full Complement? Re: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Full Union Friendly Membership Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/10/2013
Health Care Services Providers to Federal Health Plan Members Subject to Federal Affirmative Action Compliance Audit Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/10/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Suspends Adjudication of Most H-2B Petitions Pending Agency Response to Court Order Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/10/2013
H-1B Cap for 2014 Fiscal Year Reached Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/10/2013
Can Government Contractors Rely On Their Mandatory Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Programs? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/10/2013
Construction Teaming Agreements – For Better or Worse von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/9/2013
Re-Thinking Arbitration as a Litigation-Avoidance Technique - The Case for Jury Waivers Varnum LLP 4/9/2013
Twitter: Employee Who Complained about Sexual Harassment via Twitter Fired Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/9/2013
Employer Tax Considerations for Supreme Court’s Pending Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Decision Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/9/2013
Health Care Services Providers to Federal Health Plan Members Subject to Federal Affirmative Action Compliance Audit Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/9/2013
Annie Get Your Gun and Bring It to Work: The Impact of Georgia’s “Parking Lot Law” on Employers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/9/2013
Negligent Credentialing Claim Recognizable Under Massachusetts Law Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/9/2013
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Sues Winfield Rubber for Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/9/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Suspends Adjudication of Most H-2B Petitions Pending Agency Response to Court Order Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/8/2013
Landau Uniforms Settles U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $80,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/8/2013
Are You Going to Play or Pay? - Affordable Care Act (ACA) "Employer Mandate" McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/8/2013
Supervalu / Jewel Food Held in Contempt for Breaching Consent Decree Settling Earlier EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/7/2013
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap, Announces Lottery to Come Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/6/2013
Don’t Photograph the Machines! Re: Trade Secrets Misappropriation Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 4/6/2013
H-1B Immigration Cap Hit for Fiscal Year 2014 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/6/2013
Termination of Rutgers Basketball Coach Highlights Importance of Employment Advice to Athletic Departments Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/5/2013
New York Raises Minimum Wage Rate; New Jersey May Not Be Far Behind Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 4/5/2013
Deadline for Filing FICA Tax Refunds is April 15 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/5/2013
New York Minimum Wage Heads North Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/5/2013
D.C. District Court Finds That Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s Requirements Extend to Hospitals with HMOs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/5/2013
Blowing The Wrong Whistle – Close Scrutiny Of Code Of Ethics Dooms Nurse’s Lawsuit Under New Jersey’s Whistleblower Statute Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/5/2013
Stark Law Violations Costly To Intermountain Health Care Inc. Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/5/2013
New Regulations Pave The Way for Increased Employee Owned Companies in the UK McDermott Will & Emery 4/5/2013
What Happens on Facebook Stays on Facebook…Or Else Re: Employment Litigation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/5/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Issues Final Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Regulations Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/5/2013
E.D.N.Y. Judge Reverses Course: Rule 41 Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal in FLSA Action Does Not Require Court Approval Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/4/2013
District Court Finds That an Employee May Be Lawfully Terminated for Misconduct Caused by a Disability Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/4/2013
Seventh Circuit Affirms Imposition of Successor Liability for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Claims Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/4/2013
Comcast v. Behrend Strikes Again: Supreme Court Vacates and Remands Ross v. RBS Citizens, N.A. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/4/2013
HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Has Important Changes for Business Associates and Covered Entities Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/4/2013
Employers’ Deadline to File Protective Claim for 2009 FICA Taxes is April 15, 2013 McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/4/2013
Non-English Speaking Employees and Arbitration Agreements Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/3/2013
New Jersey “Facebook Bill” Update Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 4/3/2013
Activist National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Requires Dues Check-Off to Continue Following Contract Expiration Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/3/2013
Seventh Circuit Finds Menial Tasks, Isolation, and Allegations of Violation Provide Pipeline to Jury Trial Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/3/2013
Upcoming Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee Deadlines Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/3/2013
Employment Verification Process Has Pitfalls Even in the Absence of Unauthorized Workers Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/3/2013
Human Resources: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/3/2013
A Simple Step to Ensure Your Company is Not Exporting to Iran Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/3/2013
New York City Expected to Pass Expansive Paid Sick Leave Law Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/2/2013
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Application of ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) to State and Local Workers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/2/2013
Eleventh Circuit Rejects U.S. Department of Labor's Authority to Issue Rules for H-2B Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/2/2013
Potential Immigration Reform Bill Could Have Huge Impact on Employment-Based Immigration Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/2/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) Form I-9 Finally Makes Its Appearance McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/2/2013
The Pedowitz Group and Jeff Pedowitz Accuse Jeff Ogden and Find New Customers of Looking for New Customers in the Wrong Places Re: Trademark Infringement Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/2/2013
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Issues Guidance on Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) Annual Funding Notice Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 4/2/2013
Increasing Discrimination Obligations Coming from State and Municipal Levels Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/2/2013
Proof of Copying by Circumstantial Evidence Requires More than “Mere Possibility” in Copyright Infringement Case McDermott Will & Emery 4/1/2013
New York City Council on the Verge of Mandating Paid Sick Leave Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/1/2013
Expanded Guidance from IRS on 403(b) Retirement Plans Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/1/2013
Court Overturns National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Decision in Stella D’Oro Biscuit Co. v. NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/1/2013
For the Record—What Document Retention Policy Does Your Business Have in Place? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/1/2013
Termination of Employee Refusing to Perform Copyright Infringement Was Illegal McDermott Will & Emery 4/1/2013
Tax Measures in 2013 UK Budget Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/1/2013
The Suspicious Existence of the “Repeat Player Effect” in Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Disputes Pepperdine University School of Law 3/31/2013
Texas District Court Deems Arbitration Agreement Enforceable Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/31/2013
Outback Steakhouse to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3/31/2013
Warning to in-house Counsel: Be Careful When Responding to Demand Letters Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/31/2013
New York City Expected to Pass Expansive Paid Sick Leave Law Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/30/2013
EEOC Warns Employers Against Domestic Violence Discrimination Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/30/2013
Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury Release Waiting Period Regulations for Group Health Plans Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/30/2013
Work and Resident Permit Applications of Foreign Employees in China Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/30/2013
Judge McMonagle Awards Damages in San Allen Employment Litigation Case Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/29/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: March 11 - 15, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/29/2013
UK Employment Law Changes to Take Effect in April Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/29/2013
Closing Time for Anheuser-Busch, the NLRB Adopts a Balancing Test When Unions Request Witness Statements Southern Methodist University, SMU Dedman School of Law 3/28/2013
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Targets Workplaces with High Injury Rates – Are You a Target? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/28/2013
Indiana Governor Expected To Sign Bill That Would Restrict Local Government Entities from Setting Laws on Leave Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/28/2013
Agencies Issue Proposed Regulations Implementing the 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation Under the Affordable Care Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/28/2013
Think Before You Give Away Your Old Computer Equipment Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/27/2013
New Department of Labor (DOL) Administrator’s Interpretation Could Expand Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Coverage McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/27/2013
Born on the First of July: The Countdown to Illinois’ New Independent Tax Tribunal McDermott Will & Emery 3/27/2013
Who Owns Your Online Persona? Re: Social Media and Employment Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/27/2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Announces Rule Implementing Paperless Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/27/2013
Countdown Begins for HIPAA Omnibus Rule Compliance Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/27/2013
From Silver Bullets to Bazookas: Workers’ Innovative Challenge to Wal-Mart’s Employment Practices St. John's University School of Law 3/26/2013
HIPAA Omnibus Rule Effective March 26, 2013 Vedder Price 3/26/2013
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has Made Some Changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”); Is Your Policy in Compliance? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/26/2013
HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Effective Today, March 26, 2013 von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/26/2013
Federal Circuit Courts Find No Causal Connection in Employee Retaliation Claims Schiff Hardin LLP 3/26/2013
New York Agencies Make Additional Revisions to Proposed Regulations Relating To Compensation and Administrative Expenses Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/25/2013
Employers Take Note: U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Releases New Form I-9 for Immediate Use Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/25/2013
North Carolina Joins States Requiring Employers to Enroll in E-Verify Poyner Spruill LLP 3/25/2013
Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 Finally Makes Its Appearance McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/25/2013
March Madness Taking Hold of Sixth Circuit Varnum LLP 3/25/2013
Update: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to Appeal Recess Appointment Case to the U.S. Supreme Court Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/25/2013
2012 Veterans Employment Report Reveals Positive Signs U.S. Department of Labor 3/24/2013
EEOC Sues Toys “R” Us for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3/24/2013
Employee's Disagreement with Employer's Investigation Does Not Prove Retaliation Schiff Hardin LLP 3/24/2013
The Legal Risks of Blogging Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/23/2013
Sound Employer Practices Remain Key to Successful Defenses Schiff Hardin LLP 3/23/2013
California Court of Appeal Finds Employment Arbitration Agreement Barring Class Claims Unconscionable Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/23/2013
Federal Court Enjoins the Application of the Contraceptive Mandate to Company Owned By the Founder of Domino’s Pizza Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/23/2013
Timing Alone Insufficient Where Multi-Year Gap Between Protected Activity and Adverse Action in Employment Discrimination Case Schiff Hardin LLP 3/22/2013
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Reasonable Accommodations and Wellness Programs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/22/2013
Second Circuit Upholds Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements that Bar Title VII Class Actions, Finding that there is no Substantive Statutory Right to Pursue a Pattern-or-Practice Claim Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/22/2013
Terminate with Dignity: Minimizing Personal and Professional Pain When an Employment Relationship Ends Much Shelist, P.C. 3/22/2013
China Supreme People Court's Interpretation on Employment Law Issues Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/22/2013
What You Need to Know About Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act's (FATCA) Impact on Non-U.S. Retirement Plans McDermott Will & Emery 3/22/2013
International Franchise Association Urges Massachusetts To Change Laws To Clarify That Franchisors Are Independent Contractors Armstrong Teasdale 3/22/2013
From Frying Pan to Fire: Chicago Employers May Lose Business Licenses Following Wage and Hour Violations Much Shelist, P.C. 3/21/2013
Who Owns a LinkedIn Account? An Update to Eagle v. Edcomm, Inc. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/21/2013
Second Circuit Rules that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Does Not Apply to Claims for Gap-Time Pay Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/21/2013
Is Indiana's Right to Work Making an Impact? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/21/2013
Federal Court Affirms Discounted Stock Options Are Deferred Compensation Subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/21/2013
Affordable Care Act's Employer Mandate Takes Effect January 1, 2014 - Are You Prepared? Much Shelist, P.C. 3/21/2013
IRS Expands Voluntary Worker Classification Compliance Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/21/2013
Workplace Safety, Security and Employee Gun Rights Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/21/2013
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Claims Expand to New Industries Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/20/2013
Supreme Court Ruling Reverses Bad 9th Circuit Precedent on Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/20/2013
The Equal Pay Act—Is Your Business Helping or Hurting the Cause? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/20/2013
Quarterly Bio New Jersey HR Forum: Employment Law Updates Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/20/2013
IRS Provides Additional Favorable Guidance on Recently Modified Voluntary Classification Settlement Program McDermott Will & Emery 3/20/2013
Déjà vu All Over Again: Michigan Meets Another Roadblock in Effort to Limit Project Labor Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/19/2013
Quick Updates on Immigration Forms and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Posters Lewis and Roca LLP 3/18/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Releases Informal Guidance Addressing Fiduciary Responsibilities With Respect to Target Date Funds McDermott Will & Emery 3/18/2013
Employee Retaliation Claims: Will the Supreme Court Stem the Tide? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/18/2013
Telecommuting—No Longer the Way of the Future? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/18/2013
Wall Street Confidential: Does Your Workplace Policy Put You at Risk With the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/17/2013
Supersectors Reveal Positive Signs for Economy U.S. Department of Labor 3/17/2013
Locked Out of LinkedIn: A Federal Court Opens the Door To Employer Liability Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/16/2013
Did They Just Say That? A Reminder That Off-The-Cuff Remarks Handcuff Employers in Employment Lawsuits Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/16/2013
Judicial Approval No More? The Days of Judicially Scrutinized FLSA Settlements May Be Drawing To a Close Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/16/2013
Some Basic Employment Law Advice as “March Madness” Begins Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/16/2013
Massachusetts Employers Must Characterize Unused Vacation Pay Properly Raymond Law Group LLC 3/15/2013
NLRB Bypasses DC Circuit Rehearing and Intends to Proceed to Supreme Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/15/2013
IRS Issues 403(b) Plan Fix-It Guide McDermott Will & Emery 3/15/2013
New York City Council Overrides Mayors Veto; Discrimination Against the Unemployed Now Prohibited in New York City Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/15/2013
UK Border Agency Makes Changes to Tier 2 of the Points-Based System Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/15/2013
Discrimination Against the Unemployed Now Prohibited in New York City Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/14/2013
New Visa Bulletin Shows Progress in Employment-Based Categories - April 2013 Visa Bulletin Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/14/2013
House Introduces Bill - Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/14/2013
New EEOC Report Examines Obstacles Facing African Americans in Federal Workplace U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3/14/2013
Immigration Alert - Revised Form I-9 Released for Use by Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/14/2013
District Court Finds That an Employee May Be Lawfully Terminated for Misconduct Caused by a Disability Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/14/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Correction: English Version I-9 Must Be Completed By Most Employers Varnum LLP 3/14/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Publishes Revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 Armstrong Teasdale 3/14/2013
Protect Your CEO's Tweets and Posts from Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Action von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/14/2013
New York City Council Likely to Vote This Week to Override Mayor Bloomberg's Veto of Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on an Individual's Unemployment Status Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/14/2013
Employers and the “Contraceptive Mandate” McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/13/2013
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Correction: Most Employers Must Complete English Version I-9 Varnum LLP 3/13/2013
New Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, Has Been Issued Vedder Price 3/13/2013
Updates on Three Important Issues: Family and Medical Leave Act Developments, Arbitration Agreements and Trade Secret Protection Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 3/13/2013
New Version of Identity and Employment Eligibility Form I-9 Now Available Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/13/2013
Projections of Retirement Income Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/13/2013
Final HIPAA/HITECH Rules: Compliance Actions for Employee Benefit Plans Poyner Spruill LLP 3/13/2013
NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) Lightens Grip on At-Will Language in Employer Handbooks Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/12/2013
Department of State Releases April 2013 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/12/2013
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Issues 403(b) Plan Fix-It Guide McDermott Will & Emery 3/12/2013
Payroll Tax Fraud by Accountant Keeps Employer’s Statute of Limitations Open Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/12/2013
New Employment Verification Form I-9 Available in Spanish Varnum LLP 3/12/2013
Another Franchisor Faces Lawsuit Alleging That Its Franchisees Are Actually Employees Armstrong Teasdale 3/12/2013
America's Most Complicated Form is Updated Re: Employment Eligibility Verification Form Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/12/2013
New Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Regulations Effective: New Notice Poster and Model Forms Available Poyner Spruill LLP 3/12/2013
New Jersey Company to Pay Over 3 Million Dollars For Wage & Hour Violations Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/11/2013
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Published A New I-9 Form Poyner Spruill LLP 3/11/2013
Find ‘em a job - How Law Firm Sales and Marketing Professionals Add Value to a Firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/11/2013
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Expands Amnesty for Independent Contractor Reclassifications Varnum LLP 3/11/2013
Preparing for Seasonal Agricultural Labor Varnum LLP 3/11/2013
Providing Guaranteed Lifetime Income Benefits: Managing Fiduciary Responsibility Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Are Employers Required to Provide Summary Plan Description (SPDs) in Languages Other Than English? Varnum LLP 3/11/2013
Bankrupt Municipality May Reduce Retiree Benefits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/11/2013
Applying the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity Requirements to Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWBs) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Proposed IRS Guidance Would Facilitate Partial Annuity Distributions from Pension Plans, but Raises Concerns for Some Plan Sponsors Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Can Your Employee Sue You? New Decision from 5th Court of Appeals Continues the Confusion as to Who Is a Jones Act Seaman Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/11/2013
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Newsletter for Retirement Plan Service Providers Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Final Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rule Requires Group Health Plans And Providers To Update Their Notice Of Privacy Practices Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/11/2013
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Proposes Survey on Independent Contractor Misclassification Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/11/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel Gets One Right (Boeing Company) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
California Employees Who Exhaust Pregnancy Leave May Still Have Disability Discrimination Claim under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) Schiff Hardin LLP 3/11/2013
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance Update for Employee Benefit Plans Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/10/2013
Judicial Scrutiny, Proposed Settlements and Avoiding Settlement Rejections Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/10/2013
9th Circuit Applies Dukes v. Wal-Mart to a Wage/Hour Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/10/2013
Tentative Port Labor Deal Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Considerations in the Sale of Individual Annuity Contracts to Plans Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/10/2013
New Jersey Federal Court Cautions Employers When Responding to Even Routine Demand Letters Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/10/2013
Drugs in the Workplace V. Public Safety: Zero Tolerance or Just This Once? Varnum LLP 3/10/2013
Final HIPAA/HITECH Privacy and Security Rules: "Covered Entity" and "Business Associate" Issues for Employers Schiff Hardin LLP 3/10/2013
Seventh Circuit to Employers: Be Specific, Ambiguities in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 68 Offers of Judgment Might Cost You Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/10/2013
Determining if the Affordable Care Act “Play or Pay” Rules Apply to a Business Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/10/2013
Supreme Court to Hear a Case Affecting a Fundamental Element of Discrimination and Retaliation Actions Vedder Price 3/9/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Revises Form I-9 Re: Employment Eligibility Verification Form Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/9/2013
Department of Labor’s (DOL) Issues New Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Regulations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/9/2013
Internal Investigations Can Be Crucial to Defense Against Retaliation Claims in 7th Circuit Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/9/2013
The Fourth Circuit Opens the Door to Extrinsic Evidence in Considering a Claim for Employee Benefits Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/9/2013
New I-9 Employment Verification Form from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/9/2013
Ohio Supreme Court Offers Clarification of Employment Intentional Tort Statute Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/9/2013
Eastern and Southern New York District Courts Compel Plaintiffs to Arbitrate their FLSA Collective Action Claims on an Individualized Basis Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/9/2013
Illinois Court Revives Whistleblower Act Claim of Employee Who Was Fired Following Fine Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/9/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Publishes New Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 for Use by Employers Effective March 8, 2013 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/9/2013
New Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 Form Effective May 7, 2013 Varnum LLP 3/9/2013
New U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9 Effective May 7, 2013 Varnum LLP 3/8/2013
New Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Regulations Require Action by Group Health Plans McDermott Will & Emery 3/8/2013
U.S. Employers Face New Form I-9 Requirements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/8/2013
Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Continues To Pursue Employers Engaged in Efforts to Restrict Employee Job Change Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/8/2013
New ERISA Fiduciary Concern When Employer Stock Offered as 401(k) Plan Investment Option Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/8/2013
Finalized Affordable Care Act (ACA) Regulations on Transitional Reinsurance Program Premiums and Potential Effects for Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans McDermott Will & Emery 3/8/2013
Here Come the Unintended Consequences of the Affordable Care Act and Right to Work Varnum LLP 3/7/2013
California Employees Who Exhaust Pregnancy Leave May Still Have Disability Discrimination Claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) Schiff Hardin LLP 3/7/2013
Can Having Employees Pose for the Camera Pose Problems for You? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/6/2013
UK Government Publishes Proposals for Changes to Law on Share Buy Backs Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/6/2013
Sweat the Little Human Resource Details Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/6/2013
Employers Must Post New Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/6/2013
Has the Department of Labor (DOL’s) “Right To Know” Rule Resurfaced? Vedder Price 3/6/2013
New Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) Law Expected to Benefit Thousands of Military Families Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/6/2013
New Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster Must Be Posted By March 8, 2013 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/5/2013
Understanding the Impacts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Varnum LLP 3/5/2013
More of the Same: What to Expect from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2013 (and Beyond) Vedder Price 3/5/2013
Midland Michigan Plant Lays off Battery Workers Varnum LLP 3/5/2013
New Jersey Legislature Introduces Legislation Imposing Restrictions on Pre-Employment Inquiries into Criminal History of Applicants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/5/2013
Proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Regulations: Employer Shared Responsibility Rules Schiff Hardin LLP 3/5/2013
Love is in the Air: An Employment Attorney's Musings (or Grumblings) about Office Dating Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 3/5/2013
DC Circuit Court Finds President Obama’s Appointments Unconstitutional Vedder Price 3/5/2013
The HIPAA “Omnibus” Final Rule Part II – Revisions to Business Associate Definition, Liability and Obligations, Certain Individual Rights, and Implementation of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/4/2013
Final Rule Expands Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Leave for Military Family Members and Airline Crew Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/4/2013
Right to Work Bills Surface in the Kentucky House McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/4/2013
What Happens at Home Stays at Home? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/4/2013
Cease and Desist? (Re: National Labor Relations Board) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/3/2013
Former Executive’s Race to California Hits a Roadblock in New York Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/3/2013
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Expands Compensation Discrimination Enforcement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/3/2013
Final Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Military Leave Regulations Issued Armstrong Teasdale 3/3/2013
Perception Is Reality (Re: Americans with Disabilities Act and “Perceived As” Claims) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/3/2013
IRS Relief Available until April 1 for 403(b) Plan Sponsors Under Audit McDermott Will & Emery 3/2/2013
Sequestration Becomes a Reality Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/2/2013
April 1 Deadline for Filing H-1B Visa Petitions Approaches Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/2/2013
Federal Court Upholds Random Alcohol Testing of New U.S. Steel Coke Plant Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/1/2013
Affordable Care Act Implementation Continues: Important 2013 Requirements von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/1/2013
Same Sex Harassment Claim Against Straight Male Supervisor Cannot Be Dismissed, Says Second Circuit Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/1/2013
Employers Guilty Until Proven Innocent? Third Circuit Lowers the Bar for Employees Claiming Retaliation for Certain Protected Whistleblower Activities Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/1/2013
AFL-CIO Executive Council Demands Fully Staffed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/28/2013
Penalties and Measuring Periods for Large Employers: How to Assess Potential Liability under the Affordable Care Act Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/28/2013
Staying the Course: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Finalizes the Essential Health Benefits Regulations for 2014 McDermott Will & Emery 2/28/2013
IRS and US Department of Labor Continue to Expand, Encourage and Simplify Correction Programs in 2013 Updates to Employee Plan Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) and Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVCP) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/28/2013
The Wage and Hour Movement Against Internship Programs Poyner Spruill LLP 2/28/2013
Some Thoughts on Telecommuting Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/28/2013
Seventh Circuit Addresses Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Class Certification Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/28/2013
Revisions to Labour Contract Law Address Employee Dispatch Issues, Company Employment Models McDermott Will & Emery 2/27/2013
Employers Urged to Begin Preparation of New H-1B Immigration Petitions for April 1st Filing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/27/2013
Whistleblower under Affordable Care Act Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/27/2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Recommends Privacy Practices for Mobile Apps McDermott Will & Emery 2/27/2013
A Fast Track to Civilian Employment U.S. Department of Labor 2/27/2013
Yahoo’s Ban on Working from Home: Does it Raise Red Flags for Life Sciences Companies? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/27/2013
New Ohio Law Places Burden on Physician Employers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/27/2013
New U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") Guidance Clarifies Employee Entitlement to FMLA Leave to Care for Adult Children Schiff Hardin LLP 2/27/2013
New York (NY) Legislature Introduces Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/26/2013
New York City's Mayor Bloomberg Vetoes Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Against Unemployed Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/26/2013
Federal Court Rejects Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Suit Over Random Alcohol Testing of Probationary Plant Employees Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/26/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Audit Letters Requesting Proof of Compliance with Health Care Reform Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 2/26/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Issues Guidance for Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Plans to Engage in Cleared Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/26/2013
Cleveland Stories: An Argument for a Higher Minimum Wage U.S. Department of Labor 2/25/2013
Sick of Sick Employees? Can You Send Them Home? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 2/25/2013
Take Three: Raising the Minimum Wage Myths U.S. Department of Labor 2/25/2013
REDC Default Solutions to Pay $50,000 to Settle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2/24/2013
It's time to file H-1B (Specialty Occupation) Petitions: Employer Alert Vedder Price 2/24/2013
DOL Audit Letters Requesting Proof of Compliance with Health Care Reform Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 2/23/2013
California Supreme Court Sends Mixed Signals in Long-Awaited Mixed-Motive Discrimination Decision Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/23/2013
Second Circuit Rejects Application of McDonnell Douglas to New York City Human Rights Law – But Grants Summary Judgment Under More Lenient Analysis Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/23/2013
SEC Approves NYSE, NYSE MKT and NASDAQ Compensation Committee Listing Standards Andrews Kurth LLP 2/23/2013
OSHA Targets Dairy Product Businesses – Are You a Target? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/22/2013
New Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster Required in the Workplace McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 2/22/2013
Second Circuit Narrows Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Exhaustion Requirement When Plan Document Is Ambiguous on Need to Follow Claims Procedures McDermott Will & Emery 2/22/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Clarify Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA’s) Exemption for Donning and Doffing Time Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/22/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Issues Guidance on Calculating Backpay under Latino Express Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/21/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Proposes Survey on Independent Contractor Misclassification Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/21/2013
Judgment Against AutoZone Affirmed in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Disability Discrimination Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2/21/2013
I’m Too Sexy It Hurts… My Employment Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/21/2013
File for Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) Tax Refunds Before April 15 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/21/2013
University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. Will Pay $92,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2/21/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Audit Letters Requesting Proof of Compliance with Health Care Reform Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 2/20/2013
New Hampshire Right to Work? Not So Fast Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/19/2013
OMG! Am I a Business Associate (BA)? Assessing the Impact of Recent HIPAA Changes on Your Business von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/19/2013
The Letter of the Law Proves Equally As Applicable to Employees in Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Disputes Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/19/2013
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Launches E-Verify Employers Search Tool Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/19/2013
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Unnecessary or a Life Saver? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/19/2013
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) New HIPAA Omnibus Rule & Your Liability — A Detailed Review Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/19/2013
Innocent Until Proven Guilty, But Employed, Too? How to Handle Employee Arrests McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 2/18/2013
New Family and Medical Leave Act Forms Now Available Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/18/2013
EEOC Seeks Public Input to Develop Quality Control Plan for Investigations and Conciliations U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2/18/2013
Proposed New York Bill Increases Penalties for Wage Withholding Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/17/2013
Clarity And Grace--Personified - Writing Well Andrews Kurth LLP 2/16/2013
New York City on the Verge of Prohibiting Discrimination Based on an Individual's Unemployment Status Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/16/2013
Advancement of Women Lawyers In Private Practice: Learning From Their Sisters in Corporate Legal Departments and from Senior Lawyers In Private Practice National Association of Women Lawyers 2/16/2013
Spring Cleaning and the H-1B Visa Cap Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/16/2013
Seventh Circuit Addresses Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Class Certification Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/16/2013
If At First You Don't Succeed: Obama Renominates National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Recess Appointments Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/16/2013
Illinois Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage McDermott Will & Emery 2/15/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Clarifies Application of ERISA Rules to Cleared Securities Swaps Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/15/2013
New York Appeals Court Applies Liberal Standard in Reinstating a Sex Bias Claim Under the City Human Rights Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/15/2013
California Supreme Court Gives California’s Unfair Competition Law More Coverage Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/14/2013
Department of State Releases March 2013 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/14/2013
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to Focus on Criminal Background Checks Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/14/2013
Mine Safety Health Administration (MHSA) Inspection Failures May Spur Increases to Inspection Activities Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/14/2013
UK Employment Alert No 206: How to Terminate Employment and Exercise a Payment in Lieu of Notice Clause McDermott Will & Emery 2/14/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: February 4-8, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/13/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Freezes Assets and Brings Civil Charges against EB-5 Investor Visa Project Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/13/2013
Update: New Jersey Minimum Wage Bill Vetoed By Governor Christie Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/13/2013
Restrictive Covenants and Home Businesses (or Working from Home) Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/13/2013
Unions File Suit Challenging Michigan’s Right to Work Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/13/2013
Americans with Disabilities Act: Accommodating the Commute Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/12/2013
New Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Regulations Affect Business Associates and Subcontractors McDermott Will & Emery 2/12/2013
D.C. Court Decision Creates National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Upheaval Poyner Spruill LLP 2/12/2013
California Supreme Court Holds That Proof That Employer Would Have Made Same Employment Decision Absent Discrimination Precludes Award Of Damages, Backpay, Or Reinstatement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/12/2013
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) – Regulatory Law and Enforcement Update Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/11/2013
Good News from the California Supreme on Mixed Motive Discrimination Cases . . . At Least For Now Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/11/2013
Employee’s Role in Timekeeping Emphasized in New Sixth Circuit Opinion McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 2/11/2013
Michigan's New Social Media Privacy Law Bucks the Trend (and Starts a New Trend?) by Allowing Broker-Dealers to Comply with FINRA Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/11/2013
#Human Resources Tip – Save Those Voicemails Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/11/2013
Mandatory E-Verify: Not Too High a Price for Necessary Immigration Reform Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/10/2013
Eight Simple Rules for Testifying as a Witness Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/10/2013
#HR Tip – Nothing Good Comes from a Personnel File Request Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/10/2013
ICE Worksite Fines, No Thaw in Sight for 2013! (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/10/2013
Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs "OFCCP" Issues Enforcement Guidance on Contractors' Use of Arrest and Conviction Records Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/10/2013
What Every Business Needs to Know About the New Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law Raymond Law Group LLC 2/10/2013
Inside Immigration Reform: How Do You Fix a Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays By the Rules? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/10/2013
#HR Tip – Talk To The Employee, Not His Parents: When An Employee's Parent calls HR Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/10/2013
Department of Labor Releases Final Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Regulations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/9/2013
Second Circuit Narrows Employee Retirement Income Security Act "ERISA" Exhaustion Requirement When Employee Benefit Plan Document Is Ambiguous on Need to Follow Claims Procedures McDermott Will & Emery 2/9/2013
Department of Labor "DOL" Issues Final Rule and Survey Results on FMLA's (Family Medical Leave Act) 20th Anniversary Fowler White Boggs P.A. 2/9/2013
Salary Levels and Overtime Exemptions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/9/2013
Department of Labor "DOL" Publishes New Family and Medical Leave Act "FMLA" Regulations - Analysis and Implications Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/9/2013
Obama Administration Revises the Contraceptive Mandate, but Provides No Accommodations for For-Profit Companies with Religious Objections Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/9/2013
Breaking - Mixed Bag Ruling In California Mixed Motive Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/8/2013
U.S. Senators Propose Sweeping Immigration Bill to Ease H-1B Visa and Green Card Restrictions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/8/2013
Preparing for H-1B Immigration Cap Season in Fiscal Year 2014 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/8/2013
The Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate and the Collectively Bargained Workforce Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/8/2013
It Just Got Easier to Fix Your Ailing Retirement Plan Poyner Spruill LLP 2/8/2013
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Updates Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System McDermott Will & Emery 2/8/2013
Happy Anniversary, FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)! Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/8/2013
Will the Decision Invalidating the NLRB Recess Appointments Change the NLRB’s View Towards Employee Use of Social Media Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/7/2013
Dewonkify – Chained Consumer Price Index (CPI) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/7/2013
New 7th Circuit Opinion Explains Plaintiff's Obligation to Have a Trial Plan to Maintain Class Certification Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/7/2013
Employers Urged to Begin Preparation of New H-1B Petitions for April 1st Filing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/7/2013
Health Care Law Reform Update - February 4, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/7/2013
Indiana General Assembly Introduces Bills to Assist Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses; Governor Pence Signs Executive Order Aiding All Veteran Owned Businesses Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/6/2013
Canadian Superpriority Bowl: CCAA – 34, Ontario Pensions – 31 - Employer Pension Contributions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/6/2013
United Kingdom Employment Compensation Payments Increase Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/6/2013
Health Care Law Reform: Employer Shared Responsibility Requirements Require Action & Exchange Notice Delayed Vedder Price 2/5/2013
The Second Obama Term: President Outlines Major Immigration Overhaul Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/5/2013
National Labor Relations Board Rocked by Decision of D.C. Circuit Williams Kastner 2/5/2013
President’s Second Term Promises Continued Focus on Enforcement of Employment Laws Andrews Kurth LLP 2/5/2013
Noel Canning: Where does the National Labor Relations Board go from here? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/4/2013
Kraemer v. County of Milwaukee re Arrest and Conviction Record Discrimination Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/4/2013
Plaintiffs Must Offer "Significant Proof" Of A Common Policy Or Practice To Satisfy Commonality Under Rule 23 Post-Dukes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/4/2013
DC Court of Appeals Decision May Impact Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Powers and Authority Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/4/2013
Should Obama's NLRB Appointees Resign? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/3/2013
E-Verify on the fritz likely due to Florida going live on the RIDE Program (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/3/2013
DOL, IRS, and HHS Put the Brakes on Stand-Alone Health Reimbursement Arrangements Used to Access Health Insurance Coverage in the Individual Market Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/3/2013
The FLSA Also Requires Employers To Provide Private Lactation Break Rooms Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/3/2013
Contraception Coverage and Exemptions for Religious Employers: Federal Government Releases Proposed Rule von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/3/2013
HHS Releases Language for Use in Updating Business Associate Agreements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/3/2013
It’s Time to Prepare H-1B Visa Petitions for Fiscal Year 2014 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/2/2013
IRS Releases Proposed and Final Regulations Regarding Health Insurance Premium Tax Credits Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/2/2013
NLRB Judge Rules on Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/2/2013
Baby It’s Cold Outside – and Slippery, Too! Property Owners - Beware! Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/1/2013
Immigration Bill Proposes Substantial Reforms in Access to High-Skilled Foreign Workers in the U.S. Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/1/2013
IRS Updates and Expands Qualification Correction Program Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/1/2013
New ACA Regulations Address Minimum Essential Coverage and Exemptions McDermott Will & Emery 2/1/2013
January 1, 2013: New Fair Credit Reporting Act “FCRA” Forms Required by New Enforcement Agency Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/1/2013
Employers Beware-Newly Issued Judicial Interpretation Resolves Ambiguity Under The Criminal Law For Failure To Pay Wages Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/1/2013
President Obama Addresses the EB-5 Regional Center Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/1/2013
2014 H-1B Visas: Employers Need to Note Upcoming Application Dates Varnum LLP 2/1/2013
Senators Reach a Bipartisan Agreement for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Fowler White Boggs P.A. 2/1/2013
HIPAA Bulletin: Key Effects of the Newly Published Final Omnibus Rule Vedder Price 1/31/2013
California Appellate Court Breaks With the NLRB: Finds Federal Arbitration Act Trumps Employee Class Action Rights In Wage And Hour Suits Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/31/2013
2012 EEOC Charge Filing Stats Are In Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/31/2013
NLRB Recess Appointments Ruled Invalid Schiff Hardin LLP 1/31/2013
Unconstitutionality of Recess Appointments Has Far Reaching Repercussions on Labor and Financial Issues Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/31/2013
DOL Extends Notification Deadline for Purchase of Medical Benefits on Health Insurance Exchanges McDermott Will & Emery 1/30/2013
D.C. Circuit Rules NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/30/2013
Senators Propose Immigration Reform Varnum LLP 1/30/2013
2013 ADA Pool Lift Compliance Deadline: Has Your Business Complied? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 1/29/2013
Final HIPAA Rule Has Sweeping Impact on Covered Entities and Business Associates Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/29/2013
NLRB Appointments are “Constitutionally Invalid” Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/29/2013
Management and Human Resources Personnel May Not Find Protection Under Title VII’s Anti-Retaliation Provisions Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/29/2013
Paid Leave Can Be a Lawful Option When an Employee Is Facing Criminal Charges Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/28/2013
Make a Resolution to Improve Job Site Safety for a Safe 2013 Poyner Spruill LLP 1/28/2013
Gannett Companies Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for Almost $50,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/28/2013
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act "AODA" Reporting Dickinson Wright PLLC 1/27/2013
International Data Privacy Day is Monday Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/27/2013
NLRB Plans to Ignore D.C. Circuit Ruling Invalidating Obama Recess Appointments; Validity of Appointment of Richard Cordray as CFPB Director Also Suspect Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/26/2013
Groundbreaking Interpretation of Recess Appointments Clause by D.C. Circuit Finds Obama NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/26/2013
Final Rules Under HIPAA/HITECH Impact Employer Plans Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/26/2013
The New York Wage Theft Prevention Act's Annual Pay Notice Deadline is Rapidly Approaching Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/26/2013
Your Employees Get Tips, So Should You - Tips for Complying with State and Federal Wage and Hour Laws McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 1/26/2013
HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule & Business Associate Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/26/2013
The Dos and Don’ts of Implementing a Mandatory Flu Vaccine Policy Outside the Hospital Setting Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/25/2013
Walking the Social Media Policy Tightrope: How Employers CAN Comply with Tough NLRB Scrutiny Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 1/25/2013
D.C. Circuit Holds NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/25/2013
Subcontractors under the HIPAA Final Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/25/2013
Seventh Circuit Upholds Controversial Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/25/2013
Union Membership Numbers Continue to Decline Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/24/2013
Firing Employees Who Don’t Get Flu Shots: What Risks Do Hospitals Face? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/24/2013
Payment Required: New York Court Finds No Violation Of New York Labor Law Section 193 Where Unpaid Interns Did Not Receive Wages From Employer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/24/2013
High Court to Decide Whether “but-for” Standard Applies to Retaliation Claims Under Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/24/2013
Burger King Franchisee Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/24/2013
DOL’s Renewed Focus on Worker Misclassification Fowler White Boggs P.A. 1/24/2013
Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/23/2013
Employers Can Obtain Refund for Excess FICA Tax Paid as Result of Increased Excludable Limit for Transit Benefits McDermott Will & Emery 1/23/2013
Bye-Bye, Big Labor? What Michigan’s “Right to Work” Law Means for Employers Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/23/2013
Refresher on the "Step-up" Process for Service Personnel Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/23/2013
Right To Work Challenge Dismissed in Federal Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/22/2013
New IRS Rules for Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions under Health Care Reform Armstrong Teasdale 1/22/2013
The Second Obama Term: NLRB Outlook Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/22/2013
New Year, New Way to File Form LM-30 U.S. Department of Labor 1/22/2013
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Finds the 2011 Budget Repair Bill that Dramatically Limited Collective Bargaining Is Constitutional von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/22/2013
Public Employees Can Lose Their Jobs Over Online Information Raymond Law Group LLC 1/21/2013
EEOC Seeks Public Comment on Federal Sector Priorities U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/21/2013
Judge Reverses Prior Rulings Dismissing Case and Allows EEOC Disability Suit Against UPS to Proceed U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/20/2013
April 15th Deadline for Filing FICA Refunds for Severance Pay McDermott Will & Emery 1/20/2013
Can Employees Take FMLA Leave for the Flu? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/20/2013
Reminder for New York Employers: February 1 Deadline for Wage Theft Prevention Act Annual Notices Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 1/19/2013
Revisions to Labour Contract Law Address Employee Dispatch Issues, Company Employment Models McDermott Will & Emery 1/19/2013
Facebook Status: You’re Fired Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/18/2013
The NLRB Unwraps Several Post-Election Surprises for Employers Vedder Price 1/18/2013
Reminder: New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act Notice Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/18/2013
EEOC Outlines Enforcement Priorities in Approved Plan Fowler White Boggs P.A. 1/18/2013
IRS/Treasury Issue Employer Shared Responsibly Proposed Regulations Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/17/2013
Mixed Motive Allegation Not Enough To Sustain “Regarded as” ADAAA Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/17/2013
Reminder to Perform Annual ISO / ESPP Reporting in January 2013 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/17/2013
No Longer a Belieber Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/16/2013
New Jersey Department of Labor Proposes Rules Regarding Recently Enacted Gender Equity Poster Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/16/2013
Update on Fiscal Cliff Commuter Tax Benefits Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/16/2013
Recent Ruling Demonstrates That You Might Find Religion Where You Least Expect It Poyner Spruill LLP 1/15/2013
NLRB Now Permits Front Pay in Lieu of Reinstatement in Board Settlements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/15/2013
EEOC Sues Fidelity Engineering Corporation for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/15/2013
Marymount Manhattan College Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/15/2013
Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of “Reverse” Racial Discrimination Claim Against Cracker Barrel Varnum LLP 1/14/2013
IRS Updates Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System McDermott Will & Emery 1/14/2013
A Post Too Far: Dismissal for a Facebook Posting Held to be in Breach of Contract Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/14/2013
Small Business Especially Susceptible to Cyber Attacks Raymond Law Group LLC 1/13/2013
Wage and Hour Division Seeks Comments to Proposed Information Collection for Worker Classification Survey Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/13/2013
Department of Labor Secretary Solis Resigns Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/12/2013
The NLRB Overrules Longstanding Precedent in Two New Opinions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/12/2013
Court Rules in Favor of Employers in Class Action Group Rating Case Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/11/2013
OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting Program for 2013 Announced Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/11/2013
Florida's Minimum Wage Increased for 2013 Fowler White Boggs P.A. 1/11/2013
Arbitration Agreements Containing FLSA Class Waivers Held Enforceable Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/10/2013
2013: Will NLRB Have Its Bobby Ewing Moment? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/10/2013
Massachusetts Governeor Patrick's Administration Proposes Elimination of Fair Share Contribution Requirements Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/10/2013
Employer’s Creative Method to Reduce Overtime Pay Upheld by Federal Court Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/10/2013
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012's Impact on Employer-Provided Fringe Benefit Plans McDermott Will & Emery 1/10/2013
Board Reverses 34-year Rule and Requires Employers to Give Unions Actual Witness Statement Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/10/2013
New Law Expands “In-Plan” Roth 401(k) Conversions McDermott Will & Emery 1/10/2013
8th Circuit Upholds Class Waivers in FLSA Cases Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/10/2013
NLRB Protects Nonunionized Workers - Again Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/10/2013
Michigan’s Busy December: Legislature Passes Several Employment-Related Bills Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/9/2013
Texas Legislature Will Consider Employers’ Ability to Access Social Media Passwords Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/9/2013
McCormick & Schmick’s to Pay $47,814 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/8/2013
Top Ten Employment Law Issues for 2013 Armstrong Teasdale 1/8/2013
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012’s Impact on Employer-Provided Fringe Benefit Plans McDermott Will & Emery 1/8/2013
Fight Club’s First Rule of HR – You DO NOT Talk About Your Lawyer Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/8/2013
IRS Guidance Favorably Modifies Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program McDermott Will & Emery 1/8/2013
2012: A Strong Year of Consistent Growth U.S. Department of Labor 1/7/2013
NLRB Overturns 30-plus Years of Precedent Regarding “Witness Statements” - Labor & Employment Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/7/2013
Can You Fire an Employee for Being Too Sexy? Don’t Count on It, Notwithstanding A Recent Iowa Decision to the Contrary McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 1/7/2013
Fiscal Cliff Bill Includes Commuter Tax Benefits Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/6/2013
Privacy and Security Issues for 2013 (Second of a series): What to Expect in the Employment Arena Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/6/2013
IRS Guidance Favorably Modifies Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program "VCSP" McDermott Will & Emery 1/6/2013
Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Beautiful: Termination Based on "Irresistible Attraction" is Not Unlawful Sex Discrimination Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/6/2013
Contraceptive Mandate Appeal Held in Abeyance Pending Issuance of Final Rule Fowler White Boggs P.A. 1/5/2013
Facebook Firings – An Old Approach to the New Issue of the Virtual Water Cooler Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/5/2013
Fiscal Cliffhanger: Congress Passes Federal Tax & Health Care Legislation for 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/4/2013
The EEOC's Plan of Attack Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/4/2013
NLRB Delivers Yet More Pro-Union Rulings with Decisions on Discipline, Witness Statements Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 1/4/2013
Fiscal Cliff Legislation's Impact on Roth Conversions for Deferral Retirement Plans Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/4/2013
Michigan’s New Right to Work Legislation Dickinson Wright PLLC 1/3/2013
Legislative Developments for 2013 Schiff Hardin LLP 1/3/2013
Marital Privilege in Communications on Workplace Computer? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/3/2013
How Large Employers, Full Time Employees will be Determined for Affordable Care Act Varnum LLP 1/2/2013
HHS Issues Proposed Regulations Implementing Reinsurance Fees Paid by Carriers and Group Health Plans Under the Affordable Care Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/2/2013
Responding to Hurricane Sandy U.S. Department of Labor 1/2/2013
EEOC Sues Camden Place Health & Rehab, LLC for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/1/2013
Why Ohio Workers' Compensation Decision Could Benefit Employers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/1/2013
Consultation Period for Large UK Redundancies Cut from 90 Days to 45 Days Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/1/2013
2013 Brings Significant Criminal Background Check Changes for Ohio Home Health Agencies "HHAs" Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/1/2013
What You Say Can and Will be Held Against You: ADA Confidentiality Requirements Extend Beyond Termination of Employment Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/31/2012
Our Top 10 Labor Law Events of 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/31/2012
Fourth Circuit Upholds Employer-Favorable Religious Discrimination Decision Poyner Spruill LLP 12/31/2012
EEOC Sues Paramount Janitorial Services, Inc. for Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/31/2012
And the Hits Keep On Coming! NLRB Board Alters Approach on Witness Statements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/30/2012
New California Disability Regulations to Become Effective December 30, 2012 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/30/2012
PRC Supreme People’s Court Further Interprets Application of Laws in Trial of Labor Disputes Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/30/2012
Mobility Works Sued for Sexual Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/30/2012
Happy Holidays from the National Labor Relations Board "NLRB"! Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/30/2012
Mintz Levin Files FOIA Request for DOL Prevailing Wage Data Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/29/2012
Mendota Restaurants, Inc. to Pay $150,000 to Settle Class Sexual Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/29/2012
REMINDER - Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Changes Effective Jan. 1, 2013 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/29/2012
New Year, New Laws for California Employers – Deposition Limits, San Francisco Ordinances and Meal Periods Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/29/2012
Michigan Becomes the 24th Right to Work State. Could New Jersey Be Next? Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/29/2012
Supreme Court Denies a Request to Temporarily Enjoin the Contraceptive Mandate Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/28/2012
Eighth Circuit Rejects "Fiduciary Exception" to Privilege Arguments Armstrong Teasdale 12/28/2012
Iowa Supreme Court Rules that Employer Lawfully Terminated "Irresistible" Employee Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/28/2012
Recent NLRB Decisions Expand Employer Obligations Schiff Hardin LLP 12/28/2012
New Year, New Laws for California Employers – Right to Inspect and Receive Employment Records and Right to Inspect and Copy Wage Records Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/28/2012
Internet Defamation—What Can You Do When You Are the Target? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 12/27/2012
Significant New Fees for Group Health Plans in 2014-2016 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/27/2012
Michigan City Indiana Restaurant to Pay $20,000 to Settle Second EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/27/2012
New Year, New Laws for California Employers – Added Whistle-blower Protections, With Whom Will the EDD Share Employer Reports and Contracts with Commission Employees Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/26/2012
Altec to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/26/2012
Building a More Inclusive Workforce, Worldwide U.S. Department of Labor 12/25/2012
EEOC Approves Strategic Enforcement Plan U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/25/2012
No ADA Protection for Termination Due to Fear of Swine Flu Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/24/2012
All I Want For Christmas Are Some Stats Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/23/2012
U.S. House Panel Report on NLRB's Pro-Union Bias Says What Employers Have Long Been Thinking… Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/23/2012
FTC Approves Settlement of Noncompetition Case Against Renown Health Voiding Ten Physicians’ Noncompetition Agreements Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/23/2012
NLRB: Employees' Facebook Comments Are Protected Concerted Activity Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/23/2012
Businesses Brace for Another Round of EEOC Challenges Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/23/2012
Non-Competes: A Question of Consideration Much Shelist, P.C. 12/22/2012
When Numbers Count Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/22/2012
Can Volunteers Sue For Discrimination? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/22/2012
Board Overturns a 50-Year Old Precedent Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/22/2012
The Risks of Social Media: How Third Party Marketers Can Pose a Liability Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/22/2012
Trinity Health Corporation Agrees to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/22/2012
Employees’ Requested Religious Accommodations Must Be Reasonable Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/21/2012
Group Health Plans: Year-End Action Items, Upcoming Changes, New Guidance Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/21/2012
D.C. Court of Appeals Refuses to Enforce NLRB Ban on Offensive Employee Clothing Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/21/2012
The Top 10 Ways To Reduce Discovery Costs: Nos. 5-1 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/21/2012
A Developing "Faragher" Defense to FLSA Claims Fowler White Boggs P.A. 12/21/2012
China: New Regulations on the Employee Stock Ownership Plans of Listed Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/21/2012
Dodging Federal Discrimination Laws Doesn’t Pay U.S. Department of Labor 12/20/2012
Dillard's to Pay $2 Million to Settle Class Action Disability Discrimination Lawsuit by EEOC U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/20/2012
Employment Screening: Medical Inquiries and Examinations McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 12/20/2012
The DOs and DON’Ts of Company Holiday Parties Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/19/2012
The Top 10 Ways To Reduce Discovery Costs: Nos. 10-6 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/19/2012
Is Work From Home Counted in Determining FMLA Eligibility? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/19/2012
New Year, New Laws for California Employers – Religious Dress and Grooming Protected and Breastfeeding Further Protected Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/19/2012
Michigan’s New Right to Work Law: What It Means for Employers, Workers and the Upper Midwest Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/19/2012
But Wait! There's More: The 11th Right to Work Misconception Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/18/2012
Pregnancy Discrimination In Employment Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/18/2012
Illinois Federal Court Finds Employee Handbook Provision May Constitute an Agreement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/18/2012
New Year, New Laws for California Employers – Employer Access to Social Media Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/18/2012
2013 Notice to Employees Concerning the American Health Benefit Exchanges Fowler White Boggs P.A. 12/18/2012
New California Employment Laws to Take Effect in 2013 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/18/2012
Deconstructing Costco Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/17/2012
Employers Need To Be Careful When Classifying Individuals As Unpaid Interns Poyner Spruill LLP 12/17/2012
FSA Expresses Concerns About Outsourcing by Asset Managers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/16/2012
Online Tool to Help Businesses Fight Child and Forced Labor [VIDEO] U.S. Department of Labor 12/15/2012
American Legislative Exchange Council's - ALEC's Decades of 'Right-to-Work' Efforts Pay off in Michigan Center for Public Integrity 12/15/2012
NLRB Not Entitled to Injunction Directing NYC Property Management Company to Bargain with Incumbent Union Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/15/2012
Time’s up: Ending Chronic Delinquency in Union Reporting U.S. Department of Labor 12/15/2012
USCIS Issues New Guidance for Form I-9 and E-Verify Procedures Under DACA Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/14/2012
Top-10 Misconceptions About Right to Work Laws Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/14/2012
HHS Issues Comprehensive “Essential Health Benefits” Proposed Regulations 12/14/2012
IRS Extends Deadline for Defined Benefit Plans to Adopt Code Section 436 Amendments McDermott Will & Emery 12/13/2012
National Labor Relations Board Decisions Impacting Non-Union Private Employers Fowler White Boggs P.A. 12/13/2012
Outreach Agreement May Signal EEOC Focus on National Origin Discrimination Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/13/2012
Kentucky’s Municipal Employers Achieve Major Victory in 2012 McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 12/13/2012
NLRB Continues To Review General Employment Provisions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/12/2012
Right-to-Work Becomes Law in Michigan: What it Means for Employers Varnum LLP 12/12/2012
Right to Work Passes, Signed by Michigan Governor Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/12/2012
Supreme Court Allows Fifth Circuit Ruling on Private FLSA Settlements to Stand Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/11/2012
Holiday Warning: Cut Sexual Harassment From Your Holiday Party Invitation List Armstrong Teasdale 12/11/2012
“Employee” Status Not Necessarily Dependent on Compensation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/10/2012
UPS Sued By EEOC for Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/10/2012
Not Just Age Claims Anymore? Bill Introduced in the New York City Council Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/9/2012
UK Employment Alert: European Court of Human Rights Finds That Greater Protections Are Required For The Political Beliefs Of UK Employees McDermott Will & Emery 12/9/2012
NLRB Advice on Lawful Employment At Will Provisions Under the NLRA Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/8/2012
What Businesses With California Employees Should Consider Before January 1, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/8/2012
NLRB Hears Oral Argument in Noel Canning v. NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/8/2012
Right to Work Bills Pass Michigan House and Senate Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/7/2012
Proposed ACA Regulations on Transitional Reinsurance Program Premiums and Potential Effects for Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans McDermott Will & Emery 12/7/2012
Employment & Labor Laws 2013 Legislative Forecast Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/6/2012
Fresenius USA Manufacturing, Inc.- Forcing Employers to Navigate the Crossroads of Workplace Harassment & the NLRA McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 12/6/2012
Debate Continues Over President's NLRB Recess Appointments Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/6/2012
Liability for Workplace Harassment Depends on Definition of "Supervisor" Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/6/2012
Census Bureau Release Workforce EEO Numbers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/5/2012
Proposed Regulations Addressing Multi-State Plans McDermott Will & Emery 12/5/2012
Updated Notice of Rights Form Required for Employers Who Conduct and Use Background Checks Vedder Price 12/5/2012
Section 409A: Arrangements that Require Execution of a Release as a Condition to Severance May Require Action by Dec. 31, 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/5/2012
IRS Releases Draft Revised Form 5300 and Instructions McDermott Will & Emery 12/5/2012
Federal Courts Clarify Reasonable-Accommodation Standards Vedder Price 12/5/2012
California Declines FINRA 'Friend Request': The Impact of State Social Media Privacy Legislation on Broker-Dealers' Ability to Comply with FINRA Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/5/2012
Watch What They Say and What They Do: The Seventh Circuit Examines What Constitutes Notice of Employee Eligibility for FMLA Leave Vedder Price 12/4/2012
Employer Accountable for Impersonation Scheme by Hired Investigator: Illinois Supreme Court Weighs In Much Shelist, P.C. 12/4/2012
Five Strategies for Employers to Improve Their Success in the Hearing Room Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/4/2012
NLRB Issues First Rulings on Social Media Policies Vedder Price 12/4/2012
Employers Must Reassign Disabled Employees To Vacant Positions Ahead of More Qualified Candidates? Seventh Circuit Says, "Yes." Poyner Spruill LLP 12/4/2012
D.C. Circuit Refuses To Enforce Board’s Bargaining Order, Finds Lawful Impasse Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/4/2012
When is Your Company’s Social Media Policy an Unfair Labor Practice? Recent NLRB Decisions Offer Long-Awaited Guidance for Employers Much Shelist, P.C. 12/3/2012
Advice Memo From NLRB Again Affirms D.R. Horton, Finds Employer Arbitration Agreement Unlawful Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/3/2012
Preventing Workplace Violence Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/3/2012
Southern District of Indiana Limits Scope of Discovery Sought From Former Employers for Whom Plaintiff May Obtain Re-Employment Pursuant to Union Working Agreement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/3/2012
Social Media Account Ownership: Big Picture Tips for Illinois Employers Much Shelist, P.C. 12/1/2012
Wage and Hour Issues Post-Sandy Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 12/1/2012
Essential Health Benefits Proposed Rule: Additional Detail with Few Surprises McDermott Will & Emery 12/1/2012
California Passes Law Restricting Employers From Requiring Access to the Employees/Applicants Social Media Sites Much Shelist, P.C. 11/30/2012
NLRB Invalidates Another Workplace Social Media Policy Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/30/2012
Court Grants Summary Judgment Against Coca-Cola in Breach of Collective Bargaining Agreement Claim by United Steel Workers Varnum LLP 11/30/2012
The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange: How Obamacare is Changing the Health Insurance Marketplace McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 11/30/2012
PBGC Announces Formal Policy Reducing Impact of ERISA Section 4062(e) on Creditworthy Plan Sponsors McDermott Will & Emery 11/30/2012
Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection—Second Circuit Applies The Strict Scrutiny Test And Holds That New York Cannot Prohibit Nonimmigrants From Obtaining Pharmacist Licenses Southern Methodist University, SMU Dedman School of Law 11/30/2012
Dewonkify – Wonk Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 11/30/2012
You’re Fired: One Good Reason for Employees Not to Ask for FMLA Leave When Their Facebook Photos Negate Such Entitlement Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 11/29/2012
Changes Announced to UK Immigration Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/29/2012
2013 Expiring and Changing Employee Tax Provisions McDermott Will & Emery 11/29/2012
Employers May Be Entitled to FICA Tax Refund On Severance Payments Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/28/2012
Supreme Court Examines “Supervisor” Definition In Bias Suits Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/28/2012
Current Trends in Obamacare: Where is it Going and What to Watch For Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/28/2012
USSC: Validity Of Noncompetition Agreement Containing Arbitration Provision Cannot, Under The Supremacy Clause, Be Addressed By State Supreme Court Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/28/2012
NHL Lockout: Day 73 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/28/2012
After Nearly 25 Years, New Jersey Appellate Court Provides ‘Sobering’ Guidance to Employers Respecting Workplace Alcoholism Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/28/2012
District Courts in the Fourth Circuit Run Full Speed Ahead with Equitable Estoppel Claims Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/27/2012
Seventh Circuit Rejects EEOC’s Claim of Confidentiality Violations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/27/2012
Businesses Must Determine Whether the Pay-or-Play Provisions in the Affordable Care Act Apply Fowler White Boggs P.A. 11/27/2012
When Is Facebook Activity "Solicitation?" Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/27/2012
What’s Not to “Like” About Workplace Harassment? Texas Wesleyan University School of Law 11/26/2012
Texas State Agencies to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC and DOJ Wage Discrimination Suits U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/26/2012
India’s Factory Fire Illustrates a Culture of Lax Safety Standards [VIDEO] Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/26/2012
USCIS Releases Fraud Analysis Framework for H-1 and L-1 Visas Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/26/2012
Michigan's Second Project Labor Agreements (PLA) Law Also Pre-empted by NLRA Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/26/2012
Study Shows Companies Have Had More NLRB Election Success in 2012 (and Other Intriguing Statistics) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/25/2012
They Know They Have It Too Good - Re: Federal Government Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/24/2012
Rocky Mountain High: Colorado Voters Legalize Non-Medical Use of Marijuana Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/24/2012
EEOC Releases Performance and Accountability Report Under New Strategic Plan U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/24/2012
Crowd Management is Something to be Grateful For U.S. Department of Labor 11/23/2012
Starbucks’ Tip Pooling Practices Found to Violate Massachusetts Law Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 11/21/2012
HHS Releases Proposed Rules Governing ACA Insurance Requirements von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/21/2012
Hand it Over: Federal Judge Orders Plaintiffs in Discrimination Lawsuit to Produce Cell Phones and Facebook Account Passwords Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/21/2012
Employers Hiring Qualified Veterans Before the End of the Year May Be Eligible For Expanded Tax Credit Poyner Spruill LLP 11/20/2012
First Hockey and Now Twinkies Too? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/20/2012
Overpaying Our Way Over The Edge of The Fiscal Cliff Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/20/2012
Second Federal Court Temporarily Enjoins Application of Contraceptive Mandate to a For-Profit Business Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/19/2012
Hotspur Resorts, JW Marriott Franchisee, Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $155,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/18/2012
International Relocation of Companies: Focus on French Practice McDermott Will & Emery 11/18/2012
Consistently Growing Jobs and Our Economy U.S. Department of Labor 11/17/2012
Court in 11th Circuit Clarifies When a Remand to the Plan Fiduciary is Appropriate Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/17/2012
California Revises its New Commission Contract Requirement Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/17/2012
Section 409A Transition Relief Deadline Quickly Approaching Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/17/2012
Owner of Comfort Inn and Suites in Taylor, Mich. Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/17/2012
Right to Work States Outstrip Others In Job Growth Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/16/2012
Employers' Responsibilities for Snow Days and Working Vacations McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 11/16/2012
E-Verify to Become Mandatory in Four Additional States Fowler White Boggs P.A. 11/16/2012
Posting By Employer Regarding Pending Legal Action Can Violate CEPA Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 11/15/2012
Taking Care of Business When Hurricanes, Storms and Natural Disasters Hit Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/15/2012
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions for November 5-9, 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/15/2012
NLRB Decision Regarding Confidentiality of Employer Investigations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/15/2012
Inclement Weather and Time Off Issues: To Pay or Not to Pay McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 11/14/2012
The IDO Is Now The IWO Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 11/14/2012
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Changes Enforcement Policy Under ERISA Section 4062(e) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/13/2012
Results of State Voter Referendums on Same-Sex Marriage: Implications for Employee Benefit Plans McDermott Will & Emery 11/13/2012
EEOC Obtains Ten-Year Consent Decree in Pregnancy Discrimination Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/13/2012
A New Wave of Say-on-Pay and Executive Compensation Proxy Litigation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/13/2012
Department of State Releases December 2012 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/12/2012
Florida's Minimum Wage to Rise 12 Cents in 2013 Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 11/12/2012
PBGC Announces Formal Policy Reducing Impact of ERISA Section 4062(e) on Creditworthy Plan Sponsors McDermott Will & Emery 11/12/2012
New Jersey Enacts New Pay Equality Poster and Notice Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/12/2012
Regional Conflicts in Workers Compensation Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/12/2012
National Labor Relations Board - NLRB Updates Workload of Division Judges in 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/12/2012
Interstate Distributor Company to Pay Nearly $5 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/12/2012
Michigan Municipal Bonds for Retirement Liabilities Dickinson Wright PLLC 11/12/2012
“Nearest-Tenth Of An Hour” Rounding Policy Permissible Under California Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/11/2012
The National Labor Relations Board's Division of Advice Endorses Appropriately Tailored Employment At-Will Policies Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/11/2012
Employers Can Provide Tax-Free Disaster Assistance to Employees McDermott Will & Emery 11/11/2012
Newark Ordinance Restricts Employers’ Use of Criminal Background Checks Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/11/2012
Rite Aid to Pay $250,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Retaliation Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/11/2012
Pentagon Reinstates Program Offering Immigrants with Special Skills a Quicker Path to Citizenship Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/11/2012
UK Sponsorship Licence Renewal Deadlines Approaching Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/10/2012
Veterans Day 2012: Honoring Heroic Sacrifice U.S. Department of Labor 11/10/2012
NLRB ALJ Finds Employee Arbitration Policy Unlawful Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/10/2012
The Fiscal Cliff: January 1st Tax Increases Loom Much Shelist, P.C. 11/10/2012
Well That's $23 Million Down the Drain Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/10/2012
Consumer-Driven Health Care’s Next Act: Rise of the Private Exchanges Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/10/2012
Yes, Employees May (Sometimes) Be Fired For Incriminating Facebook Posts Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/10/2012
Losing A Fair Labor Standards Act Lawsuit Can Be Costly Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/9/2012
Newark, New Jersey Deals a Blow to Criminal Background Checks Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/9/2012
PEPping Up the Economy and Employers Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 11/9/2012
Employers Can Provide Tax-Free Disaster Assistance to Employees McDermott Will & Emery 11/8/2012
IRS Guidance Encourages Leave Donation Programs for Hurricane Sandy Victims Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/8/2012
Written Time Reporting Policy Saves Employer From Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Liability Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/8/2012
Recent Case Suggests How Private Equity Funds Can Protect Against Unfunded Pension Liabilities of Portfolio Companies McDermott Will & Emery 11/8/2012
USCIS Releases New Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/8/2012
Compliance With Wage & Hour Laws In The Wake Of Hurricane Sandy Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 11/7/2012
AFL-CIO President Declares that EFCA Will Be Passed Into Law If President Obama Re-elected Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/7/2012
Wage and Hour Considerations and Inclement Weather: In the Wake of Hurricane Sandy Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/7/2012
EEOC’s Focus on Pregnancy Discrimination McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 11/7/2012
D-Day for ObamaCare? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/7/2012
New York Agencies Revise Proposed Regulations Relating To Compensation and Administrative Expenses Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/7/2012
Reminder: Amendment to New York's Wage Deduction Law Becomes Effective on Thursday, November 8, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/6/2012
NRLB Continues to be Active in the Areas of Social Media and Employment-at-Will Policies Poyner Spruill LLP 11/6/2012
New York Employers May Not Seek to Prevent Their Employees From Voting or Attempt to Improperly Influence Their Votes Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/6/2012
Looking at the EEOC’s Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 11/6/2012
Newsweek’s History Includes Path-Breaking Gender Discrimination Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/5/2012
Social Media: The New Harassment Landscape Continued McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 11/5/2012
Capri Home Care Pays $23,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/4/2012
Señor Frog’s, Altres Sued By EEOC For Severe, Rampant Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/4/2012
Extreme Weather, Natural Disasters and Personnel Issues Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 11/3/2012
NLRB Issues New Guidance: Brings Some Clarity to At-Will Disclaimer Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/3/2012
California Appeals Court Approves Rounding of Employee Time Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/2/2012
NLRB’s Division of Advice Finds Two At-Will Employment Policies Lawful Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/2/2012
Broward County Passes Wage Theft Ordinance Fowler White Boggs P.A. 11/2/2012
The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange: Little Gnome Facts McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 11/1/2012
In the Spirit of DR Horton, ALJ Extends Protections to Job Applicants Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/1/2012
NLRB Steps Away from the At-Will “Ledge” Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/1/2012
Illinois Courts to Require Redaction of Personal Identity Information Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/31/2012
A look at the EEOC’s Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 10/31/2012
New Notice Requirements Effective November 1, 2012, for Single Employer Pension Plans with Funding-Related Restrictions McDermott Will & Emery 10/31/2012
Employee Time Off to Vote: What is Required for Employers in Illinois, Wisconsin and Throughout the Country? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/31/2012
Hurricane Sandy: Board of Education Discretion in Issuing Alternative Work Schedules on Snow Days Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/30/2012
EEOC Publishes Fact Sheet Describing the Application of Anti-Discrimination Laws to Victims of Gender-Based Violence Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/30/2012
What Employers Need to Know for 2012 and 2013 Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act McDermott Will & Emery 10/30/2012
Insurance Rate Increases Tempered After Implementation of Rate Review Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/29/2012
Not All “Entries” Are Equal – The Law of “Entry” and “Admission” for Purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act Chicago-Kent College of Law 10/29/2012
EEOC Releases Q&A Fact Sheet On Application of Title VII and ADA to Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/29/2012
Sixth Circuit Nixes FICA Tax on Severance Pay Dickinson Wright PLLC 10/28/2012
Paid FICA Taxes on Severance Pay? Claim a Refund Now Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/26/2012
The Particulars of a Job: Description vs. Requirements McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 10/26/2012
Retail Stores: Know Your Duty of Care Varnum LLP 10/26/2012
Upcoming State Voter Referendums on Same-Sex Marriage McDermott Will & Emery 10/26/2012
This should have been an obvious FLSA decision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/25/2012
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting: A Law Student's Freewheeling Inquiry Villanova University School of Law 10/25/2012
Is Continued Employment Enough to Uphold Invention Assignment Agreements? Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/25/2012
Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert - Reduction of European Plant Overcapacity and Its Impact on the Health of the Automotive Supply Chain Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/25/2012
Forestry Giant Sierra Pacific Industries Settles EEOC National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/25/2012
On The Radar: Supreme Court Set to Resolve Circuit Split as to Definition of Supervisor Under Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/24/2012
Quality Stores, Inc.: Law Update Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/24/2012
Section 409A Document Correction Relief: Take the Final Bite of the Apple before December 31st Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/24/2012
Five Essential Elements of a Good Job Description McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 10/24/2012
EEOC Wins Summary Judgment on Liability in Baltimore County Pension Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/23/2012
New Jersey Employers Required to Post and Distribute Notice of Gender Pay Equality Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/23/2012
EEOC Must Abide By 300-Day Rule in Pattern and Practice Case, Says New Jersey Federal Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/23/2012
IRS Announces Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2013 McDermott Will & Emery 10/23/2012
Dairy Queen Franchisee to Pay $17,500 to Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/23/2012
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions for October 8-12, 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/22/2012
CFTC Provides a Bit of Last-Minute Breathing Room on Swaps Regulation Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/22/2012
The USW Right to Work Case Clears First Hurdle Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/22/2012
EEOC Continues Focus on Religious and National Origin Discrimination Involving Muslim and Arab Communities Poyner Spruill LLP 10/22/2012
The UK's Defense Department turns to the private sector Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/22/2012
Disability Mentoring Day: Pay it Forward U.S. Department of Labor 10/22/2012
EEOC Sues South Loop Club for Sex Harassment and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/21/2012
2013 COLAs for Employee Benefit Plans Varnum LLP 10/21/2012
EEOC Obtains $40,000 in Settlement of ADA Case with Jim Walter Resources U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/21/2012
New Opportunities for U.S. Defense Contractors as UK Looks to ‘Outsource’ Jobs to Private Sector Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/21/2012
Lost wages: What records does your union need to keep; what policies should you develop? U.S. Department of Labor 10/20/2012
DuPriest and Sons To Pay $24,000 to Silk-Screener Fired Because of Disability U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/20/2012
The Legal Battle Over Health Reform, Continued Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/20/2012
Discussing Eagle v. Edcomm, the LinkedIn Employer Takeover Case, with LXBN TV: Video Interview Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/20/2012
Proposed Legislation Would Reform Ohio Employment Bias Laws Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/20/2012
Innovation and Reinvention on Display at America’s Community Colleges U.S. Department of Labor 10/20/2012
D.R. Horton Files Reply Brief in Appeal of NLRB Decision Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/19/2012
Does the NLRA really Protect A Worker's Right to Be Rude? The NLRB Thinks So! Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/19/2012
NLRB Makes it More Difficult for Employers to Control Off-Duty Employee Access to the Workplace Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/19/2012
Will a Savings Clause Save Your Social Media Policy? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 10/19/2012
New York Publishes MTA Payroll Tax Protective Refund Claim Procedures Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/19/2012
Compliance Alert for Group Health Plans Annual Notices to Employees/Participants Schiff Hardin LLP 10/19/2012
Retaliation in the Workplace Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/19/2012
Seventh Circuit Sides With Defendants On Eavesdropping Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/18/2012
Scope of Non-Access Policies Limited by Recent NLRB Decisions Schiff Hardin LLP 10/18/2012
NLRB and ALJ Decisions Continue to Refine Social Media Policy Parameters McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 10/18/2012
Anatomy of NFL Referees' Lockout Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/18/2012
Minnesota Court Applies 2-Year Limit to Drug/Alcohol Testing Law, Increases Likelihood of Punitive Damages in Employment Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/18/2012
Hotel Fined $50,000 for Discriminatory Immigration Employment Practices Fowler White Boggs P.A. 10/18/2012
To Post or Not to Post – Are All Employee Facebook Comments Protected Under the NLRA? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/18/2012
ICE Releases Guidance on Evaluating Electronic I-9 Systems LawLogix Group, Inc. 10/18/2012
Congressional Investigation Targets WARN Act Guidance Issued to Defense Contractors Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/17/2012
Health Care Reform Update - October 15, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/17/2012
High Court Will Not Evaluate Whether Summary Judgment Orders Violate Plaintiffs’ Seventh Amendment Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/17/2012
Another Social Media Battleground: Employee LinkedIn Accounts - "It's Mine" - "No It's Not" Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/16/2012
Six Factors to Consider When Drafting Non-Compete Agreements Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/16/2012
Microunions and the National Labor Relations Board: What is a Valid Bargaining Unit? Retail Industry Leaders Association 10/16/2012
NLRB Signals Intent To Scrutinize Facially Neutral Handbook Policies Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/15/2012
JEC Enterprises Sued By EEOC for Sex Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/15/2012
Online and Off-Limits: New California Legislation Prohibits Employers from Requiring Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/14/2012
Court Rules Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Not Subject to Social Security, Medicare Taxes Varnum LLP 10/14/2012
Sixth Circuit Upholds Wal-Mart’s Termination of Employee for Using Medical Marihuana Dickinson Wright PLLC 10/14/2012
MMR Constructors Sued by EEOC For Racial Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/14/2012
Fire at Will? George Osborne’s Proposals for “Owner-Employee” Contracts Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/14/2012
Practical Pointers in Respect to Non-compete Agreements in China McDermott Will & Emery 10/14/2012
DOJ Announces Settlement With Florida Company Over Allegations of Retaliation for Employee Challenge to E-Verify Non-Confirmation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/13/2012
The NLRB's Second Bite Of The Apple Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/13/2012
Seventh Circuit: ADA Gives Disabled Employees Priority For Vacant Positions Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/13/2012
Wendy's Franchisee to Pay $41,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/13/2012
Would Your Wage and Hour Practices Withstand Scrutiny? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/12/2012
Who Owns a Social Media Account? Court Rules that Employer Did Not Violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) by Taking Over a LinkedIn Account Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/12/2012
DOJ Announces Settlement With Florida Company Over Allegations of Retaliation for Employee Challenge to E-Verify Non-Confirmation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/12/2012
EEOC Sues PFERD Milwaukee Brush for Pay Bias U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/12/2012
Former Employee Fails To Convince Court Of Underpayment In First And Last Weeks Of Employment Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/11/2012
IRS Guidance on Additional Medicare Tax Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/11/2012
Checking Your Background Check: Is Your Authorization in Compliance with the FCRA? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/11/2012
The NLRB’s First “Facebook Firing” Decision: It Has Little To Do With Firings for Facebook Posts About the Workplace Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/11/2012
U.S. Supreme Court to Define Who is a Supervisor Under Title VII Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/11/2012
Governor Cuomo Signs Amendment to New York's Wage Deduction Statute Schiff Hardin LLP 10/11/2012
Recent NLRB Positions Challenge Employer Conventional Wisdom Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/11/2012
City of Springfield, Missouri Reaches Settlement to Strike Down E-Verify Requirement Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/10/2012
Even When You Win, You Might Still Lose: NLRB Strikes Back After Employer Prevails In Federal Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/10/2012
Time Off to Vote: State Laws for Employers in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania & West Virginia Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/10/2012
NLRB Expands Employee Rights to Enter Workplace Outside Work Hours Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/10/2012
Next Steps to Comply with Health Care Reform Schiff Hardin LLP 10/10/2012
Does Your Franchise Agreement Address Group Arbitration? Armstrong Teasdale 10/9/2012
Online and Off-Limits: New California Legislation Prohibits Employers from Requiring Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/9/2012
NDEAM 2012: The Value of Work U.S. Department of Labor 10/9/2012
Potential Opportunity for Refund of FICA Taxes Paid on Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Payments Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/9/2012
The E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification Program - an Interactive Map Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/8/2012
May Employers Require Job Applicants To Provide Home Addresses? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/8/2012
Texas Workforce Commission: New Employment Record Requirement 10/8/2012
Labor Law: NLRB finds standard at-will employment provisions unlawful Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/8/2012
Mistake in October Visa Bulletin Results in Temporary Suspension in Processing of EB-5 Petitions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/8/2012
NLRB Social Media Decisions Leave Questions for Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/8/2012
Reasonable Security in the Workplace in the Age of BYOD Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/7/2012
Another New Wave of Employment Laws in California Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/7/2012
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions for September 24-28, 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/7/2012
Labor Law: Harassment and discrimination suits can turn on the distinction between a supervisor and a co-worker Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/7/2012
District Court Rejects “Novel Theory” that Transfer to a Position to Which the Employee Was Not Qualified Constitutes an Adverse Employment Action Varnum LLP 10/7/2012
Labor: Cat’s paw theory can make individual employees liable Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/7/2012
California Governor Signs Law Prohibiting Explicit Mutual Wage Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/7/2012
Opioids in the Office Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/6/2012
Republican members of Congress file amicus briefs to challenge NLRB recess appointments Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/6/2012
Labor: The top 5 compensable time issues that spell disaster for employers Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/6/2012
NLRB Rejects Another Social Media Policy Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/6/2012
Americans Back to Work; Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.8 Percent U.S. Department of Labor 10/6/2012
USCIS Announces Comment Period for E-Verify Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/5/2012
2014 Diversity Lottery Instructions Are Now Available Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/5/2012
California Passes Law to Regulate Access to Employees’ Social Media Accounts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/5/2012
Checking Your Background Check: Is Your Authorization in Compliance with the FCRA? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/5/2012
NLRB Decides First Facebook Discharge Case; Holds for Employer but Finds "Courtesy" Requirement Unlawful Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/5/2012
Labor: No liability for pre-EEOC investigations Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/4/2012
Important Employment Legislative Developments Impacting Both NY and NJ Employers Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 10/4/2012
Labor: Ohio Supreme Court rules on the effect of mergers on noncompetes Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/4/2012
Employee Participant Level Fee Disclosures -The Second Step in a Two-Step Dance Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/4/2012
NLRB Strikes Down Employee Handbook Language and Issues First Social Media Decision Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/4/2012
California Creates First State-Run Retirement Plan for Private Sector Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/4/2012
USCIS Releases New E-Verify Enhancements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/4/2012
ESOPs Help Keep Firms, Jobs in Town Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/3/2012
Potential Refund Claims: New York MTA Payroll Tax Held Unconstitutional Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/3/2012
Employee Benefits Alert - 2013 Plan Year Reduction in Health Flexible Spending Account Deferrals Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/3/2012
Change in Garnishment Period Should Benefit Creditors Varnum LLP 10/3/2012
Health Care Law Reform Update- October 1, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/3/2012
8 Questions an Employer Should Ask Before Taking an Adverse Employment Action Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/3/2012
California Creates First State-Run Retirement Plan for Private Sector Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/3/2012
Milford, MA Becomes the First U.S. Town to Enroll in ICE's IMAGE Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/3/2012
District Court Rejects “Novel Theory” that Transfer to a Position to Which the Employee Was Not Qualified Constitutes an Adverse Employment Action Varnum LLP 10/3/2012
USCIS Releases New E-Verify Enhancements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/2/2012
The Birth of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Actions Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/2/2012
NLRB Issues First Social Media Decision Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/2/2012
New Jersey Imposes Gender-Equality Notice Obligations on Employers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/2/2012
Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Opens October 2, 2012 Varnum LLP 10/2/2012
It’s Official- President Obama Extends the Regional Center Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/2/2012
Seventh Circuit Joins Ranks of Courts Holding that Internal Grievances about Employer Fiduciary Duty Breaches is Actionable Under ERISA Section 510 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/2/2012
Congress Approves Three-Year E-Verify Extension Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/1/2012
Congress Fails to Advance Federal Farm Bill or Disaster Assistance Bill Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/1/2012
It’s Official - The First NRLB Decision Striking Down a Social Media Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/1/2012
New WDNR Regulations A Concern for Wisconsin Agriculture Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/1/2012
Husband Organizes; Wife Gets Fired. NLRB Orders Reinstatement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/30/2012
Efforts to Restrict Employer Access to Social Media Passwords Pick Up Steam McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/30/2012
Federal Court In Washington Rules That Allstate Sales Agent Is A Contractor, Not An Employee Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/29/2012
Recommended Reading – BYOD and Reasonable Security Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/29/2012
OSHA's Aggressive Focus on Grain Handling Operators Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/29/2012
EEOC Sues Dollar General for Race Discrimination and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/29/2012
Beware the Weakest Link: Human Behavior 9/28/2012
Administration Teams Up to Bring Jobs Back to America U.S. Department of Labor 9/28/2012
National unions and Chamber of Commerce face off in Michigan Center for Public Integrity 9/28/2012
USCIS Acknowledges 45,000 Unused H-1B Visas Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/28/2012
Social Media: The New Harassment Landscape McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/28/2012
IRS Eliminates Use of Letter Forwarding Service to Find Missing Participants and Beneficiaries McDermott Will & Emery 9/28/2012
EEOC Sues Panda Express Restaurant in Hawaii for Rampant Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/28/2012
All Hands on Deck: Job Club Leaders Gather at White House Forum U.S. Department of Labor 9/27/2012
Sixth Circuit: Downsizing Payments Are Not FICA-Taxable Wages Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/27/2012
Choose Your Words Carefully When Drafting Social Media Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/27/2012
Mandatory E-Verify Compliance in North Carolina to Begin October 1st Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/27/2012
Quality Stores Decision Could Lead to Significant Refunds of FICA Tax McDermott Will & Emery 9/27/2012
Is Football Season a Waste of Time for Workers or a Wasted Opportunity for Management? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/27/2012
Arkansas Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan Andrews Kurth LLP 9/27/2012
SEC Proposes Rule to Eliminate Ban on General Solicitation and Advertising Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/27/2012
Information Collection for the Escape and Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal Mines, Surface Facilities and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines Andrews Kurth LLP 9/27/2012
"Context Matters" Reasons the Board as it Forgives Workplace Vulgarity and Lying Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/26/2012
Chinese FDA Proposes Inspection of Foreign Pharma Sites McDermott Will & Emery 9/26/2012
Infographic: Drug Abuse in the Workplace Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/26/2012
Awareness Raising Works U.S. Department of Labor 9/26/2012
U.S. and EU Regulators Seek Input on Eliminating Red Tape and Unnecessary Costs McDermott Will & Emery 9/25/2012
Intellectually Disabled Workers Awarded $1.3M for Pay Discrimination by Henry's Turkey Service U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/25/2012
How to Stay Top of Mind with Prospective Clients The Rainmaker Institute 9/25/2012
NLRB and EEOC May Target Employer Efforts to Keep Employees Quiet During Internal Investigations Poyner Spruill LLP 9/25/2012
Workplace Politics: How to Chill Heated Political Discussions McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/25/2012
California Supreme Court to Review Class Action Arbitration Waivers in Employment Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/25/2012
NLRB to Costco: Your Social Media Policy Needs a Do-Over Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/25/2012
Additional UK Employment Law Reform Proposals Announced Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/25/2012
E-Verify Reminder! North Carolina Deadlines Poyner Spruill LLP 9/25/2012
EEOC Wins Rare Summary Judgment Verdict In Disability Suit Against Creative Networks U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/24/2012
SEC Issues Guidance on JOBS Act Research Provisions Andrews Kurth LLP 9/24/2012
New FCRA Background Check Forms Required January 1, 2013 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/24/2012
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions for September 10-14, 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/24/2012
Seventh Circuit Revives EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/24/2012
Labor and Employment Law Alert - NLRB Decides First Social Media Case; Finds Employer’s Policy Unlawfully Over-Broad Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/23/2012
Benchmarking Success: Electronic Filing off to Strong Start U.S. Department of Labor 9/23/2012
NLRB Announces its First Formal Ruling on the Legality of Social Media Policies Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/23/2012
NLRB Mandates Wholesale Changes to Costco's Social Media Policy Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/23/2012
SEC Proposes Amendments to Allow General Solicitation in Certain Private Offerings Pursuant to JOBS Act Andrews Kurth LLP 9/23/2012
EEOC Educates Teens About Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/23/2012
Medicare Audit Challenges to Paying Nursing and Allied Health Program Pass-Through Costs McDermott Will & Emery 9/22/2012
The Evolving Landscape of Employee Text-messaging Privacy Issues McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/22/2012
ADA Requires Employers to Fill Vacant Positions with Qualified Employees with Disabilities Much Shelist, P.C. 9/22/2012
Indiana Court Holds that Second-Tier Materialman May Not Invoke Personal Liability Notice Statute Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/22/2012
NLRB Rules on First Social Media Policy Case; Find Policy Unlawful Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/21/2012
DOJ Files Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against Agricultural Employer Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/21/2012
Employers Beware: The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Is a Sword with Two Edges Much Shelist, P.C. 9/21/2012
Are Your Employment Agreements Section 409A Proof? Don’t let non-compliance trigger drastic tax consequences Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 9/21/2012
U.S. Consulate in Chennai Suspends Visa Operations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/21/2012
Celebrating Citizenship Day by Welcoming New Americans U.S. Department of Labor 9/20/2012
STEM Jobs Act May Be On the Horizon Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/20/2012
Reminder: EEO-1 Report Filing Deadline Is Fast Approaching Much Shelist, P.C. 9/20/2012
The NLRB at it Again: Blanket Rules Prohibiting Employees from Discussing Ongoing Investigations Violates NLRA Absent “Legitimate and Substantial Justification” Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/19/2012
Quality Stores Decision Could Lead to Significant Refunds of FICA Tax McDermott Will & Emery 9/19/2012
Congress Extends Immigration Programs for Another Three Years Fowler White Boggs P.A. 9/19/2012
Mixed Ruling Upholds Arizona's 'Show Your Papers' Provision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/19/2012
SEC Adopts Proposed Rules to Eliminate General Solicitation Ban Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/19/2012
Seventh Circuit Creates New Disability Accommodation Obligations for Employers Schiff Hardin LLP 9/19/2012
Are Personal Emails Private in the Workplace? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/19/2012
NLRB's Inspector General Finds that NLRB's Head Attorney Violated Ethical Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/19/2012
EEOC Approves Model to Help Indian Tribes Fight Job Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/18/2012
Wellness Program Falls Within ADA Safe Harbor Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/18/2012
What Did Wisconsin Judge Colas Really Do? von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/18/2012
USCIS Announces October EB-5 Stakeholders Meeting Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/18/2012
To Avoid Employer Liability for Harassment, Keep an Eye on “Supervisors” Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/18/2012
Changes in French Tax Law: Second Amending Finance Act for 2012 | Nouvelles mesures fiscales : Deuxième Loi de Finances Rectificative pour 2012 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/18/2012
Labor and Employment Law Newsletter: Sept. 2012 Vedder Price 9/17/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - September 17, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/17/2012
Efficient Lighting to Boost Jobs Varnum LLP 9/17/2012
It's Labor Versus Tea Party in Pennsylvania House Race Center for Public Integrity 9/17/2012
SEC Proposes Rules to Allow General Solicitation in Private Offerings under Rule 506 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/17/2012
New York Expands List of Permissible Voluntary Deductions from Wages Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/16/2012
Second Circuit Confirms That Title VII Discrimination Awards are Taxable Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/16/2012
California Legislature Approves Driver's Licenses for Deferred Action Immigrants Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/16/2012
The Myth of the Ideal Worker: Does Doing All the Right Things Really Get Women Ahead? Catalyst Inc. 9/16/2012
CMS Seeks Improved Quality of Care, Patient Engagement Through Stage 2 Meaningful Use Criteria McDermott Will & Emery 9/15/2012
ONC Releases Web-Based Privacy & Security Training Module for Health Care Providers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/15/2012
EEOC Sues Trinity Medical Center for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/14/2012
U.S. House of Representatives Approves 3 Year Extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/14/2012
Federal Court Holds that FLSA’s “Fluctuating Workweek” Method Violates Pennsylvania Law Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/14/2012
Sixth Circuit Holds That FICA Tax is Not Due on Severance Pay Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/14/2012
The Evolving Role of the Risk Professional: A Panel Discussion at the 2012 RIMS Canada Conference Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/14/2012
ICE Issues $625,000 Fine to New Jersey Company for Form I-9 Violations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/13/2012
Legislative Update: Congress Returns for Final Session Before Elections Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/13/2012
Sequestration Fight Heats Up in Healthcare Law Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/13/2012
Unverified EEOC Filing Not Good Enough, Says Northern District of Indiana Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/13/2012
Who owns your Twitter account? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/13/2012
Trade Secret Misappropriations Accusations Are Not Proof of a Habit McDermott Will & Emery 9/13/2012
Department of State Releases October 2012 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/13/2012
Employer's Routine Requests to Employees to Keep Internal Investigation Matters Confidential Found Unlawful by NLRB Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/13/2012
US Foods Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Suit for $165,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/13/2012
8 Questions an Employer Should Ask Before Taking an Adverse Employment Action Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/12/2012
EEOC Issues Its Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan Poyner Spruill LLP 9/12/2012
USCIS Announces Correction to Submission Procedure for Public Comments About Proposed Form I-9 Revision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/12/2012
Republican Committees Continue Critical Look at NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/12/2012
The Whistle Has Been Blown: Now What? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/12/2012
SEC Proposes to Permit General Solicitation in Private Offerings Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/12/2012
New York Wage Deduction Amendment Signed Into Law Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/12/2012
Seventh Circuit Reverses Course on Reassignment Labor Accommodation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/12/2012
Being off sick is no holiday: Statutory holiday entitlement of employees on sick leave Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/12/2012
UPS Sued by EEOC for National Origin and Religious Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/12/2012
IRS Issues Rules on "Full-time Employees" and 90-day Waiting Period Limitation under the Affordable Care Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/11/2012
NHLPA Seeks to Block Lockout Under Provincial Labor Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/11/2012
New York Expands List of Permissible Voluntary Deductions from Wages Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/11/2012
California Joins Other States in Implementing Laws Governing Employer Access to Employee’s and Applicant’s Social Media Accounts Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/11/2012
DOJ Announces Settlement with Illinois Company Over Citizenship Status Discrimination Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/11/2012
December 31 Deadline to Update Severance, Employment and Change in Control Agreements McDermott Will & Emery 9/11/2012
Seventh Circuit Reverses Course on Reassignment Accommodation, Leaving United Airlines Grounded Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/11/2012
Silver Diner Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/10/2012
Minnesota Employers Prohibited From Agreeing to Not Contest Unemployment Benefits Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/10/2012
Kauai County in Hawaii Settles EEOC Race Harassment Case for $120,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/10/2012
Home Depot to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/10/2012
Smart and Steady: Securing Our Long-term Prosperity U.S. Department of Labor 9/9/2012
Is Relief on the Horizon for California Employers Attempting to Enforce Arbitration Agreements as Class Waivers? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/9/2012
EEOC Seeks Input on Strategic Enforcement Plan U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/9/2012
Public Employee Union Opens Attack on GOP Senate Candidates Center for Public Integrity 9/9/2012
Dura Automotive Systems to Pay $750,000 To Settle EEOC ADA Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/9/2012
EEOC Sues Platinum PTS / Platinum Production Testing Services for Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/9/2012
California: Class Arbitration Prohibited if Not Authorized in Agreement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/8/2012
Federal Court Upholds Arizona’s Union Secret Ballot Amendment Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/8/2012
Re-manufacturing the American Middle Class U.S. Department of Labor 9/8/2012
Third Circuit Addresses The Notice An Employee Must Give Of Unforeseeable FMLA Leave Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/8/2012
Wrongful Termination Claim Too Desperate for Ex-Desperate Housewives Star Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/7/2012
ESOPs Help Keep Firms, Jobs in Town Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/7/2012
Arizona District Court Upholds State Secret Ballot Law for Union Elections Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/7/2012
Discrimination Claims Based on Denial of Religious Clothing Is “Low Hanging Fruit” to EEOC Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/7/2012
New Guidance on Affordable Care Act Provisions Issued McDermott Will & Emery 9/7/2012
@Governor Quinn #EmployeePrivacy: Illinois Bans Employers From Demanding Social Networking Passwords Vedder Price 9/7/2012
Starting Competing Enterprise While Employed Can Mean Trouble Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/7/2012
Caught Between Scylla and Charybdis: Navigating Attendance Policy Enforcement and ADA Compliance Vedder Price 9/6/2012
EEOC Releases Its Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan Discussing Key Priorities for Fiscal Years 2012-2016 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/6/2012
Are Your Trade Secrets at Risk? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/6/2012
Agencies Issue Long Awaited Guidance under Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility Rules and 90-Day Waiting Period Limit Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/6/2012
Vitol and Johnson Controls to Pay $62,500 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/6/2012
Michigan Supreme Court Allows Union-Backed “Protect Our Jobs” Initiative on November Ballot Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/5/2012
The Patty Tipton Company Agrees to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/5/2012
Retirement and Pensions Law Update Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/5/2012
OFCCP Audits Focus on Veteran Hiring Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/5/2012
Continued Employment Is Sufficient Consideration for IP Assignment Agreements McDermott Will & Emery 9/5/2012
RNC Continues to Hammer Obama on Jobs Center for Public Integrity 9/5/2012
Foley Products Company Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/5/2012
Catie Food Systems Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/5/2012
The NLRB, EEOC and Social Media Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/4/2012
"Authorization" Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act McDermott Will & Emery 9/4/2012
Local Chinese Media Focuses on the EB-5 Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/4/2012
HHS Clarifies Temporary Enforcement Safe Harbor for Contraceptive Services under Plans of Certain Religious Employers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/4/2012
EEOC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Modify FOIA Regulations U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/3/2012
30 Days Until the Expiration of the EB-5 Regional Center Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/3/2012
Smartphones - 24/7 Access: When are employees off the clock? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/3/2012
New Republican Party Platform Calls for Mandatory E-Verify and Self-Deportation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/3/2012
Remembering the legacy of Saint Frances Perkins this Labor Day U.S. Department of Labor 9/3/2012
Is Employer-Ordered Counseling a Medical Exam Covered By The ADA? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/3/2012
EEOC Commissioners Launch Disability Discrimination Series in Seattle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/3/2012
Mercy Hospice Sued By EEOC for Disability Bias U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/2/2012
After-hours Supervision Policies McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/2/2012
Accommodation: ADA Does Not Apply Accommodation for Employees' Disabled Children Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/2/2012
Fry's Electronics Pays $2.3 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/2/2012
Labor Day 2012: Honoring the Great American Worker - Incl Video U.S. Department of Labor 9/1/2012
California Rejects Enforcement of Restrictive Covenant in Employment Agreement Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/1/2012
The EEOC's "Fall Tour" Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/1/2012
Department of Labor and Developers at Work—Innovating for Tomorrow’s Workforce U.S. Department of Labor 9/1/2012
NHL Labor Clock Ticking Entering the Labor Day Weekend Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/1/2012
EEOC Obtains $2.75 Million from WRS Compass for Victims of Race Harassment at Clean-Up Site U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/31/2012
Why Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Will Likely Be Held Unconstitutional By the Courts Varnum LLP 8/31/2012
Unionizing Academia Continues... Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/31/2012
HHS/CCIIO Revises Temporary Enforcement Safe Harbor on Contraceptive Coverage Offered by Religiously Affiliated Tax-Exempt Entities Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/31/2012
Employee Manuals – Updating is the Best Defense McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 8/31/2012
USCIS Announces 30-Day Extension for Public Comments About Proposed Form I-9 Revision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/31/2012
Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Farm Bill Varnum LLP 8/31/2012
Employers Beware: 'Facebook Law' Protects Employees' Social Networking Privacy Much Shelist, P.C. 8/31/2012
MKB Construction Settles EEOC Retaliation Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/30/2012
Risk assessments are critical to avoid data blackmail 8/30/2012
New York Enhances Employee and Consumer Privacy Rights Under its Social Security Number Protection Law Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/30/2012
EEOC Commissioners to Explain Disability Discrimination Law in Coast-To-Coast Tour U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/30/2012
Union “Death Warrant” Heading for November Ballot in Michigan? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/29/2012
Union Heads' Compensation Outpacing that of Union Workers…and Corporate CEOs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/29/2012
Promoting Labor Rights is Everyone’s Responsibility (Includes Video) U.S. Department of Labor 8/28/2012
DOJ Announces Settlement with Philadelphia Employment Agency Over Allegations of Discrimination Against Refugees Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/28/2012
The Importance of an I-9 Form Poyner Spruill LLP 8/28/2012
ABCO West Electrical Will Pay $23,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/28/2012
EEOC Sues Burger King Franchisee Over Employee’s Religious Accommodation Request Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/27/2012
SSA Releases Internal Guidance on Social Security Issues and Employment Authorization for Persons with Non-Immigrant Status Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/27/2012
EEOC Sues Help at Home for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/25/2012
EEOC Sues Morgan Hill Restaurant for Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/25/2012
Arizona Law Enforcement Raids GNC Warehouse Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/24/2012
Youth Employment Turning the Corner in 2012 U.S. Department of Labor 8/24/2012
Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements: Go Where the Case Law Is Much Shelist, P.C. 8/24/2012
Get Ready! Paid Sick/Safe Leave For Seattle Workers Coming on September 1! Williams Kastner 8/24/2012
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Announces Plans to Eliminate Form I-94 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/24/2012
Grand Prairie Burger King Franchisee Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/24/2012
UK Employment Alert No 204: Further Extension to Workers’ Holiday Rights McDermott Will & Emery 8/23/2012
Workers Comp in the NFL Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/23/2012
Illinois Becomes Second State to Prohibit Employers from Requiring Access to Employees’ and Prospective Employees’ Social Media Web Sites Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/23/2012
Check Your Check-Off Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/23/2012
Progress for Transgender Employees Seeking Protection from Discrimination in the Workplace McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 8/23/2012
Additional Insured Endorsements Continue to be the Subject of Litigation in Illinois Much Shelist, P.C. 8/22/2012
Wal-Mart Settles EEOC Lawsuit for $50,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/22/2012
Employers Beware: Is EEOC Joining the NLRB to Require that Employers Not Instruct Employees to Maintain the Confidentiality of an Ongoing Investigation of an Employee Complaint? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/22/2012
The Patchwork Application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - CFAA Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/22/2012
Empowering Our Working Women U.S. Department of Labor 8/21/2012
Employers of Skilled, Professional and Intracompany Transfers Beware: Administration's Regulatory Creep Threatens Non-Immigrant Visa Programs Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/21/2012
NLRB Announces New Webpage Focusing On Protected Concerted Activity Poyner Spruill LLP 8/21/2012
The Slippery Slope of Social Media in Hiring McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 8/21/2012
Missouri Supreme Court Issues Non-Compete Decision That May Affect Your Business Armstrong Teasdale 8/21/2012
Mandatory Paid Sick Leave: Employers Bracing for November Ballot Initiative in Orange County Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 8/21/2012
Eighth Circuit Holds That Independent Sales Representative Is Contractor Despite 27-Year Engagement With Company Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/21/2012
Passwords, Privacy and Protection – The Social Networking Online Protection Act McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 8/21/2012
EEOC Releases FY 2011 Federal Sector Report U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/21/2012
Southern District of New York Denies ADA & FMLA Plaintiff’s Motion For Summary Judgment & Instead Grants Summary Judgment For Employer Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/20/2012
Defendants File Motion to Dismiss in Indiana Right-to-Work Lawsuit Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/20/2012
ABA Survey Finds Majority of Small Firms, Solos Get Business From Their Blogs The Rainmaker Institute 8/19/2012
Qui Tam Relator Not Original Source; U.S. ex rel. Repko v. Guthrie Clinic Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/19/2012
Indiana Plaintiff Defeats Legitimate Nondiscriminatory Reason Defense Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/19/2012
Safety Innovation at Our Fingertips U.S. Department of Labor 8/19/2012
Puyallup Truck Dealership Sued by EEOC for National Origin and Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/19/2012
Using Workforce Development to Bring Jobs Back to the United States U.S. Department of Labor 8/18/2012
National Right to Work Foundation Files Amicus Brief Challenging President Obama's NLRB Recess Appointments Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/18/2012
YouthBuild: I Transformed a Home, but the Experience Transformed My Life U.S. Department of Labor 8/18/2012
Magnetics International to Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/17/2012
The Ninth Circuit finds that the removing defendant met its evidentiary burden by proving the CAFA amount in controversy to a legal certainty Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/17/2012
NLRB Extends Reach to Nonunion Workplaces Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/17/2012
U.S. Government Sets in Motion Deferred Action Program for Young Undocumented Immigrants Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/17/2012
New Jersey Appellate Court “Renews” Recommendation that Model Jury Charge For Failure-to-Accommodate Cases Is Needed Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/17/2012
In a case with a tortured procedural history involving three attempts at removal, a federal district court in Oregon remands a class action to state court based upon the defendant’s failure to satisfy CAFA’s amount in controversy Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/17/2012
Hawaii Electric Company to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/17/2012
The New Meaning of ‘Tech Savvy’ U.S. Department of Labor 8/16/2012
USCIS Begins Accepting Applications for Deferred Action and Work Permits from Certain Young Unauthorized Immigrants Fowler White Boggs P.A. 8/16/2012
A federal district court in Louisiana addresses amount in controversy requirements in holding that a multi-plaintiff case is neither a class action nor a mass action under CAFA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/16/2012
Another California Court of Appeal Struggles to Come To Grips with Arbitration Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/16/2012
JES/Genie Temps to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/15/2012
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Conducts Second Audit of Company Fowler White Boggs P.A. 8/15/2012
Continue to Use the Current Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification Beyond 8/31/2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/15/2012
Immigration Law Alert - USCIS Extends Form I-9 Validity Period Past Aug. 31, 2012 Expiration Date Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/15/2012
NLRB Takes Aim at Policies Designed to Ensure Confidentiality of Internal Investigations Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/15/2012
Global Exchange on Workplace Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor 8/15/2012
Federal district court in NY holds CAFA’s Home State Exception is not jurisdictional, and CAFA imposes no deadline for raising the exception when an action is originally filed in federal court Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/15/2012
Medical Loss Ratio Rebates: The Clock Is Ticking Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/14/2012
EEOC Issues Guidelines Addressing the use of Background Checks in Employment Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/14/2012
Maximus Will Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/14/2012
Finding Jobs on the Front Range U.S. Department of Labor 8/13/2012
Obama nominates Yang for EEOC Commissioner Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/13/2012
Form I-9 Does Not Expire Varnum LLP 8/13/2012
Internal Company Investigations: NLRB Continues Assault on Non-Union Workplace Policies and Procedures Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/13/2012
The New Health Care Law W-2 Reporting Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/13/2012
False Claims Act Case Questioning Quality of Laboratory Services Unsealed in New Mexico Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/12/2012
Eighth Circuit Upholds NLRB Decision Finding Union to have Unlawfully Targeted Neutral Employer Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/12/2012
Eradicating Fundamental Threats to Underground Coal Miners U.S. Department of Labor 8/12/2012
EEOC General Counsel Discusses Drop in Systemic Case Filings, Announces New Priorities Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/11/2012
New Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law Makes Important Changes to the “Fair Share Contribution” Rules Affecting Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/11/2012
New Illinois Law Prohibits Employers from Seeking Social Media Password Information Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/11/2012
Ending Child Labor in Cambodia U.S. Department of Labor 8/10/2012
Fremont Toyota Pays $400,000 to Settle EEOC’s Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/10/2012
Morningside House of Ellicott City to Pay $25,000 for Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/10/2012
Background Checks: Stepped-Up Enforcement of Fair Credit Reporting Act "FCRA" Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/10/2012
Are Partners Protected by the Provisions of California's FEHA and/or Title VII? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/10/2012
EEOC's Litigation Focus Includes Cases Involving Teen Workers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/10/2012
Illinois Enacts Law Prohibiting Employers From Demanding Social Networking Passwords Schiff Hardin LLP 8/9/2012
Medical Loss Ratio Refunds McDermott Will & Emery 8/9/2012
NLRB Appeals Ruling Striking Down New Union Election Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/9/2012
A California District Court Holds that Defendant’s Proof of Amount in Controversy Falls Short of Both the Preponderance of the Evidence and the Legal Certainty Standards Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/9/2012
NLRB Board Issues a Weingarten Reminder Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/9/2012
Caldwell Freight Lines to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/8/2012
DOL Revises Guidance on Participant Fee Disclosures for Brokerage Window Investments McDermott Will & Emery 8/8/2012
Employers: Don’t Ask Job Applicants for Their Passwords (at Least in Illinois) Ifrah Law 8/8/2012
Food Fight in 36B--The Looming Challenge to the Affordable Care Act's Premium Tax Credit Rules Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/8/2012
At-Will Employment Disclaimers - The National Labor Relations Board's Next Target? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/8/2012
July Job Growth Exceeds Forecasts U.S. Department of Labor 8/8/2012
E-2 Visas for Israelis Coming Soon Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/7/2012
DOJ Announces Settlement with Specialty Food Company Over Discriminatory Document Practices Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/7/2012
NLRB Invites Briefing On Changes To Increase Tax Exposure For Employers Required To Make Back Pay Awards Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/7/2012
J-1 Interns and Trainees: What happened at Wyndham should stay at Wyndham Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/7/2012
The Sun Also Rises for Immigrant Investors: EB-5 Extension Imminent Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/7/2012
Recent California Case Highlights Standards for Trade Secret Misappropriation Cases Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/7/2012
Split Among Federal Circuits Deepens Regarding Administrative Exhaustion of Post-Charge Retaliation Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/7/2012
Third Quarter Updates from USCIS on EB-5 Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/6/2012
How to be Prepared: When an Employee’s Misconduct Leads to Termination McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 8/6/2012
Senate Approves Measure Allowing for a Three Year Reauthorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/6/2012
Flap Over Chick-Fil-A Stance Highlights Risk For Franchise Systems Armstrong Teasdale 8/6/2012
NLRB Tosses Employer's Investigation Confidentiality Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/6/2012
DOL Revises Guidance on Open Brokerage Windows Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/5/2012
California Court of Appeal Decision Shows Lingering Hostility to Arbitration Agreements Despite Concepcion Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/5/2012
Is Your Electronic Information Protected from Employees Under the CFAA? Maybe So, Maybe Not… Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/5/2012
How to Handle Difficult Employees: Documenting Misconduct McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 8/5/2012
Court Rules Size Matters in Class Claim Against Goldman Sachs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/5/2012
Two New Ordinances Go into Effect in Philadelphia Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/5/2012
Members of Moreland Auto Group Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/4/2012
Recognizing Trailblazers and Innovators of Registered Apprenticeship U.S. Department of Labor 8/4/2012
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform Law - Top Ten Take-Aways Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/4/2012
DOL Issues WARN Guidance in Light of Upcoming Sequestration Measures Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/4/2012
dELiA*S Will Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/4/2012
Making Us Mobile - U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of Labor 8/3/2012
Department of Labor Proposes Changes to Labor Condition Application Fowler White Boggs P.A. 8/3/2012
Illinois Employers Beware: New Law Prohibits Employers from Seeking Social Media Password Information Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/3/2012
Onshore, Offshore, or Overseas, Coverage Provided U.S. Department of Labor 8/3/2012
Business Travelers Unprepared for the Unexpected Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/3/2012
Beyond the Individual Mandate: Additional Considerations for Businesses & Health Care Providers Under the Current State of Health Care Reform Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/2/2012
Can E-Verify “Self-Assessment” Help an Employer? LawLogix Group, Inc. 8/2/2012
Company Agrees to Forfeit $2 Million for Employing Undocumented Workers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/2/2012
Across the Board Decreases in State Unemployment Rates U.S. Department of Labor 8/2/2012
EEOC Sues Kanbar Property Management for Age Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/2/2012
Vacation Pay at Termination: What’s your Policy? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 8/1/2012
Recent Corporate Aircraft Litigation Raises SEC Perquisite Disclosure Issues McDermott Will & Emery 8/1/2012
D.C. District Court Refuses to Amend Its Decision to Invalidate the NLRB’s Ambush Election Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/1/2012
New Jersey District Court Allows Plaintiff to Proceed to Trial on Claim of Unlawful Discharge, Dissmisses Claims of Handicap and Discrimination Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/1/2012
Key Employee Benefit Considerations for Private Equity Acquisitions McDermott Will & Emery 8/1/2012
Parents and Subsidiaries: Not Necessarily Joint Employers Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/1/2012
New Jersey District Court Denies Employer’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Cause of Action After Employee’s Supervisor Gains Unauthorized Access to Employee’s Facebook Account Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/1/2012
Banner Health Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $255,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/1/2012
Newport News Shipyard and Contractor Will Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/31/2012
Federal Judge Rules for Nurses in Multi-Million Dollar Class Action for Unpaid Overtime Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/31/2012
Coming Into Focus – The NLRB’s View on Acceptable Social Media Policies McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 7/31/2012
Comfort Inn Oceanfront South Sued By EEOC for Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/31/2012
Belmont Village to Pay $94,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/31/2012
Federal Judge Refuses to Change His Decision Invalidating the Ambush Election Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/30/2012
The Ties That Bind: Is You Arbitration Agreement Enforceable and Binding McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 7/30/2012
Offers of Judgment Support Dismissal of Wage and Hour Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/30/2012
Morbid Obesity as a Covered Disability under the ADA Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/29/2012
New ‘Union-Relations’ Privilege Recognized Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/29/2012
School's Out for the Summer!: Important Employment Law Considerations When Hiring Interns and Graduates McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 7/29/2012
EEOC Cannot Claim “Deliberative Process Privilege” To Preclude Investigator’s Deposition Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/29/2012
How (Not) to Respond to a Sex Harassment Complaint Against Senior Management Fowler White Boggs P.A. 7/29/2012
Protecting Those Who Protect Our Country - An Overview of USERRA McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 7/29/2012
ADA – Accommodation – Disabilities Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/29/2012
Court Grants EEOC Injunction Against Prospect Airport Services U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/28/2012
Employers: Take Steps Now for Affordable Care Act Compliance Varnum LLP 7/28/2012
Qualified Default Investment Alternative Safe Harbor Upheld Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/28/2012
Alaska Supreme Court Finds “Union-Relations” Privilege Protects Communications between Unions and Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/28/2012
A Day Among Leaders U.S. Department of Labor 7/28/2012
Failure to Issue Written Legal Hold Is Not Gross Negligence Per Se Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/28/2012
DOL Reaches Record H-2A Back Wages Settlement Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/27/2012
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Case that Could Have Significant Impact on Strategies Available to Defend FLSA Collective Actions Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/27/2012
Pennsylvania District Court Conditionally Recognizes Novel “Over-50” Class Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/27/2012
The Physician Employment Trend Continues McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 7/27/2012
BAE Systems Subsidiary to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/27/2012
Power of Innovation and Opportunity on display in San Francisco U.S. Department of Labor 7/26/2012
Search and Collection of Data Efforts Critiqued in FOIA Case Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/26/2012
Noncompete Agreements: New NH Law Restricts Enforcement Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/26/2012
Plan Ahead - The Lesson of Fighting Unemployment Benefit Claims McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 7/26/2012
NLRB Political "Tit for Tat" Continues Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/26/2012
Kids R Us Childcare Company Settles EEOC Pregnancy Bias and Retaliation Suit for $75,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/26/2012
EEOC Wins Jury Verdict of $350,000 for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Victims U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/25/2012
New York State Updates Guidance on 14-Day Withholding Threshold Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/25/2012
Plaintiff’s Claim for Direct Violation of Breast Milk Expression Provisions of the PPACA Required to Be Filed Directly With DOL Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/25/2012
EEOC Issues Final Rule Revising Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Process U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/25/2012
EU ESMA Proposes Remuneration Guidelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/24/2012
Central Piedmont Community College: Blazing a Path on Employer Partnerships U.S. Department of Labor 7/24/2012
California Court of Appeals Not Persuaded by D.R. Horton Inc. v. Michael Cuda Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/24/2012
OCR Releases HIPAA Audit Protocol Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/24/2012
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to Pay $20,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/24/2012
In Praise of Toby Flenderson: Data Privacy as a Function of HR Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/23/2012
Turning The Tide Together U.S. Department of Labor 7/23/2012
DOL Implements New Retirement Plan Service Provider Disclosures Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/23/2012
View from Washington D.C.: Farming Varnum LLP 7/23/2012
Howard University Failed to Hire Applicant Due to His Disability, EEOC Says U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/23/2012
Massachusetts Amends Anti-Kickback Law Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/22/2012
Court Orders Hawaii HealthCare Professionals and Its Owner to Pay over $190,000 for Age Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/22/2012
IRS Announces Voluntary Classification Settlement Program regarding Worker Classification Varnum LLP 7/22/2012
Thoughts on the D.C. Pharmaceutical Detailer’s License Requirement Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/22/2012
Soldiers Should Never Come Home to Homelessness U.S. Department of Labor 7/22/2012
USCIS Announces Creation of New “EB-5 Program Office” Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/22/2012
EEOC Sues ABM Security Services for Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/22/2012
Let’s Bring Our Jobs Home U.S. Department of Labor 7/21/2012
New Law Mandates E-Verify for Public Construction Projects in Pennsylvania Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/21/2012
Electronic Monitoring of Employees’ Telephone Conversations: A Quick Reminder for Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/21/2012
Preventing Construction Falls U.S. Department of Labor 7/21/2012
UK Employment Alert No 203: Employee Duties/Employer Protections McDermott Will & Emery 7/21/2012
Owner of 25 McDonald's Restaurants to Pay $1 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/20/2012
The Affordable Care Act, Stand-Alone Health Reimbursement Accounts, and the Prospects for Consumer-Driven Health Plans Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/20/2012
“Stay Put” Provisions For Professional Educational Personnel in West Virginia Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/20/2012
Medicare Tax Increase: Should You Increase Your Withholdings? Armstrong Teasdale 7/20/2012
The Continued and Steady Labor Market Recovery U.S. Department of Labor 7/20/2012
NLRB Settlement Sets Precedent for E-Verify Compliance Among Unionized Workforces Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/20/2012
Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds Executive Umbrella Policy Unambiguous von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/20/2012
EEOC Holds Unprecedented Public Meeting to Hear Views on Strategic Enforcement Plan U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/19/2012
Executive Summary and Clarifications from May 1, 2012 EB-5 Stakeholders Meeting with USCIS Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/19/2012
Participant Fee Disclosure: Top 10 List of Issues to Consider McDermott Will & Emery 7/19/2012
West Texas Oil Field Service Company Settles EEOC National Origin Harassment Suit Mid-Trial U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/19/2012
A More Inclusive America: We Can’t Wait U.S. Department of Labor 7/19/2012
Pennsylvania Enacts Mandatory E-Verify for Public Contractors Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/18/2012
EEOC Meeting on Strategic Enforcement Plan Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/18/2012
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Issues Advisory on Crowdfunding Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/18/2012
EB-5 Regional Centers Will Need to Wait a Little Longer for Loosening of Restrictions on Advertising Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/18/2012
Mine Safety and Health Administration's Final Rule on Work Area Examinations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/18/2012
IRS Releases Sample Language for Code Section 83(b) Election Armstrong Teasdale 7/18/2012
DiMare Ruskin to Pay $150,000 and Furnish Nationwide Relief to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/17/2012
House Releases FY 2013 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/17/2012
NLRB Attacks Employment At-Will Disclaimers Poyner Spruill LLP 7/17/2012
The Healthcare Sector and the Future of ACA Implementation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/17/2012
Sixth Circuit Expands on "Cat's Paw" Discrimination Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/17/2012
U.S. Department of State Expects Record Number of EB-5 Visas to be Issued in 2012 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/16/2012
ESOPs As A Succession Strategy For Businesses Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/16/2012
Georgia’s Pro-Employee Restrictive Covenant Law Is Back (If Only Briefly) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/16/2012
Fight over unionization of Michigan home health care workers continues in federal court and at the ballot box in November Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/16/2012
Puerto Rico Retirement Plans: Issues Employers Should Think About in 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 7/15/2012
J-1 Visa Shortage Expected: Act Now if You Wish to Host a J-1 Intern or Trainee Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/15/2012
Feds Act on Black Lung Center for Public Integrity 7/15/2012
EEOC Sues Pace Solano for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/14/2012
Late-Breaking News on Shortage of Forms DS-2019 for J-1 Interns and Trainees Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/14/2012
Who’s The Boss: Third Circuit Announces Joint Employer Test for FLSA Cases, Opening the Door to Broader Exposure to Wage and Hour Liability Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/14/2012
OSHA - Employers have a duty to help prevent heat-related illnesses Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/14/2012
Still Time for Summer Jobs U.S. Department of Labor 7/13/2012
I-9s and EB-5s: What’s the Connection? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/13/2012
Compensation Provisions in Physician – Hospital Employment Agreements: A Pot of Gold or Fool’s Gold? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 7/13/2012
The Next (Big) Affordable Care Act Argument--and How it Impacts Employers and Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/13/2012
Montana Supreme Court Holds Obesity Alone Is An Impairment Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/13/2012
SEC Finalizes Dodd-Frank Independence Rules Under Section 952 McDermott Will & Emery 7/13/2012
EEOC and Family Dollar Stores Sign Mediation Pact U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/12/2012
Supply of J-1 Visas Nearly Capped Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/12/2012
Crossing the Minefield of Criminal Background Checks Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/12/2012
NLRB Chills At-Will Acknowledgements of Social Media in Employee Handbooks Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/12/2012
Take This Tip: Class Actions Suits Under the Massachusetts Tip Act Are on the Rise Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/12/2012
RCC Consultants Will Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/12/2012
Don’t Screen Out State Laws When Hiring Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/12/2012
Reaffirming the Legal Rights of Miners U.S. Department of Labor 7/12/2012
B.J. Con/Sew to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/11/2012
A Comprehensive, Flexible Approach to Workforce Readiness U.S. Department of Labor 7/11/2012
South Carolina Mandatory E-Verify Law Goes Into Effect Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/11/2012
What Does the Supreme Court’s Ruling Mean to Indiana Employers? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/11/2012
JOBS Act Offers Benefits to Small Banks, Businesses Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/11/2012
Department of Labor Withdraws Proposed Child Labor Rule Varnum LLP 7/11/2012
Form W-2 Reporting for Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage: Is Your Franchise System Prepared? Armstrong Teasdale 7/11/2012
Ohio Public Employee Picketing Provision Declared Unconstitutional Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/11/2012
Plan Fiduciary Responsibilities under the DOL's Service Provider Disclosure Rules - What Do I Do With All These Fee Disclosures? von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/10/2012
Complaints Need Not Include Facts Which Would Support a Prima Facie Case of Discrimination under McDonnell Douglas Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/10/2012
Compliance with the Affordable Care Act in the Wake of NFIB v. Sebelius: The Way Forward for Employers and Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/10/2012
Impact of Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 on Dairy Farmers Varnum LLP 7/10/2012
Federal Court Hammers Fry’s Electronics for Discovery Abuses in EEOC Harassment Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/10/2012
The Supreme Court Rules: Pharmaceutical Representatives Qualify as Outside Salespersons Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/9/2012
Black Lung Surges Back In Coal Country Center for Public Integrity 7/9/2012
DOL Publishes New Employees' Guide to the FMLA 7/9/2012
New DOL Guidebook Makes FMLA Easier For Employees to Understand Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/9/2012
U.S. Department of Education's Gainful Employment Rules Affecting For-Profit Colleges Are Struck Down Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/9/2012
Greater Transparency on UK Executive Remuneration and Shareholder Empowerment McDermott Will & Emery 7/9/2012
NLRB Invalidates Off-Duty Access Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/9/2012
Two New Employment Ordinances Go into Effect in Philadelphia Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/8/2012
The Lady, or the Tiger: Making Informed Choices in 2013's Uncertain Federal Income Tax Environment Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/8/2012
Best Western Hotels in Tacoma and Federal Way to Pay $365,000 to Settle EEOC Suit for Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/7/2012
The EEOC Issues New Enforcement Guidance for Use of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/7/2012
Form W-2 Reporting for Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage: Is Your Organization Prepared? Armstrong Teasdale 7/7/2012
Embracing the ‘Made in the USA’ Label U.S. Department of Labor 7/6/2012
ICE Issues Second Wave of Employer Notices of Inspection Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/6/2012
Michigan: PLA Deja Vu All Over Again? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/6/2012
What To Do with MLR Rebates under Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/5/2012
Tennessee Court Denies Transfer of Workers’ Compensation Payments Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/5/2012
FTC: Collecting and Selling Data Mined from Social Media Sites Covered by FCRA McDermott Will & Emery 7/5/2012
NLRB's Acting General Counsel Addresses Controversial Complaint Regarding At-Will Employment Language and Other Employee Handbook Provisions Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/5/2012
Supreme Court's Ruling on Healthcare Impacts Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/4/2012
Simpsonville Hotel to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/4/2012
DOJ Office of Special Counsel Files Lawsuit Against Indiana Egg Producer for Discriminatory Hiring Practices Related to Document Abuse and Electronic I-9 System Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/4/2012
A Day to Dream U.S. Department of Labor 7/4/2012
FTC: Employers Who Buy Profiles from Data Brokers to Supply Profiles on Applicants or Employees Must Comply with the FCRA McDermott Will & Emery 7/4/2012
Giumarra Vineyards Agrees to Sweeping Changes to Settle EEOC Suit Filed on Behalf of Indigenous Farmworkers U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/3/2012
Compensation for Energy Workers, $8 Billion and Counting U.S. Department of Labor 7/3/2012
New York Close to Amending its Wage Deduction Law (Section 193) Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/3/2012
OCR Publishes HIPAA Audit Protocols 7/3/2012
Supreme Court Asks The Feds to Weigh In On Illinois Union Fees System Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/3/2012
EEOC Race Discrimination Case Against YRC/Yellow Transportation Ends with $11 Million Decree U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/3/2012
Sixth Circuit Joins Seventh Circuit in Holding that Pre-2008 ADA Cases Requires “But-for” Showing of Discrimination Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/3/2012
Plaintiff’s Efforts to Preclude Her Deposition in Discrimination/Retaliation Suit Rejected by U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/2/2012
The Jackson Sun to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/2/2012
Supreme Court Upholds Health Reform Coverage Mandate Poyner Spruill LLP 7/2/2012
SEC Adopts Final Rule Requiring Listing Standards for Compensation Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/2/2012
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Employment Provision in Arizona Immigration Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/2/2012
9th Circuit Says ADA Does Not Protect Medpot Users and California Court of Appeals Rules California Law Applies to Wrongful Discharge Claim of Corporate Officer Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/2/2012
What Managers Can Learn from Lilly Ledbetter Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/2/2012
7th Circuit Finds Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Exempt Under FLSA Administrative Exemption Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/1/2012
Seventh Circuit Expands § 1981 Coverage to Include Individual Liability for Retaliation Under “Cat’s Paw” Theory Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/1/2012
July 1, 2012 - Effective Date for New Industry Wide Collective Bargaining Agreement with the New York Hotel Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/1/2012
EEOC and BP Resolve Claims Related to Contractor Hiring During Gulf Response U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/1/2012
NLRB Told to Follow its Precedent or Explain Why 7/1/2012
Business Groups Join In Request For EEOC To Pay For Title VII Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/30/2012
SEC Staff Issues JOBS Act Guidance Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/30/2012
International Franchise Association: Supreme Court Ruling Puts Jobs At Franchise Businesses At Risk Armstrong Teasdale 6/30/2012
Frank A. Mora to Pay $43,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/30/2012
EEOC Finds that Transgender Workers Are Protected by Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/29/2012
Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act Schiff Hardin LLP 6/29/2012
Dusting Off Concerns About Silica Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/29/2012
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Arizona SB 1070 Case Affirms Key Part of Arizona Law, Strikes Down Others Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/29/2012
U.S. Supreme Court to consider definition of “supervisor” for purposes of vicarious liability in hostile work environment case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/29/2012
What Plan Fiduciaries Should Do in Connection with the New Fee Disclosure Rules Effective July 1st Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/29/2012
Supreme Court Rules on Healthcare; Employers and Providers Eye Next Steps Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/29/2012
Employer Group Health Plans and the Constitutionality of the ACA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/28/2012
NLRB Orders Bilingual "Shaming" Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/28/2012
Health Care Law: Full Text Now Available Through GPO The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC 6/28/2012
Affordable Care Act Lives On: Focus on Employer Compliance Returns Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 6/28/2012
ERISA Fiduciary Breach for Failure to Monitor Fees Leads to $35 Million Class Action Hit Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/28/2012
J-1 Cap on Visas for Interns and Trainees Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/28/2012
New Jersey’s Highest Court Rejects “Absolute Liability” Standard for Employee Assault of Patient Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/28/2012
Supreme Court Strikes Down Majority of Arizona SB 1070 Fowler White Boggs P.A. 6/28/2012
New DOL Opinion States Certain 403(b) Plans No Longer Exempt from ERISA McDermott Will & Emery 6/28/2012
United Road Towing to Pay $380,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/27/2012
Form LM-3 Filers: Reconcile Before You File U.S. Department of Labor 6/27/2012
Court Rules Participation in Post-Lawsuit Internal Investigation is Protected Activity Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/27/2012
New Jersey’s Appellate Court Denies Employer’s Attempt to Dismiss Claims on Eve of Trial Based on Employee Agreement to Arbitrate Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/27/2012
Arizona v. United States: Supreme Court Reaffirms Federal Government’s Power in Immigration Arena Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/27/2012
American Bar Foundation Study Measures Fairness Perceptions in Employment Discrimination Cases Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/27/2012
Country Fresh Market to Pay $95,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/27/2012
Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Are Exempt Under the FLSA Schiff Hardin LLP 6/27/2012
FedEx Freight To Pay $115,000 To Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/26/2012
In Affirming Pharmaceutical Reps’ Exempt Status, U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Defer to DOL Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/26/2012
Major Changes Announced for Mexico E-1 and E-2 Visa Processing Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/26/2012
Report Confirms Large Increase in ADA Employment Litigation in Federal Courts Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/26/2012
New Regulations for Retirement-Plan Sponsors to Take Effect on July 1 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/26/2012
Employee Social Networking Password Protection May Soon Become Law in Illinois Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/26/2012
Justice Department Sues Major U.S. Egg Producer for Discrimination Caused by Electronic I-9 System LawLogix Group, Inc. 6/26/2012
New York High Court: No At-Will Exception For Complaining Hedge Fund Executive Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/26/2012
DOL Decision Supports Expansion of SOX Whistleblower Protections To Contractors of Publicly Traded Companies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/26/2012
EEOC To Hold EXCEL Training Event July 31 - August 2 in Dallas U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/25/2012
Are Your Summer Interns Covered By Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/25/2012
Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Qualify For The “Outside Sales” Exemption To The Fair Labor Standards Act, Supreme Court Says Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 6/25/2012
Indiana Ranks 13th In EEOC Charges Received by State Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/25/2012
Are You Up to the Challenge? Promoting Inclusive Workplace Practices. U.S. Department of Labor 6/24/2012
Alabama Court Rejects Request for Sanctions Arising From “Missing” Personnel Documents That Would Not Have Altered Outcome of Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/24/2012
Policy Provisions: NLRB Issues Third Report on Social Media Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/24/2012
St. Louis Restaurant Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/24/2012
Entertainers, Facebook Messages and the Work-Product Doctrine? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/24/2012
HITECH: Business Associates Beware – New Rules, Audits and Enforcement on the Horizon! Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/24/2012
Key Employee Benefit Considerations for Private Equity Acquisitions McDermott Will & Emery 6/24/2012
Summer Begins, Workers Feel the Heat U.S. Department of Labor 6/24/2012
BYOD: The Risks of Bring Your Own Device to Work Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/23/2012
Albuquerque Bakery & Café Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/23/2012
Drug and Device Development Outsourcing Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/23/2012
Sixth Circuit Requires a Net Loss to Sue in Certain ERISA Stock-Drop Cases McDermott Will & Emery 6/23/2012
EEOC Appellate Briefs Now Online U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/23/2012
"Going Back to School" - NLRB To Review Graduate Student Assistant Issue (Again) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/23/2012
“Deferred Action” and Work Authorization Will Soon be Available to Certain Young Persons Who Are Without Immigration Status Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/23/2012
RExO Grants: Reduce Recidivism and Build Lives U.S. Department of Labor 6/22/2012
Mobile Problems? The Bring Your Own Device to Work Movement Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/22/2012
DOJ Office of Special Counsel Files Lawsuit Against Hotel and Casino for Discriminatory Hiring Practices During Employment Verification and Re-Verification Processes Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/22/2012
The NLRB Gets Busy Williams Kastner 6/22/2012
Supreme Court: Extra Union Dues Must Be Presented On An Opt-In Basis Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/22/2012
New DOL Guidance Amplifies Participant Fee Disclosure Rules McDermott Will & Emery 6/22/2012
Pinetop Lakeside Sanitary District to Settle EEOC Charges of Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/22/2012
EPA Announces $3 Million In Environmental Job Training Grants U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 6/21/2012
Working for Working Women U.S. Department of Labor 6/21/2012
Attorneys’ Fees Awarded In Consumers Energy Discrimination Case Varnum LLP 6/21/2012
Johns Hopkins Home Health Care to Pay $160,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/20/2012
OSHA’s Flame-Resistant Clothing Memo Deemed ‘Improper Rulemaking’ Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/20/2012
Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited Decision in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/20/2012
Expanding the Use of Work Sharing U.S. Department of Labor 6/20/2012
California Formalizes Strict Approach to TEA Designation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/20/2012
Policy Provisions: NLRB Issues Third Report on Social Media Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/20/2012
Supreme Court: Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Are Exempt from Overtime Pay Requirements Per FLSA'S Outside Sales Exemption Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/19/2012
New NLRB Website Describes Rights of Employees To Engage in Protected Concerted Activity Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/19/2012
Mississippi Governor "Concerned" About UAW Organizing in the Southeast Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/19/2012
Federal Agencies Continue to Focus on Pay Discrimination Poyner Spruill LLP 6/19/2012
Most Companies Do Not Expect – And Remain Unprepared For – Lawsuits Against Their Directors Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/19/2012
Form I-9 Revisions and I-94s Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/19/2012
Self Insured Employer Entitled to Unlimited Worker’s Compensation Benefits from Guaranty Fund Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 6/19/2012
Recent PPACA Guidance on New $2,500 Health FSA Limit McDermott Will & Emery 6/18/2012
Employees in France Must be Compensated During Post-Termination Non-Compete Period McDermott Will & Emery 6/18/2012
H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2013 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/18/2012
Department of State Releases July 2012 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/17/2012
SunTrust Bank Sued by EEOC in Class Sexual Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/17/2012
H&E Equipment Services to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/16/2012
Enhanced Payment Opportunities Under Recently Announced CMS Primary Care Initiative Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/16/2012
Nassau County to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/16/2012
New DOL Opinion States Certain 403(b) Plans No Longer Exempt from ERISA McDermott Will & Emery 6/15/2012
Indiana Supreme Court Decision Lists Circumstances Under Which a Construction Manager May be Held Liable for Injuries to a Subcontractor’s Employee Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/15/2012
Whirlpool Settles EEOC Race and Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for One Million Dollars U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/15/2012
NLRB Asks D.C. District Court to Reconsider Decision Invalidating “Ambush” Election Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/15/2012
Gallup Poll Shows Union Workers Favor Obama in Presidential Election Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/15/2012
An Ounce of Prevention…EEOC Discusses Medical Inquiries Fowler White Boggs P.A. 6/15/2012
Breaking the barriers that prevent workers from fair wages – And you can help U.S. Department of Labor 6/15/2012
D.C. Circuit Rules that NLRB failed to Adhere to its Own Precedent in Unilateral Change Case Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/15/2012
NLRB General Counsel Issues Further Guidance on Social Media Policies Schiff Hardin LLP 6/15/2012
New DOL Guidance Amplifies Participant Fee Disclosure Rules McDermott Will & Emery 6/14/2012
Using Unpaid Interns: Legal Learning Experience or Illegal Exploitation? Much Shelist, P.C. 6/14/2012
The Impact of the Recently-Enacted JOBS Act: Helping Banks and Bank Holding Companies Stay Private von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/13/2012
New EEOC Rule Significantly Increases Employer Burdens in ADEA Disparate Impact Cases McDermott Will & Emery 6/13/2012
D.C. Circuit Refuses to Enforce NLRB's Decision Regarding Routine Benefit Changes After Contract Expiration Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/13/2012
H-1B Cap Hit for Fiscal Year 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/13/2012
D.C. Federal Court Upholds DOL 2010 Flip-Flop on Exempt Status of Mortgage Loan Officers Under FLSA Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/13/2012
Section 409A Transitional Relief Deadline Approaching Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/13/2012
Diesel Fumes Linked to Cancer: Diesel Engine Exhaust Earns 'carcinogenic' Label Center for Public Integrity 6/13/2012
D.C. Circuit Refuses Enforcement of Board’s Du Pont Decision Regarding Changes to Benefits Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/12/2012
From the Kitchen to the Classroom: World Day Against Child Labor -Includes Video U.S. Department of Labor 6/12/2012
A Betrayal Among Friends: Privacy Issues Surrounding Posts on Facebook Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 6/12/2012
How Many EB-5 Visas are There? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/12/2012
California Court Enforces Waivers of Class and Private Attorneys General Act "PAGA" Representative Claims Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/12/2012
Strengthening Our Commitment to Protect Vulnerable Workers: Labor Department and Migrant Workers U.S. Department of Labor 6/12/2012
EEOC Takes Aim at High School Diploma Requirements for Employment as Potentially Disparately Impacting Individuals with Disabilities Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/11/2012
Court Finds Employee Benefits Committee Breached Fiduciary Duty with Failure to Evaluate Recordkeeping Fees Varnum LLP 6/11/2012
Sixth Circuit Requires a Net Loss to Sue in Certain ERISA Stock-Drop Cases McDermott Will & Emery 6/11/2012
NLRB Defends Mini-Bargaining Units; Says That is Nothing New Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/11/2012
Whitehall Healthcare to Pay $35,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/10/2012
U.S. Attorney's Office Charges Texas-Based Firm and Field Operations Supervisor with Harboring and Transporting Illegal Aliens; $10 Million Fine and 100-Year Prison Term at Stake Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/10/2012
Employer Groups Join the Fight In Support of Arbitration Agreements Barring Class Actions Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/10/2012
Stevens Transport to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/9/2012
Ex-Employee Escapes Economic Espionage Act McDermott Will & Emery 6/9/2012
Myth Busting the Pay Gap U.S. Department of Labor 6/9/2012
Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/9/2012
Entrepreneur’s Guide to Intellectual Property – Blog Series: Trade Secrets: What Are They and How Do I Protect Them? (Part 1) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/9/2012
Employment Litigation Issues in West Virginia Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/9/2012
Now Read It Like You Mean It: the National Labor Relations Board Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/8/2012
The NLRB’s Third Social Media Report: One Size Does Not Fit All Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/8/2012
How The White House’s Endorsement of Same-Sex Marriage Affects Employment Law Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/8/2012
SEC Makes Technical Amendment to Definition of "Covered Associates" Under "Pay to Play" Rule of the Advisers Act Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/8/2012
Plan Administrators: New Record Keeping Requirements for Form 5500 Varnum LLP 6/7/2012
Quality Egg Settles Sexual Harassment Suit with EEOC U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/7/2012
Restrictions on Credit Checks Coming Soon to a State Near You Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/7/2012
Internal Revenue Service Issues Guidance on New Research Fee Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/7/2012
The Fate of the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program – Will it be Extended? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/7/2012
Failure to Evaluate Recordkeeping Fees Found to be a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Varnum LLP 6/7/2012
Another Employer Fined Millions for Immigration Violations Fowler White Boggs P.A. 6/7/2012
A Complete Overview of the NLRB's Memorandum Regarding Social Media Policies in the Workplace Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/6/2012
NLRB Issues Approved Social Media Policy Poyner Spruill LLP 6/6/2012
2013 H-1B Visa Cap Closing Soon Varnum LLP 6/6/2012
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Issues Final Rule Re: Student Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/6/2012
On May’s Employment Report U.S. Department of Labor 6/5/2012
NLRB Issues Third Report Concerning Social Media Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/5/2012