February 8, 2012

Legal Analysis and Law Articles on Labor, Employment, Garnishment, Discrimination, FMLA, WARN, OSHA, Harassment, NLRB and EEOC

The National Law Review is a free resource of legal articles addressing labor and employment law and the legal relationship between employers and employees. Legal topics include:

Details of actions by the EEOC, NLRB, USCIS and state and local agencies as well as private actions from across the U.S. are added daily.

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Closing the Talent Gap...Today and Tomorrow Much Shelist, P.C. 2/7/2012
A Union, Suitcases Full of Cash, and a Federal Investigation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/7/2012
DOL's Investigation Recovers More Than $202,000 in Back Wages at 2 Alabama Rehab & Long-term Care Facilities U.S. Department of Labor 2/7/2012
Q&A / Exploring Global Opportunities: Challenges and Resources for Midwest Companies Much Shelist, P.C. 2/7/2012
Indiana’s New Right-to-Work Law Adds to Pressures on Organized Labor Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 2/6/2012
Proposed DHS Administrative Reforms Designed to Attract and Retain Highly Skilled Foreign Nationals; DOS Changes Aim to Improve Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/6/2012
Recent Security Screening Litigation in the Retail Industry, a Morgan Lewis Retail Did You Know? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/6/2012
DOL Releases Final 408(b)(2) Disclosure Regulation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/5/2012
Governor Daniels Signs Bill Making Indiana the 23rd Right-to-Work State Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/5/2012
Transfer of Ownership Requires a Written Assignment McDermott Will & Emery 2/5/2012
National Labor Relations Board Issues Guidelines for Social Media Policies Williams Kastner 2/5/2012
IRS Issues Additional Guidance under the Affordable Care Act on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Group Health Insurance Coverage Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/5/2012
New York Wage Theft Prevention Act: February 1 Compliance Deadline for Current Employees Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 2/5/2012
Indiana Becomes the First "Right-to-Work" State in the Rust Belt Schiff Hardin LLP 2/4/2012
AFL-CIO: Union Members Will Not Disrupt Super Bowl Festivities Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/4/2012
Arizona introduces legislation to prohibit public sector collective bargaining Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/4/2012
Who Owns a Company’s Twitter Account (and Musings on Social Media and Trademarks)? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/4/2012
IRS Issues Revised Guidance on W-2 Reporting Requirements for Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Coverage McDermott Will & Emery 2/4/2012
EEOC Sues Suffolk Laundry Services for Sexual Harassment of Female Laundry Workers U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2/3/2012
HHS Provides Additional Guidance on Health Plan Coverage of Contraceptive Services by Nonprofit Religious Employers McDermott Will & Emery 2/3/2012
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Decision Rejects Associational Discrimination Claims under Chapter 151B Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/3/2012
Illinois Reverses Position on Income Tax Treatment of Benefits for Civil Union Partners McDermott Will & Emery 2/3/2012
NLRB Memo Provides Further Guidance on Employee Use of Social Media Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/3/2012
Department of Labor Issues Proposed Amendments to FMLA Regulations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/3/2012
EEOC Wins Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Retaliation Against Pitre, Inc. Employees U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2/2/2012
SAG-AFTRA: The Merger That Solves Nothing Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/1/2012
Appeals Court Decision Limits Insourcing Challenges to the Court of Federal Claims Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/1/2012
Labor Secretary Solis Announces Proposed Rulemaking to Implement Statutory Amendments to FMLA U.S. Department of Labor 2/1/2012
EEOC Receives Record Number of Charges of Discrimination for the Second Year in a Row Poyner Spruill LLP 1/31/2012
NLRB Strikes Down Employer’s Mandatory Arbitration Agreement With Class Action Waiver Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 1/31/2012
Wellness Programs Varnum LLP 1/31/2012
The Emerging Risks of 2012 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/30/2012
U.S. Department of Labor Focuses Enforcement Efforts on North Carolina Residential Care Facilities Poyner Spruill LLP 1/30/2012
Ozarks Electric Cooperative Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/29/2012
North Carolina to Join Ranks of States Requiring Employers to Enroll in E-Verify Poyner Spruill LLP 1/29/2012
Workplace Retaliation: 2012 and Beyond Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/29/2012
NLRB General Counsel Issues Additional Guidance on Social Media Cases Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/29/2012
Employing Individuals Excluded From Federal Health Care Programs: A Follow-up to November’s Article Poyner Spruill LLP 1/28/2012
Private Sector Bias Charges Hit All-Time High U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/27/2012
NLRB Shows No Sign of Relenting in Scrutiny of Social Media Policies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/27/2012
Reminder: Include GINA "Safe Harbor" Language in FMLA Forms Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/27/2012
Not Just a Tax Issue: Lawsuits Crop Up over IRS 162(m) McDermott Will & Emery 1/27/2012
Cash Out of Paid Time Off May Be Tax Trap Poyner Spruill LLP 1/27/2012
Right to Work Bill Passes Indiana House Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/26/2012
OIG Posts Tips for Implementing an Effective Compliance Program von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/26/2012
Indiana Set to Become 23rd Right-to-Work State Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/26/2012
Acting General Counsel Issues Second Social Media Report National Labor Relations Board 1/25/2012
United Insurance Company of America Pays $37,500 To Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/24/2012
Spotlight on Pay For Performance Intensifies as ISS Releases New Evaluation Methodology for 2012 Proxy Season Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/24/2012
Supreme Court Upholds Ruling: PAs Cannot Administer EMGs Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/24/2012
EBSA Moving Forward with Rules to Protect Retirement Savings U.S. Department of Labor 1/24/2012
New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act Notice Requirement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/24/2012
California Enacts 22 New Employment Laws Impacting All Companies Doing Business In The State Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/24/2012
Sanctions Imposed on Qui Tam Counsel for Failing to Meet Ethical Standards Relating to the Use of Privileged Documents Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/23/2012
Due Diligence Questions to Ask When Seeking to Have Your Project Adopted by an Existing Regional Center Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/23/2012
EEOC Launches Small Business Task Force U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/23/2012
New California Task Force Focused on Prosecuting Employment Law Violations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/22/2012
NLRB Acting General Counsel Seeks Changes in Deferral Policy National Labor Relations Board 1/22/2012
The Evolution of Social Media Law Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/20/2012
New NJ Law Provides Corporate Tax Credits To Foster Job Creation Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/20/2012
Domsey Trading Corporation, Domsey Fiber Corporation and Domsey International Sales Corporation, a single employer (29-CA-14548, et al.; 357 NLRB No. 180) National Labor Relations Board 1/19/2012
Supreme Court Further Undermines D.R. Horton's Shaky Foundation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/19/2012
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of First Amendment to Bar Suits for Employment Discrimination by Ministers Against Their Churches Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/19/2012
Did the White House Just Accidently Torpedo The Quickie Election Rules? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/18/2012
OSHA Alert - February 1 Deadline for OSHA 300-A Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/18/2012
Obama Board Expands Information Request Morass Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/18/2012
New Board Members Take Office, Announce Chief Counsels National Labor Relations Board 1/18/2012
US Labor Department settles charges of racial discrimination with Houston-based defense contractor JacintoPort U.S. Department of Labor 1/17/2012
NLRB Back to Full Strength with Pro-Union Majority Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/17/2012
Congress Passes New Bill Aimed at Pipeline Safety Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/16/2012
President Obama Appoints Three to NLRB During Purported Congressional "Recess" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/16/2012
Deadline Approaching for Filing New IRS Form 8955-SSA McDermott Will & Emery 1/15/2012
Wyoming: Work at Your Own Risk Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/15/2012
Los Angeles District Attorney Files Criminal Charges Against University and Professor for Alleged Occupational Safety and Health Violations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/15/2012
Labor Board Serves Unions, Not Workers: 'Ambush Elections' Stack the Deck Against Employees Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/14/2012
Deadline Approaching for Filing New IRS Form 8955-SSA McDermott Will & Emery 1/14/2012
USCIS EB-5 Policy Memorandum Draft Updated Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/14/2012
Two Member Majority of NLRB Clouds Viability of Employment Arbitration Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/14/2012
DOL Notifies Workers of 17 Facilities Associated with Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act about Potential Eligibility under EEOICPA U.S. Department of Labor 1/13/2012
Pepsi to Pay $3.13 Million & Made Major Policy Changes to Resolve EEOC Finding of Nationwide Hiring Discrimination Against African Americans U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/13/2012
Securing Ownership of Your Company’s Digital Property Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/13/2012
ISS Updates Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 1/13/2012
New Jersey Adopts Uniform Trade Secrets Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/12/2012
President Obama Announces Recess Appointments to NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/12/2012
ISS Publishes Guidance on New Methodology for Evaluating Pay-for-Performance Alignment and Updates to its Governance Risk Indicators Andrews Kurth LLP 1/11/2012
Arbitration Agreement Barring Class Litigation Violates the NLRA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/10/2012
US Labor Department announces grant increment to provide re-employment services for workers laid off from Massachusetts and Connecticut companies U.S. Department of Labor 1/10/2012
Defendants’ State of Incorporation Is Entitled to Little Weight in Transfer-of-Venue Analysis McDermott Will & Emery 1/10/2012
Labor & Employment Law Alert - New California Task Force Focused on Prosecuting Employment Law Violations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/9/2012
10 Myths About Workers Compensation: LexisNexis Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/9/2012
Board finds that Certain Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Violate Federal Labor Law National Labor Relations Board 1/9/2012
A Short Update on the Indiana Right-To-Work Legislation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/8/2012
NLRB Delays Posting Notice Requirement to April 30, 2012 Varnum LLP 1/8/2012
Legislative Developments in 2012 Impacting Employers Schiff Hardin LLP 1/7/2012
White House Announces Recess Appointments to NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/7/2012
Arizona Minimum Wage Now $7.65 Per Hour Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/6/2012
Recent NLRB Memo Identifies “Hot Topic” Cases for 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/6/2012
US Labor Department announces final rule defining recreational vessels under Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act U.S. Department of Labor 1/6/2012
Bank of Albuquerque Discriminated on the Basis of Age and Sex, EEOC Alleges in Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/5/2012
Deadline For Reporting Deferred Vested Retirement Benefits Is Fast-Approaching von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/5/2012
Out of Sight, Out of Mind – Not Out of Pocket Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/5/2012
New NLRB Rule Speeds Union Elections Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/5/2012
President Obama makes three recess appointments to fill NLRB vacancies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/5/2012
California Appellate Court Issues a Decision That Mutual of Omaha Insurance Agents Qualify as Independent Contractors as a Matter of Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/4/2012
TRICARE No Longer Basis for OFCCP Jurisdiction von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/4/2012
NLRB Again Delays Posting Date for Notice of Unionization Rights Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/4/2012
Grand Central Partnership Fired Rastafarian for Complaining of Threatened Violence, EEOC Says U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/4/2012
Managing Dental Claims in Workers Comp Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/3/2012
Federal Court in Hawaii fines local union, its officer and its attorney for obstructing NLRB investigation National Labor Relations Board 1/3/2012
New IRS Program Limits Liability for Misclassified Workers Poyner Spruill LLP 1/2/2012
Barnes & Thornburg Labor Relations’ Top Ten Traditional Labor Stories of 2011 (Part 2) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/2/2012
Cal Supreme Court Reverses Horrific Decision on Administrative Exemption But Declines to Provide Much Guidance on How Exemption Should Be Applied Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/2/2012
Barnes & Thornburg Labor Relations’ Top Ten Traditional Labor Stories of 2011 (Part 1) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/1/2012
California Wage Theft Prevention Act Takes Effect January 1, 2012 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/1/2012
Status Update: Fired - Social media is a great way to market a company. It is also a great way to get fired from one. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/1/2012
Stepping Over the Line: Can an Administrative Agency Overturn a Court’s Ruling? McDermott Will & Emery 1/1/2012
Do Your Social Media Accounts Belong To Your Business? Why Worry, When There Are Safeguards You Can Take Now Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/1/2012
Under Fire in Congress and the Courts, NLRB Postpones Workplace Posting Rule Poyner Spruill LLP 12/31/2011
US Department of Labor announces $13 million grant to combat exploitative child labor in Peru U.S. Department of Labor 12/31/2011
California Court of Appeal Construes Wage Order Split Shift and Reporting Time Pay Provisions in a Pro-Employer Way Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/31/2011
RCC Consultants, Inc. Sued for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/30/2011
US Department of Labor Extends Deadline for Filing of VETS-100/100A Reports Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/30/2011
Health Care Entities Using Social Media: Guidance from the Division of Quality Assurance von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/30/2011
NLRB finds musicians at three symphony orchestras are employees, not independent contractors National Labor Relations Board 12/30/2011
NLRB Again Delays Employer Notice Posting Deadline to April 30 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/29/2011
Taming the Social Media Frontier Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/29/2011
Texas Employees Reject Continued Unionization National Labor Relations Board 12/28/2011
Holiday Pay Revisited Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/28/2011
US Department of Labor announces new adverse effect wage rates for H-2A temporary agriculture workers U.S. Department of Labor 12/28/2011
Facebook's Settlement With The FTC Is A Wake Up Call For Businesses To Review And Update Their Website Privacy Policy And Agreements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/28/2011
New Facebook Cases - No Protected Concerted Activity, But Is It Surveillance?? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/28/2011
NLRB postpones effective date of rights posting rule to April 30 National Labor Relations Board 12/27/2011
Predictive Modeling and Workers Comp Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/27/2011
MSHA Announces Results of November Impact Inspections U.S. Department of Labor 12/26/2011
EEOC Sues Midwest ISO for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/26/2011
POLST Act Signed into Law Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/26/2011
Now’s the Time for Plan Sponsors to Prepare for Implementation of New DOL Fee Disclosure Regulations – Part II, Participant Fee Disclosure Poyner Spruill LLP 12/26/2011
Congress Approves Two-Month Extension of Doc-Fix von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/25/2011
Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies and Broadens Noncompete Enforceability McDermott Will & Emery 12/25/2011
I-9 Compliance Revisited Poyner Spruill LLP 12/25/2011
OFCCP Proposes Tougher Rules Concerning Affirmative Action, Data Collection and Reporting As Well As Utilization Goals For Individuals With Disabilities Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/25/2011
NLRB Implements Extraordinary Regulatory Overhaul to Election Procedures Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/24/2011
California Court of Appeal Holds Defendant Did Not Waive Its Right To Compel Arbitration By Waiting Until After Class Certification Where Other Class Members--But Not Plaintiff--Had Agreed To Arbitrate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/24/2011
IRS Extends Year-End Deadline for Pension Plan Amendments Under Code Section 436 McDermott Will & Emery 12/24/2011
Hiring or Contracting with Excluded Individuals or Entities Poyner Spruill LLP 12/23/2011
Ninth Circuit Remands Board Decision Regarding Employee's Profanity-Laced Tirade Against Owner Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/23/2011
Divided NLRB Issues Controversial Expedited Election Rules Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/23/2011
OSHA Issues Workplace Violence Guidance Poyner Spruill LLP 12/22/2011
NLRB adopts controversial amendments to union election case procedures Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/22/2011
Group Health Plans: Year-End Action Items, Upcoming Changes Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/22/2011
NLRB Election Changes Are Here Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/21/2011
OSHA’s Revision of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Regulations McDermott Will & Emery 12/21/2011
NLRB Finalizes “Ambush Election” Regulation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/21/2011
Court of Federal Claims Reaffirms Exceptions To The Anti-Assignment Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/21/2011
North Carolina to Join Ranks of States Requiring Employers to Enroll in E-Verify Poyner Spruill LLP 12/21/2011
Michigan Amends Its Workers’ Disability Compensation Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/21/2011
Ninth Circuit Tells NLRB to Reevaluate Case Involving Used Car Salesman’s Angry Outburst Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/21/2011
Major Revisions Proposed to AAPs for Individuals with Disabilities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/21/2011
Ninth Circuit Holds that an Employer Need Not Reasonably Accommodate an Employee Who Does Not Meet the Job's Minimum Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/20/2011
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Reform: A Little Something For Everyone Varnum LLP 12/20/2011
Workplace Violence and the Holidays McDermott Will & Emery 12/20/2011
Preparing for the 2012 Proxy Season Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/20/2011
D.C. Circuit Upholds Rule Change by National Mediation Board Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/20/2011
Congress Reconsiders Independent Contractor Classification Poyner Spruill LLP 12/20/2011
IRS Offers Temporary Relief to IRA Owners; Awaits DOL Guidance Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/20/2011
Employers: New Notice Posters Required Beginning in January Varnum LLP 12/19/2011
A Report on Federal Corruption Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/18/2011
Michigan's New Tax and Withholding Requirements for Retirement Income Varnum LLP 12/18/2011
President Obama Nominates Two Democrats to be Board Members of the NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/18/2011
Illinois Supreme Court Establishes A New Test To Determine Whether Non-Compete Agreements Are Enforceable Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/17/2011
Reminder to Prepare for Annual ISO/ESPP Reporting in January 2012 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/17/2011
Garnishments: A Trap for Employers Varnum LLP 12/17/2011
President announces two new NLRB nominations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/16/2011
Cat’s Paw Liability: The Impact of Staub v. Proctor Hospital Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/16/2011
Beware of Online Applications and Background Check Authorizations Varnum LLP 12/15/2011
It Takes More Than Grey Hair Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/15/2011
Dairy Queen Restaurant Sued By EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/15/2011
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Illinois Supreme Court Reaffirms that an Employer’s Legitimate Business Interest is Part of the Test for Enforcement of Non-Competition Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/14/2011
10 Tips for Conducting an Internal Investigation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/14/2011
US Department of Labor continues to cite beauty salons and manufacturers for formaldehyde exposure from hair smoothing products U.S. Department of Labor 12/13/2011
DOL Clarifies Electronic Fee Disclosure Guidance Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/13/2011
Indiana Chamber Calls for Business Involvement in Right to Work Fight Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/13/2011
USCIS Introduces Redesigned Employment Authorization Document: Form I-766 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/12/2011
Department of State Releases January 2012 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/12/2011
Talent Shortage: A Top Risk Facing Businesses Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/11/2011
Transit Pass and Vanpool Benefits to Shrink to $125 Per Month in 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2011
Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Report on Nonunion v. Union Hourly Pay Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/11/2011
EEOC Intake, Relief Obtained and Charges Resolved Hit Record Highs in 2011 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/10/2011
Illinois Supreme Court’s Decision in Reliable Fire Broadens Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants Vedder Price P.C. 12/9/2011
Securing Health Care for Workers and Small Businesses U.S. Department of Labor 12/9/2011
Non-Compete Agreements: A Brave New World in Illinois Much Shelist, P.C. 12/8/2011
Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty? U.S. Department of Labor 12/8/2011
Raising A Few Eyebrows: Law Firms Deal With Gray Area In Employee Social Media Conduct Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. 12/8/2011
US Department of Labor settles litigation against grain bin operator in July 2010 deaths of 2 teens in Mount Carroll, Ill. U.S. Department of Labor 12/7/2011
DOL Calls into Question Whether Boilerplate Indemnification Language in an IRA Brokerage Agreement Constitutes a Nonexempt Prohibited Transaction Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/7/2011
Obama Channels Roosevelt, Seeks "fair shot" for Americans Struggling in Tough Economy Center for Public Integrity 12/7/2011
Update on Social Media issues with the NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/6/2011
Illinois Supreme Court Decides Requirements for Enforceable Noncompete Agreements in Illinois Schiff Hardin LLP 12/6/2011
Butterball Sued By EEOC For Harassment, Firing Of HIV-Positive Employee U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/6/2011
NLRB Approves Significant Changes to Representation Election Procedures Vedder Price P.C. 12/6/2011
Reminder: The First New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Annual Notices Are Due By February 1, 2012 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/5/2011
NLRB Adopts Portions of Proposed New Election Rule Schiff Hardin LLP 12/5/2011
Boeing and the Union Reach a Tentative Agreement to End Contentious Battle Over Cross-Country Relocation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/4/2011
ISS Publishes 2012 Updates to Benchmark U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines Andrews Kurth LLP 12/2/2011
Massachusetts Signs Law Prohibiting Gender Identity Discrimination Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/2/2011
LIRC Issues Decision Affirming Sexual Orientation Harassment and Awarding Attorney’s Fees Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/2/2011
NLRB Votes in Favor of Major Changes to NLRA Election Procedures and House Passes “Workforce Democracy” Bill Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/2/2011
Recent Virginia Supreme Court Decision Marks a Steady Shift in the Law Governing Noncompete Agreements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/1/2011
NLRB adopts controversial resolution limiting parties’ rights in union election cases Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/1/2011
An active day at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/1/2011
D&O Liability Insurance: Time to Reassess Risks and Coverage Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/1/2011
Social Media and Corporate Compliance Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/30/2011
DOL Adopts Final Regulation on Exemption for Participant-Level Investment Advice Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/30/2011
ISS Updates Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 11/30/2011
NLRB Releases Update on “Quickie Election” Vote Scheduled Tomorrow Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/30/2011
Strategic Resignation by Member Hayes May Derail Scheduled National Labor Relations Board Vote on “Quickie Election” Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/29/2011
Luihn Food Systems Pays $277,000 To Resolve EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/29/2011
Holiday Party Planning: Avoiding Employee Misconduct at Your Year-End Celebration Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/29/2011
The Risks of Working from Home Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/29/2011
Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B Cap Reached Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/28/2011
Federal Court Approves OFCCP Broadened Access to Compensation Data Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/28/2011
Significant Changes to San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Require Immediate Employer Action; ERISA Preemption Controversy Reopened Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/28/2011
Buying the Right Employment Practices Liability Insurance Policy Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/27/2011
Eleventh Circuit rejects overreaching DOL regulation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/25/2011
OCR Rolls Out HIPAA Audit Program McDermott Will & Emery 11/25/2011
Jackson Park Hospital To Pay $80,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit For Race And Sex Discrimination And Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/24/2011
EEOC – 2011 A Record Year Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/24/2011
US Labor Department recovers nearly $8 million in back wages, fringe benefits and 401(k) plan assets from defunct security company U.S. Department of Labor 11/24/2011
Update: New Jersey DOL Proposes to Restore the Accidentally Omitted “Inside Sales” Exemption to State’s Overtime Regulations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/23/2011
In Ninth Circuit, Whistleblowers Not Exempt From Confidentiality Agreements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/22/2011
Are Restrictive Covenants Enforceable in California? It Depends. Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/22/2011
ISS Releases 2012 Updates to Proxy Voting Guidelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/21/2011
Physician Separation Issues Baker Hostetler 11/21/2011
DOL to Re-Propose “Fiduciary” Definition Regulation in Wake of Considerable Criticism McDermott Will & Emery 11/21/2011
Corporate Officers May Face the “Economic Reality” of Individual Liability for Misclassifying Workers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Vedder Price P.C. 11/20/2011
U.S. Supreme Court: Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Supersede Inventors' Rights in Federally Funded Inventions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/20/2011
Brief Filed in Litigation Challenging the NLRB’s Final Rule Requiring All Employers to Post Notice of Employee Rights Under the NLRA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/19/2011
The Pros and Cons of Social Media Recruiting Vedder Price P.C. 11/19/2011
New Personal Conflict Of Interest Rules For Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/18/2011
The NLRB: Sending “Convicts” into Your Customers’ Homes Vedder Price P.C. 11/18/2011
Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans: Amendments and Other Year-End Action Items Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/18/2011
Reminder: New York Employers Now Must Report Whether Health Insurance Is Available to Employees’ Dependents Vedder Price P.C. 11/18/2011
Federal judge orders Central Coast landscaper to rehire employees, bargain with union National Labor Relations Board 11/17/2011
A Virtual Minefield: The NLRB and Social Media Vedder Price P.C. 11/17/2011
NLRB Finds Benefits Comparison by Employer Prior to Decertification Election Violates NLRA Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/17/2011
Restaurant Owners: Mistakes Can Cost You Money (Lots of It) Vedder Price P.C. 11/16/2011
Understanding Which Deadlines Are Extended by the Recent IRS Guidance for Hybrid Plans McDermott Will & Emery 11/15/2011
Amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law Clarifies Employers’ Duty to Accommodate Employees’ Religious Practices Vedder Price P.C. 11/15/2011
Recent Illinois Case Highlights Important Distinctions Between Restrictive Covenants in the Sale-of-Business and Employment Contexts Vedder Price P.C. 11/14/2011
SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief on Compliance with ERISA Disclosure Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/13/2011
New Law Boosts U.S. Employers' Costs for Deploying Workers to China Armstrong Teasdale 11/13/2011
Dresser Rand Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/12/2011
California Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Key Meal/Rest Period Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/12/2011
Department of State Releases December 2011 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/12/2011
New IRS Program Allows Employers to Correct Worker Misclassifications at Greatly Reduced Penalty Rates Much Shelist, P.C. 11/11/2011
Complaint alleges Jimmy John’s employees threatened, terminated for union related activities National Labor Relations Board 11/11/2011
Federal Government Contractors Beware: Certain Employment Relations Costs Now Unallowable Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/11/2011
2011 Wisconsin Act 49: Wisconsin Tax Law Amended to Conform with Federal Adult Child Coverage Requirements von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/11/2011
California Employment Law: 2011 Legislative Update Much Shelist, P.C. 11/11/2011
Virginia Supreme Court Affirms Strict Standard for Non-Compete Clauses Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/10/2011
NLRB Moves Date for Posting Notice of Unionization Rights to January 31, 2012 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/10/2011
Service Providers to ERISA Plans: DOL’s New Disclosure Regulations Are Imminent—Are You Ready? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/10/2011
Design Professionals’ Lawsuit Challenging LEED Certification System Dismissed Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/10/2011
Good News, Bad News On Prevailing Wages In Ohio Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/9/2011
Buyers Beware: Employee Non-Compete Agreements in the Sale of a Business Much Shelist, P.C. 11/9/2011
Wisconsin Eliminates Income Tax Disparity on Health Coverage for Adult Children Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/9/2011
Subcontractors Performing Work on Public Construction Projects in Illinois Must Satisfy Additional Notice Requirements to Perfect Claims on Bonds and Letters of Credit Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/9/2011
Employee Rights When Buying Parts of an Insolvent Company in Germany McDermott Will & Emery 11/9/2011
Comfort Suites To Pay $132,500 For Disability Discrimination Against Clerk With Autism U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/8/2011
Federal appeals court upholds survivors’ right to automatic benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act U.S. Department of Labor 11/8/2011
OSHA Seeking Comment on SOX Whistleblower Complaint Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/8/2011
Sears Settles EEOC Suit For Race, Age, Sex Discrimination And Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/8/2011
ICE Issues New Wave of I-9 Inspection Notices Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/7/2011
The SEC Settles Yet Another Section 304 Clawback Case against an “Innocent” Executive, but Litigation Regarding the Meaning of “Misconduct” May Continue in SEC v. Jenkins Vedder Price P.C. 11/7/2011
The Government Gets Back in the Ring...Employers Around the Country Report a New Round of ICE Audits Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/7/2011
Department of Labor Revises Conflict Disclosure Requirements for Labor Union Officials Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/6/2011
Who Works For You? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/6/2011
Q&A / Fee Disclosure Requirements Top the List of Issues Facing Retirement Plan Sponsors Much Shelist, P.C. 11/4/2011
Business Groups Seek Swift Resolution to NLRB’s Workplace Posting Controversy Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/4/2011
IRC 409A: Good Faith is Good, but not Good Enough Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/4/2011
Blanket L Visa Applications in India May Only Be Filed in Chennai; Visa Services in Mumbai Suspended November 15–21 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/4/2011
Workplace Fairness Act Set to Move to the House Floor Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/3/2011
IRS Modifies M&P and Volume Submitter Determination Letter Procedures McDermott Will & Emery 11/3/2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Illinois pet food production and packaging company for 23 health and safety violations; fines exceed $750,000 U.S. Department of Labor 11/3/2011
Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board Interprets Term "Adverse Action" Under SOX More Expansively Than It Is Interpreted Under Title VII Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/3/2011
Department of Labor Interim Guidance on Electronic Disclosure of Fee Information Vedder Price P.C. 11/2/2011
ESOP Determination Letter Update Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/2/2011
United States Postal Service, 24-CA-10805 (reported at 356 NLRB No. 75) (1st Cir., decided October 27, 2011) National Labor Relations Board 11/1/2011
East Los Angeles community hospital executives ordered to repay $600,000 to employee retirement plan, following US Labor Department investigation U.S. Department of Labor 11/1/2011
Massachusetts Wage Act: New Warning to Employers Everywhere McDermott Will & Emery 11/1/2011
New Wave of California Employment Laws Requires Prompt Action Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/31/2011
Second Circuit's Citigroup Decision Endorses Presumption of Prudence, Upholds Dismissal of Disclosure Claims Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/31/2011
8 in 10 Unemployed Americans Say They'd Take any Job They Can Get Center for Public Integrity 10/30/2011
Looking for Something Haunting this Halloween?: DC’s Scariest Statistics Center for Public Integrity 10/29/2011
Hilton Reservations Worldwide employees to receive more than $715,000 in minimum, overtime back wages following US Labor Department investigation U.S. Department of Labor 10/29/2011
AT&T Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/29/2011
California Law Prohibits State from Requiring Employers to Use E-Verify Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/28/2011
H-1B Cap Reached for U.S. Master’s Degrees; Remaining Numbers Are Diminishing Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/28/2011
USCIS Redesigns Employment Authorization Document - I-9 Effect Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/28/2011
Public Companies: SEC Issues Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures McDermott Will & Emery 10/27/2011
DOJ and FTC Issue Final Policy Statement on Antitrust Enforcement RE: Accountable Care Organizations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/27/2011
Judge upholds civil money penalties assessed by US Labor Department to Progressive Protein in Omaha, Neb., for child labor violations U.S. Department of Labor 10/27/2011
IRS Announces Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 10/27/2011
Bank Board Directorships in the Era of Bank Failures Schiff Hardin LLP 10/27/2011
Are Your Concealed Carry Signs and Employee Policies in Place? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/26/2011
Wisconsin Insurance Law Amended to Conform with Federal Adult Child Coverage Requirements—State Tax Law Expected to be Amended Soon von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/26/2011
401(k) Liability on the Horizon: Are Your Plan Fiduciaries Protected? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/26/2011
USCIS Returns to Prior Practice; Form I-797 Notices of Approval to Be Sent to Attorneys of Record Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/26/2011
New Notice Requirements for Retirement Plans Seeking IRS Approval of Church Plan Status McDermott Will & Emery 10/25/2011
"The Sins of the Father": Third Party Retaliation Claims Allowed to Proceed Schiff Hardin LLP 10/25/2011
New Jersey Conforms Its Overtime Regulations with the FLSA, But Forgets to Retain Its “Inside Sales” Exemption Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/25/2011
IRS Publishes New Form 5300 and Instructions McDermott Will & Emery 10/24/2011
Commissioned Salespersons No Longer Exempt From Overtime Under New Jersey Law? Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 10/24/2011
IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limitations for 2012 Tax Year – Most Limits Increased von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/24/2011
Wisconsin Assembly Bill Implements Affordable Care Act Provisions von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/22/2011
Mayor And City Council Of Ocean City To Pay $38,000 To Settle EEOC Age Bias And Retaliation Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/22/2011
Hooters Sues Competitor over Alleged Trade Secrets Theft after Top Executives Fly Away Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/20/2011
IRS Creates New Voluntary Classification Settlement Program Providing Companies the Opportunity to Reclassify Independent Contractors and Limit Liability Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/20/2011
US Department of Labor obtains judgment to distribute $1.35 million to participants of Minneapolis-based Northland Inn's 401(k) plan U.S. Department of Labor 10/20/2011
ALJ Finds Employee's Facebook Comments Unrelated to Working Conditions are not Protected Under the NLRA McDermott Will & Emery 10/19/2011
Governor Brown Signs Significant New Employment Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/19/2011
Individual Liability for Wage and Hour Claims Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/19/2011
5 Steps Companies Should Take Before Launching a Wellness Program Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/19/2011
Inside Countrywide, a ‘Counseling Meeting’ Then Termination Center for Public Integrity 10/18/2011
US Labor Department awards more than $7.6 million to 5 states for innovative re-employment strategies U.S. Department of Labor 10/18/2011
California Enacts Two Trans Rights Bills Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/17/2011
US Labor Department seeks to recover more than $436,000 for 2 employee benefit plans of Columbus, Ohio-based Clark Graphics U.S. Department of Labor 10/17/2011
EEOC and Cracker Barrel Sign National Mediation Agreement U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/16/2011
IRS Announces Program To Help Employers Resolve Worker Misclassification Armstrong Teasdale 10/16/2011
American Laser Centers To Pay $125,000 To Settle Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Suit By EEOC U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/15/2011
House Bill Would Mandate Minimum Wage for Disabled Workers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/14/2011
Legal Issues Surrounding Social Media Background Checks Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/14/2011
Your Rights After A Mastectomy... Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 U.S. Department of Labor 10/14/2011
Immovable Objects: Chief Executive Turnover Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/14/2011
Distinguishing Between Employees and Independent Contractors Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/14/2011
New Legislation and Congressional Hearing Target NLRB's Union-Friendly Changes Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/13/2011
IRS Guidance on Travel Armstrong Teasdale 10/13/2011
Evaluating E-Verify: One Question at a Time LawLogix Group, Inc. 10/13/2011
Harassment Statute of Limitations May Stretch Back in Time Williams Kastner 10/13/2011
UK Employment Law Update – Changes announced by Chancellor to come into force in 2012/13 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/13/2011
Second Circuit Finds that Employers May be Obligated to Accommodate a Disabled Employee's Commute Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/13/2011
NLRB Delays Employee Rights Mandatory Posting Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/12/2011
New California Law Prescribes Stiff Penalties for Employers' Willful Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/12/2011
California Enacts 22 New Employment Laws Impacting All Companies Doing Business In The State Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/12/2011
The Supreme Court is Set to Decide Whether the Ministerial Exception Will Continue to Protect Religious Institutions from Discrimination Claims Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/12/2011
Employer’s Attempt to Escape Union Agreement Unsuccessful Williams Kastner 10/12/2011
NLRB Postpones Effective Date of Notice Posting Rule Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/11/2011
Unintentional Disclosure - Employee Communications To Counsel Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/11/2011
NLRB Delays Implementation of Mandatory Notice Posting Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 10/11/2011
AT&T Sued By EEOC In Puerto Rico Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/10/2011
Your Social Media Policy May Need Revamping Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/10/2011
Texas Roadhouse Refused to Hire Older Workers Nationwide, EEOC Alleges in Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/10/2011
Board Members May Face Personal Liability for Unpaid Wages Williams Kastner 10/10/2011
Updated Effective Date: NLRB Requires Employers to Post Unionization Rights Notice Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/9/2011
'They're Charging Me with a Crime?' - Failures to Pay Over Employment Taxes are Increasingly the Subject of Criminal Charges Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/9/2011
Board Overrules Dana Corp. Decision on Voluntary Recognition Williams Kastner 10/7/2011
NLRB Postpones Effective Date for Employee Rights Posting Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/7/2011
Washington Court Addresses Employee Sensitivity to Environmental Factors Williams Kastner 10/7/2011
Recent Ruling Allows a Shareholder Lawsuit to Proceed After a Negative Say-on-Pay Vote: Quirk or Harbinger? Andrews Kurth LLP 10/6/2011
USCIS Announces Important Change in Mailing of Approval Notices Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/6/2011
Survivor Benefits Under the Washington Industrial Insurance Act–Who Pays? Williams Kastner 10/6/2011
EMC Corp. Should Have Drafted a Better Non-Competition Clause McDermott Will & Emery 10/5/2011
Medical Marijuana User Not Protected from Termination Williams Kastner 10/5/2011
Legal Issues Surrounding Social Media Background Checks Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/5/2011
Adverse Tax Consequences for Certain Executives Covered by Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans as a Result of Defined Benefit Plan Funding Status Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/4/2011
The Top Five Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Traps in M&A Transactions McDermott Will & Emery 10/4/2011
NLRB Judge Rules that Employee’s Comments on Facebook Were Not Protected Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/3/2011
New IRS Voluntary Initiative Aims to Provide Significant Tax Relief to Employers with Employee-Independent Contractor Misclassification Issues Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/2/2011
WERC Issues Emergency Rules On Union Recertification Elections Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/1/2011
New October 15 Deadline for Medicare Part D Creditable / Non-Creditable Coverage Notices McDermott Will & Emery 10/1/2011
NLRB Chairman Pearce issues statement on Congressional hearing about Board actions National Labor Relations Board 9/30/2011
US Labor Department announces $3.8 million in continued funding to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities U.S. Department of Labor 9/29/2011
Deciphering Dukes: Ninth Circuit Hands Down Decision Interpreting The Game-Changer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/29/2011
A Refresher On Coaching Vacancies: Who Gets The Position? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/29/2011
New PBGC Guidance Provides Premium Penalty Relief for Certain Late Payments and for Faulty Alternative Premium Funding Target Elections McDermott Will & Emery 9/29/2011
FMLA for pets Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/29/2011
ANALYSIS: 'ObamaCare' label is sticking Center for Public Integrity 9/29/2011
Worker Misclassification Armstrong Teasdale 9/28/2011
EEOC Sues Staffing Agency for Sex Harassment, Retaliation, and Assigning Workers Based on Sex U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/28/2011
Administrative Law Judge Finds Employer Unlawfully Discharged Employees Based on Facebook Posts McDermott Will & Emery 9/28/2011
DOL and IRS Join Forces to Crack Down on Employee Misclassification Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 9/27/2011
6 Ways to Curb Employee Fraud Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/27/2011
Following a 2-year refusal to comply, anthracite mine operator in Pennsylvania installs mandated communications and tracking system U.S. Department of Labor 9/27/2011
IRS Announces Voluntary Settlement Program to Reclassify Workers as Employees McDermott Will & Emery 9/27/2011
Wax This! New York Court Finds Restrictive Covenant In Hair Removal Specialist's Employment Agreement Unreasonable and Unenforceable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/27/2011
Significant Advances in Green Card Cutoff Dates for EB-2 India and EB-2 China Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/26/2011
EEOC Sues Delia*s for Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/26/2011
NLRB Poster on Employee Rights now available for download National Labor Relations Board 9/26/2011
Carried Interest Language Narrowed, but Remains Far-Reaching McDermott Will & Emery 9/25/2011
The Changing Landscape of the Business Records Exception under Florida Law and its Impact on Florida Foreclosures Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/25/2011
U.S. Department of Labor to Reconsider Proposed Regulation Impacting ESOP Appraisers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/25/2011
DOL Announces Intent to Repropose Rule on Definition of "Fiduciary" Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/25/2011
Executive Fired, Vindicated. Mortgage Industry Tanks, Fraud Continues at Countrywide Center for Public Integrity 9/24/2011
American Jobs Act of 2011 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/24/2011
Top 10 Concealed Carry Questions and Answers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/23/2011
Mandatory Bonus Due to Employees Upon Certain Distributions of Dividends Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/23/2011
NLRB Releases Poster For Posting By November 14, 2011 McDermott Will & Emery 9/23/2011
Recent NLRB Actions: Notice Posting Requirement, Proposed Election Rules and New Case Law Tilt Toward Organized Labor Much Shelist, P.C. 9/23/2011
OFCCP's FAAP Rule Revision Places More Burdensome Requirements on Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/22/2011
Countrywide Protected Fraudsters by Silencing Whistleblowers, Say Former Employees Center for Public Integrity 9/22/2011
Social Media in the Workplace: NLRB Offers Guidance for ALL Employers on Offensive Posts and Social Media Policies Much Shelist, P.C. 9/22/2011
Bass Pro Failed to Hire Blacks and Hispanics at its Stores Nationwide, EEOC Says in Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/21/2011
DC Circuit’s Proxy Access Decision to Stand, but SEC to Allow “Private Ordering” of Proxy Access Andrews Kurth LLP 9/21/2011
Ninth Circuit Rules That State Social Workers Are Not "Learned Professionals" Exempt from Overtime Pay Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/21/2011
EBSA Issues Interim Policy on Electronic Disclosure Under 29 CFR 2550.404A- U.S. Department of Labor 9/21/2011
NLRB Releases Report on Social Media Decisions McDermott Will & Emery 9/21/2011
NLRB Requires Employer to Rehire and Provide Backpay to Employees Terminated for Derogatory Comments Made About Co-Worker on Facebook Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/20/2011
Employer-Provided Cell Phones May Generally Be Treated as Nontaxable Fringe McDermott Will & Emery 9/20/2011
Environment : Energy : The Politics of Energy New GOP Target at EPA: Graduate Student Interns Who are Tools of Obama’s 'Radical Policies' Center for Public Integrity 9/19/2011
IRS Issues Guidance Permitting Tax-Free Treatment of Employer-Provided Cell Phones and PDAs Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/19/2011
The Truth about Clean Energy Jobs U.S. Department of Energy 9/19/2011
NLRB Permits Micro-Units In Specialty Healthcare Decision Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/18/2011
EEOC and ABM Industries Settle Discrimination and Retaliation Case for Latino Workers U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/18/2011
DOL Releases Interim Guidance on Electronic Delivery of Participant-Directed Retirement Plan Disclosure Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/17/2011
US Department of Labor finds nutritional beverage company, former CEO in violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act whistleblower protection provisions U.S. Department of Labor 9/17/2011
California Legislature Passes "Worker Misclassification" Bill Creating Civil Penalties For Willful Misclassification Of Independent Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/17/2011
NLRB Facilitates Union Organization of Smaller Bargaining Units Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/17/2011
Navigating Wisconsin State Income Tax Credit Incentives Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/16/2011
Seventh Circuit Allows Supervisor to be Comparator of Plaintiff in Discriminatory Discharge Case Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/16/2011
EEOC Sues Olam for Refusing to Hire a Pregnant Job Applicant U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/16/2011
Ninth Circuit Attempts to Clarify Learned Professional Exemption's Educational Requirement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/15/2011
Proposed cybersecurity legislation would protect employers from information theft by departing employees, if a policy prohibits such conduct Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/14/2011
FDIC Recovery Efforts Highlight D&O Insurance Issues McDermott Will & Emery 9/14/2011
How the NCAA Has Used the Term “Student-Athlete” to Avoid Paying Workers Comp Liabilities Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/14/2011
NLRB Administrative Law Judge Reinstates Five Employees Terminated for Facebook Posts Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/14/2011
H-1B Cap Update Vedder Price P.C. 9/14/2011
NLRB obtains injunction to stop violent union protests at port of Longview, Washington National Labor Relations Board 9/14/2011
Medical Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage: The Forthcoming Mini-SPD Vedder Price P.C. 9/14/2011
Department of Labor Extends Deadline for Filing 2011 VETS-100/-100A Reports Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/13/2011
The NLRB's Notice Posting Requirement -- Not so fast? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/13/2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Florida manufacturers and distributors of hair products containing formaldehyde for health violations U.S. Department of Labor 9/13/2011
Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools to Pay over $4 Million in Back Wages for H-1B Violations Vedder Price P.C. 9/13/2011
NLRB Facilitates Union Organization of Smaller Bargaining Units Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/13/2011
Ninth Circuit Finds Grocers’ Revenue-Sharing Agreement Must Go Through Full Rule of Reason Check-Out Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/12/2011
Walgreens Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/12/2011
Department of State Releases October 2011 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/12/2011
Mind the Gap: Reducing the Sponsorship Gap Between Men and Women in the Workplace Catalyst Inc. 9/12/2011
Department of State Releases New DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa Application Vedder Price P.C. 9/12/2011
OFCCP’s Advance Notice of Proposed Compensation Data Collection Tool Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/12/2011
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Continues Trend of Employer I-9 Investigations Vedder Price P.C. 9/11/2011
Federal Contractor Options under New NLRB Posting Requirement Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/11/2011
SEC Not to Seek Rehearing of Proxy Access Decision Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/10/2011
NLRB Judge Issues First Ever Ruling in Social Media Line of Cases Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/9/2011
Diversity Visa Lottery to Open October 4, 2011 Vedder Price P.C. 9/9/2011
NLRB Revisits Decertification in Voluntary Successorship and Recognition Situations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/9/2011
Board issues decision on appropriate units in non-acute health care facilities National Labor Relations Board 9/8/2011
Administrative Law Judge finds New York nonprofit unlawfully discharged employees following Facebook posts National Labor Relations Board 9/7/2011
Court Upholds ESOP's Change in Investment Conversion Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/7/2011
New York State Not-For-Profit Entities Task Force Asks for Compensation Details Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/7/2011
EEOC Sues the Scooter Store for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/7/2011
Specialty Healthcare 357 NLRB Decision No. 83: Impact on Nursing Home and Resident Care Industry von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/6/2011
NLRB Issues Decisions Delaying Employee Free Choice Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/6/2011
Coming Home: Service Members Bring Value, Benefits to Workplace Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/6/2011
NLRB Issues Final Rule on Notification of Employee Rights McDermott Will & Emery 9/6/2011
Diversity and Its Impact on the Legal Profession Vault Inc. 9/5/2011
Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on August employment numbers U.S. Department of Labor 9/5/2011
Applebee’s Owners Pay $1 Million in EEOC Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/4/2011
US Labor Department files complaint against Colorado-based cheese producer for discriminating against minority job applicants at California facility U.S. Department of Labor 9/3/2011
Secretary Chu, Intel President Discuss Need for More U.S. Engineers U.S. Department of Energy 9/3/2011
State-federal review of health insurance rate increases begins, double-digit price hikes must be justified U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 9/2/2011
WERC Issues Draft Emergency Rules On Union Recertification Elections Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/2/2011
Businesses Required to Notify Employees of Right to Organize, Join a Union Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/2/2011
Labor Daze - Pride, Chaos and Kegs on Labor’s First ‘Day’ U.S. Department of Labor 9/2/2011
Compliance in the Restaurant Industry Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/1/2011
Connecticut Prohibits Discrimination Based on Gender Identity Vedder Price P.C. 9/1/2011
NLRB Issues Three Decisions Promoting Union Representation as Chairman Liebman’s Board Term Ends Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/31/2011
Employers Must Post Notice Informing Employees of Right to Unionize Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 8/31/2011
Three Ways to Cut Workers Comp Costs Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/31/2011
Union and Non-Union Employers Required to Post New NLRB Notice of Employee Rights Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/29/2011
Department of Labor Enters the Digital Age with Apps Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/28/2011
There’s No Putting GINA Back in the Bottle Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/27/2011
New Summary of Benefits and Coverage Required for Health Plans in 2012 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/27/2011
NLRB Issues Final Rule Requiring Posting of Notice to Employees Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/27/2011
NLRB Rule Requiring Employers to Post Union Rights Released Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/26/2011
Connecticut Limits When Employers May Require an Employee’s Credit Report Vedder Price P.C. 8/26/2011
An Employer’s Guide to Implementing EU-Compliant Whistleblowing Hotlines McDermott Will & Emery 8/26/2011
Exotic Dancers not Employees under Nevada Wage Laws Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/26/2011
EEOC Sues Kohl's Department Stores For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/25/2011
NLRB to Issue Final Rule Requiring All Employers (Even Nonunion Employers) to Post Notice of Employee Rights Under the NLRA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/25/2011
IRS Proposed Premium Tax Credit Regulations Signal Direction of Future Guidance on Employer Pay-or-Play Penalties McDermott Will & Emery 8/25/2011
Autism Mentors; As if Determining the Classification Weren’t Already Hard Enough Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/25/2011
11th Circuit Deals Potentially Devastating Blow to President Obama's Health Care Reform Law Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/25/2011
Briggs Equipment Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/25/2011
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (Trimas Corporation d/b/a Cequent Towing Products, and an individual(25-CB-008891 et al.; 357 NLRB No. 48) Goshen, IN, National Labor Relations Board 8/25/2011
Dodd Frank – Several Developments of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/24/2011
Sac Griffith / Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant Sued for Sexual Harassment and Pregnancy Bias U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/23/2011
Law Clerk's Overtime Exemption Depends on Duties Performed Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/23/2011
3M to Pay $3 Million to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/22/2011
California Court Of Appeal Holds That Employees Lose Reinstatement Rights If They Fail To Return To Work During The 12-Week Leave Period Protected Under CFRA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/22/2011
The Basics of Hotel Security - The Same, But Different Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/21/2011
Bachmann's Iowa Blame Game Center for Public Integrity 8/21/2011
New Yorkers Believe That Drilling In The Marcellus Shale Will Create Jobs Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/20/2011
Cost Accounting Standards Exemption for Overseas Contracts Eliminated - Effective October 11 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/19/2011
NLRB Grants Use of Company Email for Union Purposes Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/19/2011
Acting General Counsel releases report on social media cases National Labor Relations Board 8/18/2011
National HealthCare Corporation Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/18/2011
The Business of a Law Firm: Understanding the C-Level CLS Executive Search 8/18/2011
OFCCP Takes Initial Steps to Require Burdensome Reporting of Compensation Data Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/18/2011
Enforcing Non-Competes: Illinois Court Further Defines Adequate Consideration Much Shelist, P.C. 8/17/2011
Why Should Employers Care About a Recent Federal Trade Commission Staff Report on the Fair Credit Reporting Act? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/17/2011
USCIS: E-Verify Self Check Now Available In Spanish and to Residents in 16 Additional States Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/17/2011
The Dodd-Frank Act: A Guide to the Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, and Disclosure Provisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/15/2011
National Labor Relations Board finds Santa Barbara newspaper committed multiple unfair labor practices National Labor Relations Board 8/14/2011
Employment Law - Social Media Update Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 8/14/2011
US Labor Department considers development of data tool to combat pay discrimination U.S. Department of Labor 8/14/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes a $967 Million Loan Guarantee to Support the Agua Caliente Solar Project U.S. Department of Energy 8/13/2011
Federal Court Rules In EEOC’s Favor, Holding That Fired Employees Are Not Required To Return To School U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/13/2011
NLRB in Battle Against S.C. Boeing Workers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/13/2011
Asbestos Litigation Case Questions Safety in the Workplace Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/12/2011
Swift Faces Class Action Over Background Checks Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/12/2011
New Connecticut Law Limits Employer Access to Employee Credit Data McDermott Will & Emery 8/11/2011
Department of State Releases September 2011 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/10/2011
Advertising and Marketing Law Alert - Keep Your Trademarks Safe in the New .XXX Domain Name Release Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/10/2011
UK Employment Law Update: A recent case finds that employers may dismiss employees for refusal to accept a pay cut, even if the survival of the business isn't in issue Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/10/2011
DOL Provides Further Guidance on Suspension and Anticipated Resumption of Its Processing of Prevailing Wage Requests for PERMs Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/9/2011
US Labor Department announces more than $5.4 million in job training grants to benefit homeless veterans U.S. Department of Labor 8/9/2011
Social Media Posts and Concerted Activity Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/9/2011
SEC Delays Planned Adoption Date for Several Executive Compensation Provisions Under the Dodd-Frank Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/9/2011
Federal judge orders Oakland nursing home to rehire workers following strike National Labor Relations Board 8/9/2011
Proposed HIPAA Reporting Requirement May Lead to Increased Compliance Costs and Enforcement Action Poyner Spruill LLP 8/9/2011
Fifth Circuit Caps Title VII Damages "Per Party" Andrews Kurth LLP 8/8/2011
UK Supreme Court Confirms Parties’ Right to Choose Nationality of Arbitrators McDermott Will & Emery 8/8/2011
Immigration Alert - New USCIS Initiative Encourages Foreign Entrepreneurs to Invest in U.S. Economy Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/8/2011
Employee Free Choice Act Becoming Law: What Congress rejected, the NLRB simply mandated Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/8/2011
Former employees at closed camper manufacturer in Pennsylvania receive backpay and medical payments in settlement National Labor Relations Board 8/7/2011
Fair Credit Reporting Act Requirements Triggered by Use of Internet and Social Media Screening Services Poyner Spruill LLP 8/7/2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces measures to improve Whistleblower Protection Program U.S. Department of Labor 8/7/2011
Alcoa Mill Products to pay more than $540,000 to settle discrimination case with US Department of Labor U.S. Department of Labor 8/6/2011
DOJ Brings Lawsuit Against Alabama Immigration Law, Focus on Strict Compliance Intensifies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/6/2011
French Supreme Court Rules Unfairly Dismissed Employees Entitled to Damages for Lost Opportunity to Benefit From a Defined-Benefit Pension McDermott Will & Emery 8/4/2011
Pepsi Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/4/2011
Grocers' Revenue-Sharing Deal Deserves More Than a Quick Look, Ninth Circuit Holds Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/3/2011
EEOC’s $20 Million Settlement with Verizon Puts Focus on “No Fault” Attendance and Leave Policies Poyner Spruill LLP 8/3/2011
Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in New York: Implications for Estate and Tax Planning McDermott Will & Emery 8/3/2011
When Working From Home Turns Deadly Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/3/2011
California v. Safeway: Antitrust Risks of Employer Mutual Aid Assistance Agreements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/3/2011
New Guidelines on Preventive Services for Women, Including Religious Employer Exception McDermott Will & Emery 8/2/2011
UK Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Sham Employment Contracts Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/1/2011
MSHA announces results of June impact inspections U.S. Department of Labor 8/1/2011
Promens USA Pays $225,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/1/2011
EEOC Sues Illinois Temp Agency For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/31/2011
Public Education Teacher Selection Process Not So Simple... Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/30/2011
Kinder Morgan to pay more than $830,000 in overtime back wages to 4,659 employees, resolving US Labor Department lawsuit U.S. Department of Labor 7/30/2011
Taco Bell Owner Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/29/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses Issues Concerning the Default Judgment Statute, the Direct Action Statute, and Personal Liability for Corporate Officers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/29/2011
Global Protests and Business Travelers Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/29/2011
DC Circuit Panel Vacates Proxy Access Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 7/28/2011
Keeping Your Secrets: The Burdens of Proof in Trade Secrets Litigation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/28/2011
Retaliation Remains Most Frequent Allegation Among Federal-Sector Discrimination Complaints U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/28/2011
Court grants MSHA request for preliminary injunction against anthracite mine operator in Lykens, Pa. U.S. Department of Labor 7/28/2011
Potential Repeal of DOMA? McDermott Will & Emery 7/27/2011
Retaliation Remains Most Frequent Allegation Among Federal-Sector Discrimination Complaints U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/26/2011
Court Finds for EEOC in Religious Discrimination Suit Against Abercrombie & Fitch U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/26/2011
Wrongful Discharge Cases May Carry Heavy Price Tag - West Virginia American Water Company v. James A. Nagy Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/26/2011
DOL Extends and Aligns Retirement Plan Fee Disclosure Rules McDermott Will & Emery 7/24/2011
D.C. Circuit Invalidates SEC's Proxy Access Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/24/2011
Connecticut Becomes First State to Mandate Paid Sick Leave Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/22/2011
Connecticut Becomes 15th State to Ban Discrimination Against Transgender Employees Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/20/2011
Extension of Applicability Dates for New ERISA Disclosure Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/20/2011
Congressmen Introduce Bill to Repeal HSA Provision of ACA von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/19/2011
10 Social Media Must Haves For Your Corporate Compliance And Ethics Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/18/2011
Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in New York: Implications for Employee Benefit Plans McDermott Will & Emery 7/17/2011
Ticket Takers For West Virginia High School Football Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/17/2011
Soaring Temps Bring More Risks for Workers Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/17/2011
Second Circuit Revives Copyright Infringement Suit Against Non-Resident for Uploading Copyrighted Material Online McDermott Will & Emery 7/17/2011
California Appellate Court Analyzes Employment Arbitration Agreement after Supreme Court's AT&T Decision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/15/2011
Avoid Employer Liability with Safe Harbor Provisions under GINA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/15/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Stresses Importance of Commonality in Decertifying Massive Sex Discrimination Class of 1.5 Million Wal-Mart Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/14/2011
UK Government Consults On Statutory Residence Test McDermott Will & Emery 7/14/2011
Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Implications For Antitrust Class Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/13/2011
The French Supreme Court Decides that Employees with Jobs at Risk Take Precedence McDermott Will & Emery 7/13/2011
New Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations Take Surprising Position on Restricted Stock Unit Grants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/12/2011
Department of State Releases August 2011 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/12/2011
OSHA Proposes Changes to Injury/Illness Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 7/12/2011
New Remedies Under ERISA for Employees Harmed by Misinformation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/11/2011
Board Proposes Rules to Reform Pre- and Post-Election Representation Case Procedures National Labor Relations Board 7/10/2011
Sullivan v. Oracle: Non-California Residents Working in California for California-Based Employers Are Subject to California Daily Overtime Requirements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/10/2011
Sixth Circuit Holds Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action Unconstitutional - Labor & Employment/Higher Education Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/8/2011
New York Same-Sex Marriages: Reviewing the Potential Effects of State Same-Sex Marriage Laws on Employee Benefit Plans Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/8/2011
Concealed Carry Soon to be Law in Wisconsin Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/8/2011
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Proposed NLRB Rules Would Shorten Union Elections Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/8/2011
New Guidance Related to Form W-2 Reporting Requirements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/8/2011
Tracking the Push for Privacy - the Senate's Push for Mobile App Privacy Policies Poyner Spruill LLP 7/8/2011
Special Touch Home Care Services, Inc.(29-CA-26661; 357 NLRB No. 2) Brooklyn, NY, June 30, 2011 National Labor Relations Board 7/7/2011
Texas Court of Appeals Rules Retroactive Application of Certain Minimum Medical Criteria Unconstitutional in Asbestos Case Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/7/2011
Phase-In Mandatory E-Verify Law Passes in North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP 7/7/2011
Speaking of Rodents and Labor Disputes...Disneyland Resorts Williams Kastner 7/6/2011
The Perils of Email: Navigating the Legal Risks Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/6/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Extends “Public Concern” Test To Lawsuits Brought By Public Employees Under The First Amendment’s Petition Clause Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/6/2011
Court Sets Aside County Commissioners’ Common Wage Determination Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/5/2011
Employers Must Prepare to Report Health Coverage on W-2 Forms Poyner Spruill LLP 7/5/2011
Labor & Employment Law Alert - California Overtime Provisions Apply to Work Performed in California by Non-Resident Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/5/2011
Watch For Vicarious Liability For Employee Negligence Williams Kastner 7/4/2011
NLRB Proposes New Rules to Significantly Expedite the Union Election Process and Limit Employer Participation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/3/2011
New Case on Rules Governing Application of California Overtime Law to Non-California Residents Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/30/2011
Supreme Court Identifies Remedies Under ERISA for Employees Harmed by Misinformation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/30/2011
Social Media and the National Labor Relations Board Williams Kastner 6/30/2011
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Clarifying Performance-Based Equity Compensation Exception to Section 162(m) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/29/2011
Texas Supreme Court Makes Enforcement of Noncompete Agreements Easier for Employers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/29/2011
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Issues Final Rule on Termination Dates for Pension Plans of Bankrupt Sponsors McDermott Will & Emery 6/29/2011
Dukes v. Wal-Mart: Supreme Court Announces New Class Action Standards That Will Substantially Curtail Employment Discrimination Class Actions, As Well As Consumer, Antitrust, and Other Class Actions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/28/2011
U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Rule Significantly Impacting Employers and Attorneys/Consultants in Responding to Union Organizing Campaigns Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/28/2011
United States Supreme Court Strikes Down Largest Employment Discrimination Class Action in History Vedder Price P.C. 6/28/2011
Employers May Face Vicarious Liability For Dangerous Acts Of Independent Contractors Williams Kastner 6/28/2011
Court Compels Production of Personal Emails from Company Systems Citing Lack of Reasonable Privacy Expectation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/27/2011
Following the Employee Doctor's Orders is Not Always the Best Medicine Williams Kastner 6/27/2011
New NLRB Rules Would Speed Up Unionization Elections Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/27/2011
EEOC Aims to Clarify Leave Rights Under the ADA Poyner Spruill LLP 6/27/2011
Department of Education Adopts New Regulations Regarding Incentive Compensation Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/27/2011
NLRB Rules Inflatable Rats May No Longer Constitute Signal Pickets Williams Kastner 6/26/2011
FEDEX Driver Found To Be Employee – Not Independent Contractor Williams Kastner 6/25/2011
IRS Issues Proposed Rules On Performance-Based Pay Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/24/2011
United States Department of Labor Launches New Timesheet Application to Help Employees Track Wages Earned Poyner Spruill LLP 6/24/2011
Guidance Regarding Annual Waiver Application Deadline McDermott Will & Emery 6/24/2011
Proposed NLRB Rules Would Shorten Union Elections - Labor & Employment Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/24/2011
Does Your Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance Program Reflect Your Social Media Presence? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/24/2011
NLRB Issues Proposed Rules on Speedier Union Elections Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/24/2011
Constructive Knowledge of Employee Hazards Results in Fine Williams Kastner 6/24/2011
Legislative Update - Wisconsin Assembly Passes “Concealed Carry” Bill von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/23/2011
Connecticut to Become First State to Require Paid Sick Leave for Service Workers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/23/2011
Preserving a CFAA Claim When Employees Misappropriate Data Poyner Spruill LLP 6/23/2011
Supreme Court Limits Class Actions in Wal-Mart Victory McDermott Will & Emery 6/23/2011
Dukes v. Wal-Mart: What the Supreme Court Decision Means for Employers Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/22/2011
NLRB Proposes Significant Overhaul of Rules Governing Union Campaigns Vedder Price P.C. 6/22/2011
OLMS Proposes Significantly Expanded Employer and Consultant Reporting for Employee-Related “Persuader Activities” Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/22/2011
OFCCP's Proposed Equal Employment Opportunity Rules: More On-Site Investigations, More Data Collected From Contractors, Closer Scrutiny of Contractor Affirmative Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/21/2011
June 30, 2011 Deadline To Amend FSAs and HRAs Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/21/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Gender Discrimination Class Action Against Wal-Mart Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/20/2011
Cafeteria Plan Amendment For Over-The-Counter Drugs Due June 30, 2011 Under IRS Transition Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/20/2011
Texas Legislature Permits Concealed Guns on Employers’ Property Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/20/2011
Supreme Court Rules SPD Does Not Trump Plan Document, but Emphasizes Availability of Equitable Remedies Where Employer Misleads McDermott Will & Emery 6/20/2011
Bridge Worker with Fear of Heights Allowed by Seventh Circuit to Maintain ADA Action Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/19/2011
Unlicensed Accountants Are Not Categorically Excluded From Potential Exempt Status Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/16/2011
Just When You Were Ready for Summer, ICE Sends a Chill Through the Nation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/16/2011
Reining in Abuse of FMLA Leave: Court Dismisses FMLA Claim of Interference Based on Employee Termination for Having Vacationed in Cancún Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/15/2011
Employers Cannot Bring Unjust Enrichment Claim For Unearned Pay Where Payments Are Governed By An Employment Contract Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/15/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Decision May Dramatically Affect California Employee Arbitration Agreements Much Shelist, P.C. 6/15/2011
No Brinker Decision Yet But Another Favorable Meal And Rest Break Decision For Employers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/14/2011
What Third-Party Retaliation Means for Your Business Much Shelist, P.C. 6/14/2011
FASB Modifies Proposed Multiemployer Plan Participation Disclosures Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/14/2011
The Need for a Detailed Procedure of Judicial Review of Civil Rights Arbitration Awards after Rent-A-Center West, Inc. v. Jackson St. John's University School of Law 6/13/2011
Seventh Circuit Embraces Use of “One Purpose” Standard Under Anti-Kickback Statute Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/13/2011
Non-Compete Agreements: Will the Illinois Legislature Finally Act? Much Shelist, P.C. 6/13/2011
Clarifying When Competency Testing Must be Provided to Service Personnel Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/11/2011
Disabled or Not Disabled...That Is No Longer the Question: The ADAAA Necessitates a Shift In Focus for Employers Much Shelist, P.C. 6/11/2011
Department of State Releases July 2011 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/11/2011
A Four-Step Guide for Securing Patent Portfolios after Stanford v. Roche Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 6/11/2011
Supreme Court: Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Eclipse Inventor's Rights Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/10/2011
No Seventh Circuit Rehearing in Kraft ERISA "Excessive Fees" Case McDermott Will & Emery 6/10/2011
Planning for Hurricane Season - Employers Emergency Preparedness Plans Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 6/9/2011
Developers Must Pay Prevailing Wages for Privately Financed Public Infrastructure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/9/2011
Fair Credit Reporting Act Implicates Employer Liability for All Types of Background Checks, Not Just Credit Reports Andrews Kurth LLP 6/8/2011
PBGC Publishes Preliminary Plan for Regulatory Review; Will Re-Examine Reportable Event and 4062(e) Guidance McDermott Will & Emery 6/8/2011
UK Employment Law Update: Government Consultation on "Modern Workplaces" Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/8/2011
Judge Throws Out Tech Executive's Whistleblower Claim Against Bank of America Center for Public Integrity 6/7/2011
Workplace Fatalities and OSHA Investigations - Questions & Concerns Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/7/2011
Tax Court Decision Subjects LLP Service Providers/Equity Partners to Self-Employment Tax Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/6/2011
Employers are Watching Your Facebook: Worker Privacy Significantly Diminished in the Digital Era University of Minnesota Law School 6/6/2011
ALJ finds parts supplier unlawfully discharged 20 immigrant employees in Minnesota after they refused to sign away NLRA and other rights National Labor Relations Board 6/6/2011
New West Virginia Legislation Requires Additional Obligations Relating to Income Withholding Orders Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/5/2011
Dots To Pay Nearly A Quarter Million To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/5/2011
After Remand by US appeals Court, NLRB Rules that Display of Inflatable Rat Balloon at Secondary Employer is Permitted under Labor Laws National Labor Relations Board 6/5/2011
Human Resources' Role in FCPA Compliance - Increased Responsibility with Increased Enforcement Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/4/2011
NLRB Sanctions Use of Inflatable Rats Against Secondary Employers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/2/2011
DOE Pension Obligation to Contractors has More than Doubled Center for Public Integrity 6/2/2011
Expanded Protection Against Employee Computer Data Theft Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act McDermott Will & Emery 6/1/2011
Executive Compensation is Biggest Area of Noncompliance for Exempt Organizations, Says IRS von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/1/2011
Illinois Civil Unions Complicated by Federal DOMA and Potential DOMA Repeal McDermott Will & Emery 5/31/2011
Florida Minimum Wage To Increase Tomorrow Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/31/2011
Listen Carefully - Oral Complaints Count As Protected Conduct! Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/31/2011
SEC Adopts Final Rules on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program McDermott Will & Emery 5/31/2011
Federal Judge Orders California Waste Hauling Firm to Reinstate Two Drivers and Cease Anti-Union Activity National Labor Relations Board 5/31/2011
Spectrum Healthcare Settles Charges with NLRB and Union, Agrees to Reinstate Employees with Backpay and Sign Collective Bargaining Agreement National Labor Relations Board 5/30/2011
The Unemployed: A New Protected Group? New Jersey Bans Hiring Bias Against The Unemployed In Employer Want-Ads And The EEOC Is Watching Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/29/2011
Health Care Reform - Changes to the Medicare Part D Annual Enrollment Period and New Model Creditable & Non-Creditable Coverage Notices Available Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/28/2011
The Obama Board and the Giant Rat: NLRB Holds That Union Use of Inflatable Monster Rat Does Not Constitute Unlawful Activity Directed At A Secondary Employer Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/28/2011
The Dodd-Frank Act's Impact on Pension Plan Investment Options McDermott Will & Emery 5/28/2011
Nevada Outlaws Job Discrimination Against Transgender Individuals Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/27/2011
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona's Employer Sanctions Immigration Law--More States to Follow Suit? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/26/2011
Of Hot Dogs, Luxury Cars, and the National Labor Relations Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/26/2011
US Labor Department’s order involving mine operator’s failure to timely notify of roof collapse upheld U.S. Department of Labor 5/25/2011
Prevailing Wage Laws: What Are They and How Are They Changing? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/25/2011
Implementing Effective Litigation Holds Poyner Spruill LLP 5/25/2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to Support Solar Generation Project in Nevada U.S. Department of Energy 5/24/2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA launches national survey on employers’ safety and health practices to help guide future rules, compliance, outreach U.S. Department of Labor 5/24/2011
California Adopts Federal Tax Treatment of Health Coverage for Adult Children McDermott Will & Emery 5/24/2011
Court Upholds Financial Penalties in Wellness Programs Under the ADA Poyner Spruill LLP 5/23/2011
Complaint Issued Against New York Nonprofit for Unlawfully Discharging Employees Following Facebook Posts National Labor Relations Board 5/23/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Safety and Personal Injury Developments Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/22/2011
Time Line: A Decade of Discrimination Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/22/2011
Judge orders payment of $347,000 in back wages and penalties, 3-year debarment of Global Horizons from H-2A agricultural program U.S. Department of Labor 5/22/2011
Statement by MSHA Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Main on release of Upper Big Branch Independent Investigation Report U.S. Department of Labor 5/21/2011
Online College To Pay $260,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit Charging Sex Harassment By Supervisors U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/20/2011
Emergency Transport Company Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/20/2011
US District Court Upholds OSHA Subpoena in Grain Engulfment Case U.S. Department of Labor 5/20/2011
The Supreme Court Sharpens the Claws of the “Cat’s Paw” Theory Vedder Price P.C. 5/20/2011
Persistent black lung, old scourge of coal, found in autopsies of most Massey miners Center for Public Integrity 5/20/2011
MSHA signs memorandum of understanding with Interstate Mining Compact Commission during mine emergency response meeting U.S. Department of Labor 5/19/2011
California Court of Appeal Shines More Light on Meal and Rest Break Class Actions - Flores v. Lamps Plus, Inc. Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/19/2011
Supreme Court Continues Expansive Interpretation of Retaliation Claims Vedder Price P.C. 5/19/2011
NLRB A 'Twitter Over Employers' Social Media Policies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/19/2011
Is Your Company's Social Media Launch Ahead Of Its Compliance Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/19/2011
Which Employers Will Be Responsible For Health Coverage In 2014? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/18/2011
Social Media Activity In The Workplace And The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/18/2011
United States v. Borrasi: Rough Seas in the Kickback Safe Harbors McDermott Will & Emery 5/18/2011
The Evolution of Social Networking Technologies in the Workplace: Balancing Employee and Employer Rights Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/18/2011
The New York Department of Labor Issues Guidance Concerning the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Vedder Price P.C. 5/18/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split: FCA Relators Cannot Base Claims on Information Received Through FOIA Request Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/17/2011
Disabilities in the Workplace -- Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/17/2011
Simple Steps Employers Can Take to Minimize the Risk of Preventable Lawsuits Vedder Price P.C. 5/17/2011
Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Knowing When to Issue a Litigation Hold Vedder Price P.C. 5/17/2011
Texas Legislators Force Employers to Allow Packing While Parking Strasburger & Price, LLP 5/16/2011
California Adopts Favorable Federal Tax Treatment of Health Coverage for Adult Children Under Age 27: Health Care Reform McDermott Will & Emery 5/16/2011
Illinois Civil Union Law Requires Employer Action Vedder Price P.C. 5/16/2011
Would Companies Drop Compensation Committees to Evade SEC Rule?- Financial reform this week Center for Public Integrity 5/16/2011
Hyundai Ideal Electric Company to Pay $188,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Bias and Retaliation Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/16/2011
Supreme Court Validates Class Action Waiver Provisions in Arbitration Agreements Vedder Price P.C. 5/15/2011
Supreme Court Issues Decision Regarding “Cat’s Paw” Claims of Discrimination Poyner Spruill LLP 5/14/2011
Tax Court Disqualifies Plan for Not Adopting Required Amendments McDermott Will & Emery 5/14/2011
Department of Labor Releases Timesheet Smartphone “App” for Employees Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/13/2011
Wage and Hour Headaches for Employers: The Department of Labor Has an App for That Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/13/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Anti-Retaliation Protections for Employees Poyner Spruill LLP 5/13/2011
Bill Allowing More Offshore Drilling Introduced to Congress Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/13/2011
Federal Judge Upholds DOJ's Expansive Application Of FCPA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/13/2011
MSHA Releases Upper Big Branch Mine Investigation Interview Transcripts U.S. Department of Labor 5/13/2011
Department of State Releases June 2011 Visa Bulletin Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/12/2011
Reporting the Cost of Health Care Coverage: More for the W-2 Vedder Price P.C. 5/12/2011
Ohio’s Budget, As Recently Passed By The House, Contains Key Changes To Public Construction Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/11/2011
Keeping Track of Wages: The US Labor Department Has an App for That! U.S. Department of Labor 5/11/2011
Wind Power Operators Beware: OSHA Is Focused on You Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/11/2011
21st Century Digital DOL Releases Timesheet Application Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/10/2011
NLRB's Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon Releases Statement on Boeing Complaint National Labor Relations Board 5/10/2011
NLRB Initiates Litigation Against the State of Arizona on Amendment Limiting Method for Choosing Union representation National Labor Relations Board 5/10/2011
NLRB files Lawsuit Against the State of Arizona Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/10/2011
Suburban Chicago Hilton to Pay $195,000 to Resolve EEOC National Origin Harassment Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/10/2011
The Costs of Employment Litigation and the Benefits of Litigation Prevention and Employment Audits Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/10/2011
United States v. Nosal: Ninth Circuit Decision Increases Protection Against Employee Computer Data Theft Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/9/2011
Milwaukee Sick Pay Ordinance Preempted by Wisconsin Legislature Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/9/2011
Comprehensive Summary of the Final Regulations to the ADA Amendments Act Franczek Radelet P.C. 5/9/2011
Year after Tragedy, Mining Industry Seeks Some Self-Policing: Coal Companies Urge Government to Reward Safety with Fewer Inspections Center for Public Integrity 5/9/2011
Philadelphia "Bans the Box" on Employment Applications Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/9/2011
Department of Labor Proposes Additional Disclosure Rules for QDIAs and TDFs McDermott Will & Emery 5/9/2011
NTN Bower Corporation (10-CA-37271 et al.; 356 NLRB No. 141) Hamilton, AL National Labor Relations Board 5/9/2011
The Benefits of Paid Time Off Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/8/2011
When States Compete for Your Business, How Do You Decide? Much Shelist, P.C. 5/7/2011
Gender-Based Wage Gap Persists, Experts Agree at EEOC Forum U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/6/2011
Philadelphia ‘Bans the Box’ on Employment Applications Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/5/2011
Workplace Safety Trumps Threats by Disabled Employee Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/5/2011
EEOC Combats Labor Trafficking, Severe Abuse and Discrimination in Lawsuits Filed Today U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/4/2011
United States Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Arbitration Agreements That Do Not Permit Class Action Litigation Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/2/2011
Increased Occurrence of Split-up of Pension Plans in the M&A Context McDermott Will & Emery 5/2/2011
The Ninth Circuit and Arizona’s S.B. 1070 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/2/2011
Arizona Legislature Passes Law Protecting Employers From Medical Marijuana Claims; Governor Expected to Sign Bill Into Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/1/2011
IRS Provides Safe Harbor for Allocating Success-Based Fees McDermott Will & Emery 5/1/2011
Successor Liability in an Asset Sale: Court Holds Purchaser Liable for Seller’s Delinquent Contributions to a Multiemployer Plan McDermott Will & Emery 4/30/2011
Supreme Court of Texas Update: SCOTX Statutes-O-Rama Andrews Kurth LLP 4/30/2011
Build.com Settles Charge of Unlawful Discharge for Comments Posted on Facebook with NLRB Agreement in San Francisco National Labor Relations Board 4/29/2011
U.S. District Court Finds No Fiduciary Breach for Change in Qualified Default Investment Alternative Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/29/2011
Regional news: Complaint issued against Universal City Studios for failing to pay mandated Christmas bonuses in Puerto Rico National Labor Relations Board 4/29/2011
Is Your Independent Contractor/Consultant Really Your Employee? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/28/2011
Recent NLRB Activity Zeroes In On Social Media Policies McDermott Will & Emery 4/27/2011
2011 Budget Deal Includes Changes to PPACA McDermott Will & Emery 4/26/2011
Watch “Loose Lips” Statements in Terminations Williams Kastner 4/25/2011
Philadelphia Continues National Trend by Enacting “Ban the Box” Ordinance Prohibiting Inquiries Regarding Criminal Convictions on Employment Applications Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/25/2011
SEC Proposes Rules for Compensation Committees and Compensation Advisers Andrews Kurth LLP 4/25/2011
Lying on an Application About Criminal Conduct Bars Defamation Claim Williams Kastner 4/25/2011
National Labor Relations Board Once Again Rules that Bannering is Lawful Williams Kastner 4/23/2011
Stipulations Regarding Time Loss Compensation May Tie Employers’ Hands Williams Kastner 4/23/2011
From Attestation Reviews To Examinations: The GSA OIG Expands The Scope Of Its Pre-Award Audits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/23/2011
Purchaser May be Liable for Predecessor’s Unpaid Union Trust Fund Contributions Williams Kastner 4/23/2011
Changes in the Labor Law -NY Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) Notice of Rates of Pay and Regular Payday Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/22/2011
Foreign Financial Institutions: Get Ready for New Tax Compliance Obligations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/22/2011
NLRB Determines that “Preemptive” Firing Violates Federal Labor Law Williams Kastner 4/22/2011
Developments for Employers that Sponsor Wellness Programs McDermott Will & Emery 4/22/2011
The Most Extreme Workers Comp Fraud Cases Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/21/2011
Social Media in the Workplace - The Social Media Policy Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/21/2011
Donning and Doffing of Police Uniforms not Compensable Williams Kastner 4/20/2011
How Much Is Your Privacy Worth? According to Department of Health and Human Services, Millions. Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/20/2011
Employers Beware: Bold Changes to New York Wage and Hour Law Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 4/20/2011
Federal Government Refuses to Defend DOMA; Implications for Employee Benefit Plans McDermott Will & Emery 4/19/2011
Repeal of Affordable Care Act Free Choice Voucher Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/19/2011
China Adopts National Security Review Regime and Provisional Implementing Regulations for Foreign-Funded M&A Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/19/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Prevailing Wage & Employment Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/19/2011
The Importance of Job Descriptions Dykema Gossett PLLC 4/18/2011
Employment and Labor Law Questions and Answers Related to the Earthquake and Tsunami in Northern Japan Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/18/2011
Unprecedented Enforcement Action is First in Mine Act History U.S. Department of Labor 4/17/2011
Wage and Hour Division "WHD" and Mexican Consulate Sign Pact Assisting Mexican Nationals U.S. Department of Labor 4/17/2011
EEOC Sues Owner Of 42 McDonald’s Restaurants For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/16/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Right To Claim Retaliation Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 4/16/2011
Final FBAR Regulations Offer Some Relief For Plan Sponsors, but Filing Obligations Remain McDermott Will & Emery 4/16/2011
Walmart to Pay $440,000 to Settle EEOC Suit for Harassment of Latinos U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/15/2011
Regional News: Newcor employees collect nearly $700,000 in backpay after NLRB found company imposed cuts without bargaining with their union National Labor Relations Board 4/15/2011
Seventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment In Kraft ERISA "Excessive Fees" Case McDermott Will & Emery 4/15/2011
Should Employees Joining a Start-up Make a “Section 83(b) Election” on Restricted Stock Awards? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/15/2011
Bouncing Around the Federal Securities Laws Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/14/2011
EEOC Publishes Final ADAAA Regulations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/14/2011
Workers with Intellectual Disabilities Abused by Texas-Based Company for Years, EEOC Charges U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/14/2011
The Immigration Implications of Japan’s Disaster Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 4/13/2011
US Department of Labor announces grant to continue re-employment services for Wisconsin workers affected by layoffs at 80 companies U.S. Department of Labor 4/13/2011
New Americans With Disabilities Act Developments von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/13/2011
Minnesota Department of Human Services Must Pay More Than $467,000 For Age Bias U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/13/2011
Three Things to Know About Dodd-Frank Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/12/2011
Federal Judge Orders Employer to Reinstate Three Memphis Warehouse Workers and Stop Threatening Union supporters While Case Proceeds at NLRB National Labor Relations Board 4/12/2011
Ohio Governor Signs Bill Reducing the Collective Bargaining Rights of Ohio Public Employees Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 4/11/2011
EEOC Sues HD Dimension Corp. To Enforce Conciliation Agreement U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/11/2011
Protecting Trade Secrets In A Post-WikiLeaks World Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/11/2011
The New York State Department Of Labor Issues Guidelines, Instructions, FAQ's and Model Notices For the Wage Theft Prevention Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/10/2011
UK Bribery Act 2010: Corporate Hospitality - or When is a Beer a Bribe? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/10/2011
Privacy Protection and Data Breaches: HR Tip of the Month Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 4/10/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Rules on “Cat’s Paw” Theory of Liability; N.J. Appellate Division Reduces Punitive Damages Where Emotional Distress Award Included Punitive Component Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 4/9/2011
Is Your Company's Retirement Plan in Need of a Spring Cleaning? von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/8/2011
IRS Provides Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plan Coverage Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/7/2011
Innocent Until Proven Guilty Is Not the Same As Innocent Until You Plead Guilty: New Guidance for Employers in Handling Arrest and Conviction Record Situations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/5/2011
The Final ADAAA Regulations Issued By The EEOC - What Every Employer Needs To Know Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/5/2011
Are You A Foreign Company With A Relationship To A New York Company? It May Be Your Agent And Provide A Basis For Jurisdiction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/5/2011
US Department of Labor announces grant to help West Virginians cover health insurance payments while seeking re-employment U.S. Department of Labor 4/4/2011
International Profit Associates to Pay $8 Million for Sexual Harassment of Eighty-Two Women U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/4/2011
Refugee Assistance Programs Hard Hit by Unemployment Center for Public Integrity 4/3/2011
Kasten v. Saint Gobain Performance Plastic Corp. — Supreme Court Rules Fair Labor Standard Act’s Anti-Retaliation Provision Covers Oral Complaints Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/3/2011
EEOC Obtains $451,000 Jury Verdict Against Boh Brothers Construction Co. For Male-On-Male Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/3/2011
Levi Strauss agrees to pay more than $1 million in overtime back wages to nearly 600 employees following US Labor Department investigation U.S. Department of Labor 4/2/2011
SEC Continues to Regulate and Claw Back Incentive-Based Compensation Vedder Price P.C. 4/2/2011
NLRB finds Las Vegas casino violated labor law in prohibiting access to off-duty restaurant employees National Labor Relations Board 4/2/2011
Hear No Evil: U.S. Supreme Court Protects Internal Oral Wage Complaints from Retaliation Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/1/2011
EEOC Issues Final ADA Amendments Act Regulations Vedder Price P.C. 4/1/2011
ICE's Latest Wave of I-9 Audits Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/31/2011
More NLRB Rulings Illustrate Broad Scope Of "Concerted Activity" Protection Poyner Spruill LLP 3/31/2011
FLSA's Anti-Retaliation Provision Protects Oral, Not Just Written, Complaints Andrews Kurth LLP 3/31/2011
E-Verify Site Visits Expected Soon Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/30/2011
NFL Fans - Are You Ready for Some... Antitrust Litigation? Players Sue, Claiming Lockout is a Group Boycott Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/30/2011
New ADA Regulations Become Effective May 24, 2011 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/30/2011
Texas-Based Fashion Accessory Company To Pay $95,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3/30/2011
Injuries During Exercise May Be Covered by Worker’s Compensation (WI) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/30/2011
Immokalee Farming Operation Committed Sexual Harassment Against Women, EEOC Charges U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3/30/2011
Fourth Circuit Opinion Highlights Risk of Harassment by Nonemployees Poyner Spruill LLP 3/29/2011
“The Weed Made Me Do It:” Marijuana Misconduct on the Job in Wisconsin Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/29/2011
J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc.(27-CA-21099 et al.; 356 NLRB No. 112), Salt Lake City, UT National Labor Relations Board 3/28/2011
Post-Termination Comments May Create Liability (WI) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/28/2011
United Air Temp / Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc. Sued By EEOC For Race Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3/28/2011
Courts Provide Little Guidance on Technology in the Workplace - What’s an Employer To Do? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/27/2011
Fifth Circuit Rejects USERRA Hostile Work Environment Claims by Group of Continental Airlines Pilots Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/27/2011
He's an Independent Contractor...Or Is He? Much Shelist, P.C. 3/27/2011
EEOC Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3/26/2011
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: 100 Years Later Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/25/2011
Court of Appeals Revives Milwaukee Sick Pay Ordinance Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/25/2011
New FINRA Rule 5131 Relating to Allocation and Distribution of Shares in IPOs Approved by the SEC Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/24/2011
Racial Discrimination and the Hostile Work Environment: Employers May Be Responsible for the Actions of Their Customers and Vendors Much Shelist, P.C. 3/24/2011
The Latest Results and Trends after Second Month of Say-on-Pay Voting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/23/2011
Three Key Things Employers and Employees Should Know about Social Media Much Shelist, P.C. 3/22/2011
Employment Practices Liability Insurance: The Benefits and Pitfalls Much Shelist, P.C. 3/22/2011
Quicken Loans Wins Unexpected Overtime Victory Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/22/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Contractor Licensing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/22/2011
Jury: Quicken Loans Doesn’t Owe Overtime Pay to Former Employees Center for Public Integrity 3/21/2011
Missouri Supreme Court Decision Provides Reminder Of Breadth Of Prevailing Wage Requirements On Construction Contracts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/21/2011