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Dec
20
2016
Alaska Minimum Wage, Tip Credit, and Overtime Rights Ruling: Gallo's and Taco Kings University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dec
20
2016
Is Corporate Director Also Employee Subject To Workers’ Compensation? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
20
2016
Are You Ready for California’s Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care Rule? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
20
2016
Los Angeles Enacts “Fair Chance” Ordinance Prohibiting Criminal History Inquiries Prior To Conditional Offers Of Employment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2016
No Coverage For Suit Alleging Breach Of Employment Agreement Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
19
2016
IRS Issues “Required Amendments List” Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
19
2016
The Revised DOL Persuader Rule — An Obituary Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
19
2016
EEOC Suffers Another Setback – ADA Does Not Require Automatic Reassignment of Disabled Employee to Open Position Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
19
2016
SEC Placing Renewed Emphasis on Whistleblower Protections Vedder Price
Dec
19
2016
Back from the Dead – Cures Act Resurrects Premium Reimbursement Arrangements for Small Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
19
2016
Employer Alert: Many State Minimum Wages to Increase in 2017 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
19
2016
D.C. Court of Appeals Denies Emergency Request to Halt Conflict of Interest Rule and Related Exemptions Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
19
2016
Ohio Supreme Court Denies Permanent Partial Award in Workers’ Compensation PTD Claims Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
19
2016
Happy Holidays From The DOL: User-Friendly Webpage On Independent Contractors Misclassification Arrives Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
19
2016
Eleventh Circuit Holds the ADA Does Not Mandate Reassignment Without Competition or Preferential Treatment Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
19
2016
DOL Releases Advance Copies of 2016 Form 5500 McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
19
2016
Happy Holidays from OSHA… Recordkeeping Violations Continue for 5 Years Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
19
2016
Texas Appellate Court Finds Employee on FMLA Leave Is Not Entitled to Unemployment Benefits Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
19
2016
Does Calling Someone “Injury Compensation Specialist” Prove FMLA Retaliation? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
19
2016
Louisiana Executive Order Extending Protections to LGBT Employees of State Contractors Enjoined Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
19
2016
Los Angeles Enacts ‘Ban the Box’ Legislation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
19
2016
NY State Prepared to Increase Salary Level for Certain Overtime Exceptions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
19
2016
New MSHA Structural Failure Alert Issued Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
18
2016
2017 Increase to Daily Minimum Wage for Mexico Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
17
2016
Illinois High Court Denies Leave to Appeal in AMA Rating Report Case: What This Means for Your Claims Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
17
2016
Fifth Circuit Judge Halts New Overtime Rule Issuing Nationwide Injunction Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Dec
16
2016
Seventh Circuit: “Play is not work” and Division I College Athletes Are Not Entitled to Minimum Wage under the FLSA Polsinelli PC
Dec
16
2016
Prop 206 Remains Unsettled: Constitutional Challenge and Interim FAQs Keep Us Guessing Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
16
2016
Miami Beach Employers Sue City to Stop Enforcement of Ordinance Imposing Higher Minimum WageEntry Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
16
2016
EEOC Giving More Thought to Mental Health Conditions ArentFox Schiff LLP
Dec
16
2016
21st Century Cures Act: Small Employer Changes under the Affordable Care Act McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
16
2016
Labor and Employment Law Under the Trump Administration: A Brief Overview for Colorado Employers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
16
2016
New Privacy Developments in France Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
16
2016
Appellate Court Holds that ADA Does Not Require Reassignment Without Competition Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
16
2016
Labor Department Argues That Texas Court Erred When It Blocked Overtime Rule Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
16
2016
H-1B Filing Season Is Here: December 2016 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
16
2016
City of Los Angeles Follows Trend: Votes to “Ban the Box” Polsinelli PC
Dec
15
2016
Holiday Present for Small Employers – HRAs Can Be Used Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
15
2016
Employee Meals and Breaks: There IS a Free Lunch Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
15
2016
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) 2016: Year End Review Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
15
2016
Tidal Waves? Music Streaming Service Faces Lactation Break Challenge Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
15
2016
Weekly Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of Nov. 28-Dec. 2 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
15
2016
California Unfair Competition Law Standing Requirement — On This You Can Rely Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
15
2016
EEOC Issues Guidance on Rights of Employees with Mental Health Conditions Under ADA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
15
2016
Ohio Employers May Soon See Employees Packing Heat in Their Cars Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
15
2016
New York City Council Seeks Major Workplace Reforms for Fast Food, Retail Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2016
Philadelphia to Restrict Wage History in Hiring Decisions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2016
Working Through The Haze: What Legal Marijuana Means For Nevada Employers Holland & Hart LLP
Dec
14
2016
OSHA Requests Information on Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2016
EEOC Issues New Guidance on the Rights of Applicants and Employees with Mental Health Conditions Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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