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NYSDOL Releases Guidance for Compliance With Notice and Record-Keeping Requirement Law - View Article
Family and Medical Leave Law Expanded for Military Families - View Article
New EEOC Workplace Poster - View Article
Employers Must Use Caution When Enforcing No-Solicitation Policies - View Article
NY Employers Must Soon Provide Written Pay Notice To Employees - View Article
Federal Minimum Wage Increase Now in Effect - View Article
Anti-Harassment Policies Are No Longer A Reliable Safety Net For New York City Employers - View Article
OSHA Creates New Health & Safety Standards for Employers - View Article
Pennsylvania Extends Group Health Benefits to Former Employees of Small Employers - View Article
State Furlough Plans Allowed to Proceed -- A Decision Impacting All Civil Service Entities Within the State of New Jersey - View Article
Circuit Courts Issue Conflicting Opinions on the Power of the Two-Member NLRB - View Article
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Employers in Union Settings the Green Light to Arbitrate Discrimination Claims - View Article
EEOC Issues Proposed Regulations to Enforce Law Banning "Genetic Information" Discrimination - View Article
Employer-Paid COBRA Subsidies: COBRA Model Notices to Eligible Individuals - View Article
What Every Government Contractor Should Know About the Labor Obligations Attached to Federal Stimulus Funds - View Article
Employee Free Choice Act: Are You Prepared? - View Article
Individual Liability Recognized Under New Jersey Whistleblower Statute - View Article
President Obama Signs Three Pro-Labor Executive Orders Governing Federal Contractors - View Article
Supreme Court of New Jersey Holds that Striking Workers Can Collect Unemployment Compensation - View Article
Employer-Paid COBRA Subsidies: Assistance for Health Plan Continuation Coverage in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - View Article
Employers Deflated by "Inflatable Rat" Case - View Article
New Executive Order Favors Union Project Labor Agreements on All Major Federal Construction Projects - View Article
Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - View Article
New York Amends Several Statutes to Improve the Job Prospects of Former Convicts - View Article
Department of Labor Issues Final Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations - View Article
The Employee Free Choice Act - View Article
Posting & Notice Requirements for New Jersey Paid Family Leave - View Article
WARNing: New York Enacts Law Imposing Additional Obligations on Employers Conducting Mass Layoffs and Plant Closings - View Article
Third Circuit Scales Back The Pool Of Employees Covered By The Family Medical Leave Act - View Article
Employers' Liability Expands Under The ADA Amendments Act - View Article
New York State Prohibits Non-Compete Clauses in the Broadcast Industry - View Article
Employee Political Activity at Work: When Can The Employer Discipline For It? - View Article
Pennsylvania Minds Very Much if You Smoke - View Article
One Offensive Comment Sufficient to Preclude Dismissal of Homosexual Employee's Harassment Claim - View Article
Court of Appeals Hands Employers Significant Victory in Wage & Hour Case - View Article
Federal Government Contractors Required to Verify Work Authorization - View Article
New Federal Law Prohibits 'Genetic Information' Discrimination by Employers and Health Plans - View Article
New Jersey Moves to the Front of the Paid Time Off Line - View Article
New York Enacts Law That Limits the Use and Disclosure of Social Security Numbers and Requires Businesses to Implement Safeguards to Protect This Confidential Information - View Article
FMLA Expanded to Provide Leave to the Families of U.S. Military Service Personnel - View Article
WARNing for New Jersey Employers: State Plant Closing Law Imposes New Obligations - View Article
ERISA and "Pay to Play" Laws: Federal Preemption of Requirements to Mandate Insurance Coverage - View Article
ERISA and "Pay to Play" Laws: Update on the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance - View Article
NLRB Protects Employers' E-mail System and Modifies Enforcement Rules - View Article
Buyer Beware: COBRA Obligations in Asset Purchases - View Article
CEPA’s Posting Requirement for New Jersey - View Article
Rights for Nursing Mothers in New York - View Article
New York Creates Task Force to Investigate and Prosecute Employers Who Misclassify Employees as Independent Contractors - View Article
NLRB Grants Employees the Right to Veto Recognition Agreements - View Article
New York's Labor Law Now Requires That Commission Sales Agreements Be In Writing - View Article
New Jersey Enacts Further Legislation to Penalize Construction Industry Employers - View Article
New Jersey Division on Civil Rights Poster Inspection Initiative Continues - Download Alert (pdf file)
Update Your New Jersey Anti-Discrimination Poster - View Article
Stricter Penalties for Prevailing Wage Violators - View Article
Confidentiality Rule in Employee Handbook Violates Federal Law - Download Alert (pdf file)
New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling in Lewis V. Harris: Implications for Employee Benefits - Download Alert (pdf file)
CEPA's Posting Requirement for New Jersey - Download Alert (pdf file)
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- California Supreme Court Weighs in on Workplace Surveillance - View Article
- California's New Aerosol Transmissible Disease Regulations Seek To Prevent Diseases in High-Risk Workplaces - View Article
- California's New Electronic Discovery Act - View Article
- Class Action Requirements Do Not Apply to PAGA Representative Actions - View Article
- DLSE Permits Salary Reductions in Response to Economic Downturn - View Article
- Good News... - View Article
- No Inevitable Disclosure of Trade Secrets in California - View Article
- Restaurant Fined for Firing Worker Who Was Breastfeeding Baby During Breaks - View Article
- Warning to Management: You May Be Individually Liable Under the FLSA - View Article
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- All "A–Twitter" Over Workplace Privacy - View Article
- Tough Times in California: Unemployment Approaches 12%, The UI Fund is Broke, and Jobs are Moving out of State - View Article
- Judge Gets Whiff of Discrimination, Denies Summary Judgment - View Article
- Layoffs Mean Lawsuits: What Employers Can Do to Reduce Exposure to Costly Litigation - View Article
- Anti-Slapp Law Does Not Protect Solicitation of Employees and Customers - View Article
- Cardiac Defibrillators in the Workplace: Save Lives While Avoiding Liability - View Article
- California Supreme Court Relaxes Proposition 64 Standing Requirements - View Article
- $86 Million Dollar Award to Starbucks Baristas Reversed on Appeal - View Article
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- California Employment Laws Apply to Nonresident Employees Working in California - View Article
- Changes to Computer Professional Exemption - View Article
- Don't Forget to W.A.R.N. Employees Before a Mass Layoff - View Article
- Governor Vetoes Anti–Employer Legislation - View Article
- Hourly Rate Increased for Licensed Physician Exemption - View Article
- Importance of the Interactive Process in Accommodating Employees with Disabilities - View Article
- New Year, New Rules - View Article
- The Effect of Prop 8 on California Employment Law - View Article
- Time for Bringing DFEH Claims Is Tolled When Employees Choose an Employer's Internal Complaint Process First - View Article
In This Issue: U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates California Labor Law... Ninth Circuit Reverses A Denial Of Class Action And Makes History... California Reaffirms (Again) Employees’ Right To Compete... General Releases Are Valid And Enforceable... Employers Do Not Have To Force Their Employees To Take Breaks — For Now... State Legislation Watch List... New Wage Requirements For Staffing Agencies... Punitive Damages Against Employer Reduced... The Subpoena Power Of The EEOC... Reminder: Most Deductions From Wages Are Illegal... - View Article or Download Newsletter (pdf file)
In The Issue: EEOC Comments On Termination And Discrimination Settlement Agreements... Employers Should Prepare Now For New California Cell Phone Law... “Me Too” Evidence Might Be Allowed... Beware Of Overuse Of BlackBerrys... Living Wage Ordinance Will Go Into Effect For LAX Hotels... Smith Barney Settles Sexual Discrimination Class Action... Ninth Circuit Rejects NLRB’s Ruling Allowing Hospital To Prohibit Nurses From Wearing Union Buttons... Out-Of-State Employers Should Note California Rules On Criminal Background Checks... California Grants Same Sex Couples The Right To Marry... Meal Period Rules Will Be Clarified... Notable Recent Court Decisions - View Article or Download Newsletter (pdf file).
In The Issue: Out Of State Employers Beware!... Coming Soon To Indian Casinos: Union Elections... USERRA Protects Those Who Protect You... Police Officers May Get Overtime For Getting Dressed... Class Action Denied!... Punitive Damages Against Employers... Medicinal Marijuana Users Not Protected... Picketing Of Employers Permitted... New Pamphlets Issued by State... Arbitration Clause In Attorney's Agreement Sticks... Did you know that California is not at the top of minimum wage? - View Article or Download Newsletter (pdf file).
In This Issue: California Federal Judge Delays Government Program Designed to Raise Penalties for Employers that Hire Illegal Immigrants... New Sexual Harassment Training Regulations in Effect... California Supreme Court Limits Enforceability of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements... Legislation to Watch... Employers Who Misclassify Employees as Exempt from Overtime Face Tougher Penalties... New Rules for Social Security Numbers on Paychecks... Do You Know Which California Labor Laws May Be Superseded by a Collective Bargaining Agreement?... New California Unpaid Leave Law for Spouses of Members of the Military... Update: Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors... Federal Court in California Limits Lawsuits Based on Age Discrimination Waivers... Check Your Year-End Payroll Practice on Vacation Balances - Download Newsletter (pdf file)
In This Issue: No Visa – No Job?... It’s Training Time Again!... Temporary Disability & FEHA... Uninsured Contractors... Four-Day Workweek... FedEx Settles Class Bias... San Francisco Paid Sick Leave... Healthy San Francisco... California Health Care... Mandatory New Hire Documents... Missed Meals and Breaks... Independent Contractors - Download Newsletter (pdf file)
NYDOL Issues Final Rates for Statewage Order for Restaurant Industry - View Article
Federal Minimum Wage Increase Will Impact New York's Restaurant Industry - View Article
California Labor Law: Employees Have The Right to Compete - View Article
EEOC Emphasizes Importance of Training - View Article
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The "New" COBRA Regulations: Answering Questions for Employees - View Article
