Oct 21, 2012

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Labor tries new tactic after setbacks in Michigan
Sandusky Register
Here, emergency managers have been given the power to throw out union contracts in financially struggling cities. Neighboring Wisconsin has stripped public employees of collective bargaining rights and Indiana has approved "right-to-work" legislation.
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Sandusky Register
Public employees have rights beyond those in Title VII
Business Management Daily
People living in the United States are protected from state actions that violate the Constitution, a right that goes beyond those accorded to employees under Title VII. Recent case: While training at the police academy, Crystal was allegedly abused by ...
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Crime and punishment
Canadian HR Reporter (blog)
By Jeffrey R. Smith. When an employer suspects, or knows for certain, an employee is guilty of misconduct, it's essential to make sure it knows all the facts. If it doesn't, and proceeds with discipline, it might be in for some trouble. Even a short ...
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Hockey arena builder clanks pipe, breaks child labor laws
Business Management Daily
In fact, Arena Systems committed the employment law equivalent of three coincidental major penalties. First, the company employed workers too young to legally perform hazardous pipefitting. The 21 players working on the project ranged from 12 to 17 ...
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Make sure rigorous performance expectations don't drive employees to work off ...
Business Management Daily
Make sure rigorous performance expectations don't drive employees to work off the clock. by The HR Specialist: Minnesota Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:30am in Human Resources,Office Management,Overtime Labor Laws,Payroll Management ...
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Beware bias based on employee's tribal status
Business Management Daily
Beware bias based on employee's tribal status. by The HR Specialist: Minnesota Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,Human Resources. A court has decided employees can sue employers for national-origin ...
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Texas Supreme Court clarifies: It's not age bias if new worker is older than ...
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Texas Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,Firing,Human Resources. The Texas Supreme Court has just made it much easier for employers to avoid age discrimination claims. In what the ...
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Employee late submitting FMLA certification? Don't just fire! Find out why
Business Management Daily
Employee late submitting FMLA certification? Don't just fire! Find out why. by The HR Specialist: Florida Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Firing,FMLA Guidelines,Human Resources. Employees are supposed to get FMLA certifications back to ...
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Legal implications of Marikana - Zwelinzima Vavi
Politicsweb
Consequently the collective nature associated with the employment relationship is all too often treated as a nuisance by employers and employer organisations, with there being increasing calls to decentralise collective bargaining. At a company level ...
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Luciano: Judge shares a vision of a Bradley law school
Peoria Journal Star
But, even under a continued economic gray sky nationwide, proponents say a Bradley law school could be conceived with niche studies and new-model curricula that would better position graduates for employment, especially in this area. "I think there's ...
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OK to fire employee who complained, if you have rock-solid discharge reasons
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Minnesota Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Firing,Human Resources. Some employees assume that complaining about harassment or discrimination will protect them from being disciplined. They may have heard or ...
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How not to treat a learning-disabled employee
Business Management Daily
... not to treat a learning-disabled employee. by The HR Specialist: Texas Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,Human Resources. Here's a cautionary tale for supervisors who have a learning-disabled subordinate.
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Add credibility to investigation notes by having employees acknowledge their ...
Business Management Daily
Add credibility to investigation notes by having employees acknowledge their accuracy. by The HR Specialist: Florida Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,Human Resources. If you interview employees during the ...
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Domtar employees help restore Andrew Jackson State Park
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Carrols is a graduate of Winthrop University and the University of South Carolina School of Law. Her practice focused on employment, and commercial and business litigation. She is a certified employment and labor law specialist. She served on the South ...
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Consider ADA--not just the FMLA--when employee experiences difficult pregnancy
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Florida Employment Law on October 21, 2012 2:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,FMLA Guidelines,Human Resources. Most pregnancies proceed normally, with little or no real trouble for the mother. However, that's not always ...
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Kansas towns at center of battle over gay rights
Kansas.com
This rural town is nearly at the exact center of the continental United States. But a city ordinance banning anti-gay discrimination in employment and housing has also put it on the front lines of the battle between gay rights and religious freedom in ...
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Court punts on kosher ministerial exception
Business Management Daily
Under Title VII, religious institutions that employ workers to engage in religious activities are exempt from complying with anti-discrimination laws under the so-called ministerial exception. That is, employees performing religious services such as ...
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Remind bosses: The wrong choice of words can bolster an employee's ...
Business Management Daily
Remind bosses: The wrong choice of words can bolster an employee's retaliation lawsuit. by The HR Specialist: Florida Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in FMLA Guidelines,Human Resources. Ill-chosen words can haunt incautious supervisors.
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OUR VIEW — Proposal 2 comes with too much unwanted baggage
HollandSentinel.com
Contrary to TV ads claiming Proposal 2 wouldn't repeal any laws, the ballot summary states clearly that the proposed constitutional amendment would "override state laws that regulate hours and conditions of employment to the extent that those laws ...
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State bumps minimum wage to $7.80 an hour
Verde Independent
Earlier this year, House Majority Leader Steve Court, R-Mesa, sponsored a proposal to ask voters to repeal the measure. He said the law is forcing companies to give raises to employees "when their business is down.' Court ultimately pulled the plug ...
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Verde Independent
Columbus graphics firm must return pension funds
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Ohio Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Compensation and Benefits,Human Resources. Officers and owners of Columbus-based Clark Graphics must pay back more than half a million dollars to the company's two pension ...
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DOJ: Corpus Christi's police tests biased against women
Business Management Daily
DOJ: Corpus Christi's police tests biased against women. by The HR Specialist: Texas Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,Hiring,Human Resources. Between 2005 and 2011, the Corpus Christi Police Department ...
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Does an employee have a right to 'correct' a discipline report that's going ...
Business Management Daily
She does, however, have a right under Minnesota law to tell her side of the story and have it placed in her employment file. By law, employees who dispute information contained in an employment file are allowed to submit a written statement ...
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Financial management law a complex issue
Lansing State Journal
Stand up for Democracy, the group leading opposition to Prop 4, suggests the law is written to benefit financial markets and bondholders at the expense of local citizens. Much of the opposition comes from public employee unions, whose status can be ...
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OSHA sanctions SeaWorld after orca trainer death
Business Management Daily
OSHA sanctions SeaWorld after orca trainer death. by The HR Specialist: Florida Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:30am in Employment Law,Human Resources. OSHA has ordered Orlando's SeaWorld marine park to change the ways in which trainers ...
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How to Avoid a Political Minefield
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
A. There is good reason for the adage about not discussing politics or religion in polite company, says Todd Fredrickson, managing partner of the Denver office of Fisher & Phillips, a labor and employment law firm. Although few employers actually ...
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Fayette County grocer to settle sex harassment beef
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Pennsylvania Employment Law on October 21, 2012 3:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,Human Resources. A Fayette County grocery store will pay $95,000 to settle four sexual harassment complaints filed by female employees ...
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Courts limit punitive damages in discrimination cases
Business Management Daily
Courts limit punitive damages in discrimination cases. by The HR Specialist: Minnesota Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,Human Resources. Punitive damages can take a case that's worth just a few thousand ...
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Coach--called a 'poor fit'--files race bias suit
Business Management Daily
Coach–called a 'poor fit'–files race bias suit. by The HR Specialist: Texas Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,Firing,Human Resources. When track coach and teacher Alvin Jackson was hired in September 2010, ...
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Nashville people in business
The Tennessean
... Joseph O. Martin Jr. for employment law-management and labor law-management; Jack W. Robinson Sr. for trusts and estates; Marcy E. Shelton for banking and finance law and real estate law; Wesley D. Turner for land use and zoning law and real estate ...
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Supervisors will be focus of discussion
Ventura County Star
Karen L. Gabler, an employment law partner at Light Gabler LLP, will discuss the lawful and effective supervision of California employees from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday. She will speak at the Best Western Posada Royale Hotel, 1775 Madera Road. Gabler will ...
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Pamela Reeves: EEOC takes strong position on preferences
Knoxville News Sentinel
Pamela Reeves is a partner in the Knoxville law firm Reeves, Herbert & Murrian P.A. Because factual situations vary, competent legal counsel should be consulted for individual advice. Knoxville News Sentinel; Posted ... The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ...
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Consultants put Minneapolis in hot seat over fire protection
Business Management Daily
Consultants put Minneapolis in hot seat over fire protection. by The HR Specialist: Minnesota Employment Law on October 21, 2012 1:00am in Hiring,Human Resources. The Minneapolis Fire Department isn't adequately staffed and can't cover the costs of ...
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Blogs3 new results for Employment Law
 
Government attack on job rights goes far wider than Beecroft | Left ...
By Michael Meacher
A lot of the damage to employment rights is done in the small print. Attention has focused almost exclusively around the 'Beecroft-lite' proposals that make it possible for employers to sack their workers without just cause in exchange for shares ...
Left Futures
New York Public Personnel Law: Selected reports and information ...
By The Public Employment Law Press
The Public Employment Law Press: This Lawblog is prepared by NYPPL Consultants. NYPPL Consultants assist public employers, public employee organizations and attorneys in matters involving New York State public personnel law.
New York Public Personnel Law
Six Steps To Developing Your Social Media Policy – Guidance For ...
By Krishna De
In the US, the National Labor Relations Board has produced guidelines and stated that all employees have certain rights under federal law that a social media policies can't compromise. They reported earlier this year that the ambiguity in most ...
Business 2 Community

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Labor Employment Law Blog: In A 2-to-1 Split Decision, The ...
By Travis Anderson and Gregg A. Fisch. In Elijahjuan v. Superior Court, Case No. B234794 (2nd Dist, Div. 8, Oct. 17, 2012), the California Court of Appeal held ...
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