Nov 27, 2012

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Seminars will cover changes in human resources laws
Ventura County Star
The organization's employment law advisers will offer forums on human resources, labor and employment law, regulations and court decisions for 2013, the organization said. HR 101: Introduction to Human Resources Administration Seminar will cover ...
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Harlan, Lane-Kunz named co-chairs of Shapiro Sher's Employment Law Group
Daily Record (subscription)
Eric R. Harlan and Renée Lane-Kunz, partners at Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, have been named co-chairs of the firm's Employment Law Group. The group counsels companies regarding developments in state and federal employment law, employment ...
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Daily Record (subscription)
New discrimination law could cripple advice businesses
Wealth Professional
Joydeep Hor, managing principal at People & Culture Strategies employment law firm, says employers can expect to see a rise in discrimination claims as the new legislation comes into effect. "I would expect that there will be a significant increase in ...
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How the Hamas Victory in Gaza Can Bring Civil Rights to Palestinians in Lebanon
The People's Voice
2011 saw no improvement in their access to the labor market, despite a labor law amendment in 2010 that was supposed to ease such access. The main reason was the government's failure to implement the amendment. Lebanese laws and decrees still bar ...
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The People's Voice
No unemployment if employee quits during investigation
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Minnesota Employment Law on November 26, 2012 4:00pm in Employment Law,Human Resources. An employee who quits during a suspension and pending investigation isn't eligible for unemployment benefits. Recent case: Diane ...
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Carolyn Mech Joins Bowie & Jensen's Litigation and Labor and Employment ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Bowie & Jensen is a premier business law firm located in Towson, Maryland representing clients around the world. Bowie & Jensen focuses on Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Real Estate, Estates & Trusts, ...
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Papa John's appoints senior vice president, legal affairs
Equities.com
In her new position, Ms Oyler is responsible for the company's legal function, including intellectual property, international law, ethics, corporate governance, government contracts and franchising, as well as litigation and labor and employment matters.
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Create special test for underperforming worker
Business Management Daily
Create special test for underperforming worker. by The HR Specialist: Ohio Employment Law on November 27, 2012 12:00pm in Discrimination and Harassment,Human Resources. Do you have an employee who just doesn't seem capable of doing his job?
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Blog: How to deal with the pregnancy issue - legally
HRZone.co.uk (blog)
Pregnant employees or those on maternity leave have many key rights in accordance with employment law. These include: up to 52 weeks maternity leave regardless of length of service (26 weeks ordinary maternity leave + additional maternity leave) ...
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Justices Consider Definition of Supervisor in Job Discrimination Case
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday about who counts as a supervisor under a federal employment discrimination law. The court also issued orders clearing the way for further challenges to aspects of President Obama's health ...
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Who's the Boss? High Court to Define 'Supervisor'
Wall Street Journal (blog)
"Employers are watching this closely [because] there are so few areas in employment law where companies have strict liability, and it's a significant burden," said David Goldstein, an attorney with Littler Mendelson, a law firm specializing in labor ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Does your workplace have a 'macho' culture?
Business Management Daily
Does your workplace have a 'macho' culture? by The HR Specialist: Employment Law on November 27, 2012 12:30pm in FMLA Guidelines,Human Resources. FMLA rules clearly state that "both the mother and father are entitled to FMLA leave to be with the ...
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Attorney David Gabor Named a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America
MarketWatch (press release)
David Gabor heads The Wagner Law Group's Employment, Labor & Human Resources area. He has over 20 years of experience in litigation, employment and business law. Mr. Gabor is a recognized leader in the employment law field. He represents clients ...
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Congress should heed Paul Krugman on unemployment benefits
Daily Caller
The National Employment Law Project and other left-wing groups dispatched members to Capitol Hill during the first week of the lame duck session of Congress to press for a UE extension. They found a potential ally in Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), The ...
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Other Supreme Court action
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Employment discrimination: The justices heard arguments about who counts as a supervisor under a federal employment discrimination law. The case was brought by Maetta Vance, who was the only black employee in the catering department of Ball State ...
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Hinging on Supervisor Definition, Supreme Court Reviews Work Harassment Case
PBS NewsHour
Well, Jeff, first of all, this case involves Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which, as you know, is our nation's major job anti-discrimination law. And under that law, an employer can be held liable if a supervisor harasses an employee. And that's ...
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Madison civil rights panel looks at making homelessness a protected class
Wisconsin State Journal
The law has attracted a lot of attention among advocates for the homeless, and some municipal leaders too. The town of Fairfax, Calif., this fall urged that state's legislature to add a similar bill of rights to its fair housing and employment act ...
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In harassment case, Supreme Court ponders: Who qualifies as a supervisor?
Washington Post
The distinction is important in employment discrimination law. If a supervisor is creating a hostile work environment or threatening to fire an employee, the employer can be held liable. But if a co-worker does so, the company is liable only if it knew ...
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Startup advice: 5 legal issues to avoid
The Sunday Business Post
Whether you employ one or 100 people, every business is obliged to abide by employment legislation. Employment law is notoriously complex but failing to comply with it can lead to serious costs. "There is a huge array of employment legislation," said ...
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NUPENG pickets Shell offices over anti-labour laws
The Guardian Nigeria
But Shell denied accusations of anti-union policies and targeting NUPENG members in its employment. For several hours yesterday, the union paralyzed activities at SPDC Warri office as the place was picketed. However, an official of Shell said oil ...
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BOWEN STANDS UP: Labor's Immigration minister wins applause from across ...
VEXNEWS
If claimants are found to be genuine refugees in that relatively tight timeframe, then the visa holders will have unrestricted work rights, unrestricted access to Medicare, income support from Centrelink and employment assistance from Jobs Services ...
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VEXNEWS
Indonesian Migrant Workers at Mercy of Loan Sharks
Voice of America
A recent report by Bloomberg news noted that of more than 80 complaints registered with Hong Kong's Labor Department since 2011, only two employment agencies have been found in violation of the law. Hong Kong is generally seen as a better country for ...
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Voice of America
Court: Who counts as a supervisor?
The Associated Press
Antidiscrimination law prohibits creation of a hostile work environment, and supervisors are held to a higher standard than co-workers since they are in a position of authority over other employees. If the 7th Circuit decision is upheld, advocates say ...
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US Supreme Court examines role of supervisor in workplace suits
CNN International
In a case closely watched by worker rights groups and business, a university catering employee claimed her work environment was a "living hell" due to the alleged actions of a fellow worker who she claimed was her supervisor even though the woman had ...
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Too Many Lawyers
First Things (blog)
Many law schools have apparently not been scrupulous in keeping their student bodies at a level commensurate with the possibilities of employment, because there was and is so much money to be made from churning out more degrees. And, it seems, by ...
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Silicon Valley's dirty secret: Age bias
Inside Bay Area
An age requirement along those lines would violate both state and federal laws on discrimination, California labor lawyers say. "You mean, somebody less jaded?" Fuentealba recalls asking, hoping to jolt the executive back into legal territory. "And he ...
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Closer look: Efforts to Protect HIV/AIDS Patients' Rights Fall Short
Caixin Media
Although the country's AIDS Prevention and Control Act says HIV-infected persons, AIDS patients and their families are free to enjoy equal marriage, employment, medical care and education rights, the research shows violation of these rights is widespread.
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Soriano: Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Act of 2002
Sun.Star
The second main benefit is exemption from the coverage of the Minimum Wage Law provided that all employees covered shall be entitled to the same benefits given to any regular employee such as social security and healthcare benefits. (Once a BMBE is ...
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Companies paying Americans the least
KTAR.com
24/7 Wall St. reviewed a recent report by the National Employment Law Project, and found the 12 companies paying Americans the least amount of money. Of the companies listed, they are either large national restaurant chains or large national retailers.
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ABA Journal Announces 2012 Blawg 100
Patent Docs
The 100 blogs selected for the 2012 list have been divided into fifteen categories: News/Analysis, Trial Practice, Business of Law, Niche, For Fun, IP Law, Careers/Law Schools, Labor & Employment, Criminal, Justice, Torts, Legal Technology, Courts, ...
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Op-ed: The Mystery of Gay Republicans
Advocate.com
Not only did the Democratic Party make a significant effort to include LGBT rights in the DNC platform, but President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, supported the Employment Non-Discrimination ...
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Advocate.com
Fairness Law to be Proposed in Elizabethtown, Richmond
WFPL
Both ordinances would prohibit discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. In Kentucky, only the cities of Covington, Lexington and Louisville have a fairness legislation.
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Supreme Court struggles over workplace harassment standard
Thomson Reuters News & Insight
A decision in the case against Ball State University, brought by a black catering assistant named Maetta Vance, could clarify how readily harassment victims may hold deeper-pocketed employers accountable under federal law. Several justices questioned ...
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Thomson Reuters News & Insight
Hobbits, heroes put magic in NZ film industry
Shreveport Times
She says the law changes amounted to unnecessary union-busting and a "gross breach" of employment laws. "I was very disappointed at Peter Jackson for lobbying for that," she says, "and I was furious at the government for doing it." Weta Digital's ...
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The justices will make the all important decision of who is or is not a ...
Salon
However, legal experts agree the Vance may be a poor case over which to decide in any definitive way whether the broad or narrow understanding of "supervisor" should apply in employment law. "[Davis] would fail to qualify as Ms. Vance's supervisor even ...
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Supreme Court hears arguments on employer liability for employee harassment
JURIST
Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc. [transcript, PDF] on state government's expressions of anti-compete statements under Federal antitrust law. In the case, the state of Georgia allowed a local government outlet, Phoebe Putney Health System [corporate ...
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Unions have a new enemy: Their own members
Crain's Chicago Business
Many rank-and-file employees have opposed unions all along, of course. Despite organizing drives, workers have turned down collective bargaining at automobile plants across the South. Legislatures in 23 states have enacted "right-to-work" laws that ...
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Blogs2 new results for Employment Law
 
New York Public Personnel Law: Self-critical privilege not available ...
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
SCOTUS Sends Liberty Back to Fourth Circuit - Employment Law ...
By Robyn Hagan Cain
Before we get into procedural posturing, let's discuss the claim. Liberty University says that the ACA's employer coverage provisions are unconstitutional because Congress overstepped its power by setting those rules. It also claims the ...
FindLaw's U.S. Fourth Circuit Blog

Web6 new results for Employment Law
 
Supreme Court will address key employment law cases this term ...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 dominates this year's employment-related Supreme Court docket, with the Justices hearing two cases involving Title VII of that ...
www.businessmanagementdaily.com/.../supreme-court-will-ad...
Employer Can Depose All 94 Claimants In EEOC Lawsuit ...
Litigating against the the EEOC is difficult for several reasons. For one, unlike a lawsuit brought by an individual plaintiff, a suit brought by the EEOC has the ...
www.delawareemploymentlawblog.com/.../employer-can-dep...
Employment Law Blog Carnival: Hollywood Casting Call Edition ...
Editor's Note: The original theme for this post was the "Employment Law Blog Carnival: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Edition." I had this bright idea to begin by ...
www.theemployerhandbook.com/.../employment-law-blog-car...
Calif.: Two New Employment Discrimination Laws Go into Effect in ...
Effective January 2013, two new California laws will broaden what constitutes discrimination based on an employee's sex or religion. Practices that may have ...
www.shrm.org/.../Calif-Two-New-Employment-Discriminatio...
Executive Employment Litigation Lawyer San ... - Kieve Law Offices
Contact San Francisco executive employment litigation attorney Loren Kieve of the Kieve Law Offices at 415-692-0463 to discuss your case.
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