Jun 11, 2013

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June 2013 employment law changes: three things employers need to know
PersonnelToday.com
June sees a number of employment law changes coming into force that will affect employers' policies and procedures. Employers must review and update their policies and procedures to ensure that they remain compliant. Personnel Today sets out three ...
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June 2013 employment law changes: update your whistleblowing policy now
PersonnelToday.com
Important changes to the law on whistleblowing take effect on 25 June 2013. We set out some easy steps for employers to follow when updating their whistleblowing policy. 1. Ensure that your whistleblowing policy covers protected disclosures made "in ...
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Reed Smith Adds Julius Turman to Labor & Employment Practice in San Francisco
Lawfuel
Christopher P. Reynolds, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of Toyota North America, praised Turman, stating that, "Julius is a 'go-to' counsel for Toyota, and he is a skilled, compelling employment law and litigation advocate. We continue to ...
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B2B: Employment of Highly Qualified Foreign Specialist
The Moscow Times
Russian law requires indicating in the employment agreement with HQS that the agreement shall become effective only upon receipt of work permit. Moreover, the date when the employment agreement comes into effect shall be defined therein as well.
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Case to Watch: California Supreme Court weighs employment arbitration
Thomson Reuters News & Insight
(Reuters) - A trio of cases before the California Supreme Court will clarify how it will apply a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting class action arbitration to employment contracts. The three cases ask the state's high court to interpret the U ...
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Salient features of "Kasambahay law" discussed in forum
Philippine Information Agency
After the Department of Labor and Employment announced that, otherwise known as took effect Tuesday, June 4, a media forum was hosted by the Philippine Information Agency 9 at Anastacia Pension House to discuss the salient provisions of the law.
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Employment law: key dates
Lexology (registration)
Under the Enterprise and Regulatory Act 2013, new provisions relating to whistleblowing will come into force on 25 June 2013. A disclosure will now only be protected if it is "made in the public interest". This removes the requirement of making a ...
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Seyfarth Shaw invasion delayed as poached partners locked in
The Australian
Seyfarth Shaw, which claims to be one of the five largest employment law practices in the US, has recruited five workplace relations partners from Herbert Smith Freehills, two from Ashurst and one from Arnold Bloch Leibler. Digital Pass $1 for first 28 ...
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BLS Stats Show Decrease in Legal Sector Employment
JDJournal.com
Though the last few months have seen strong gains in legal industry employment, May saw significant losses in line with the first months of 2013, suggesting that most American law firms are still on the road to recovery, with no sense of when they may ...
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Kasambahay law provides compulsory Philhealth coverage
Philippine Information Agency
The law also provides that the hiring of house helpers would now be covered by an employment contract based on a model to be developed by the labor department where coverage is mandatory for those who has rendered at least one month of service.
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Temporary and Contract Workers: Who Is a "Variable Hour" Employee under the ...
The National Law Review
The Affordable Care Act's employer shared responsibility rules will require large employers (50 or more full-time and full-time equivalent employees) to make an offer of minimum essential coverage to at least 95% of their full-time employees or pay a ...
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What Women Want: Equal Pay
The National Law Review
"Our economy today depends upon women in the labor force," Kennedy said when he signed the law in 1963. At that time, as incredible as it seems today, it really was legal to pay a woman less money to do the same work as a man. By signing the Equal Pay ...
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Talking About ENDA With Republicans
Huffington Post
We all know correlation doesn't imply causation. However, it is worth noting certain correlations when it comes to pro-LGBT workplace laws. For instance, 16 of the 20 states with the highest per capita income have employment nondiscrimination laws for ...
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United States: The Flurry Of New Employment Laws Regulating The Use Of ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
The public policy interests supporting employment-related protections for ex-offenders, including encouraging ex-offenders to reenter the workforce, are detailed in the updated EEOC Enforcement Guidance, titled "Consideration of Arrest and Conviction ...
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Fringe theatre must tackle its 'low pay, no pay' gremlins from within
The Guardian
Despite the actors agreeing to the contract, and knowing that working on the fringe for profit share invariably means working for nothing, the tribunal judge ruled that the actors should have been paid the national minimum wage under employment law.
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Acas revises its draft Code of Practice on extended confidential settlement ...
Out-Law.com
Settlement agreements are legally binding contracts which can be used to end an employment relationship on agreed terms. Once in force, section 111A of the Employment Rights Act will prevent any offers or discussions about settlement agreements from ...
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New law opens up work-study employment to for-profit companies
The Herald-Times (subscription)
INDIANAPOLIS — A new law makes several changes to the college work-study program in Indiana, making it available to more employers and more students and ensuring that students can put the jobs they obtain through the program on their resume.
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Practical Best Business Practices For Going Global In Chile
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
The distinction between the two are analogous to employees (dependent workers) and independent contractors (independent workers) under U.S. employment laws. The CLC regulates employment of dependent workers (e.g. employment contracts), but does ...
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B2B: Legalization of Staff Secondment
The Moscow Times
According to the draft law, only duly accredited employment agencies and legal entities sending their employees to another legal entity where one entity has direct or indirect control over the other (for example, a head office may send an employee to ...
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Outten & Golden is Recognized by Legal 500 as "… the Premier Plaintiffs ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)
The Legal 500 United States 2013 released its 2013 results Monday, recommending plaintiff employment law firm Outten & Golden LLP and four of the firm's partners for their work in the areas of mass tort and class action litigation and plaintiff ...
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Ogletree Deakins Lures Atkinson Lawyer To LA Office
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, Los Angeles (June 10, 2013, 5:29 PM ET) -- Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced Monday the hiring of the former chief counsel for the California ...
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B2B: Foreign Labor Migration: Current Review
The Moscow Times
Starting Jan. 1, 2013, foreign nationals with temporary residential permits ("TRP") in Russia are no longer required to apply for work permits to engage in employment activities. Pursuant to Article 13.4 of Federal Law N 115-FZ dated 25.07.2002 (as ...
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New Nevada law restricts employers? Access to credit reports of employees ...
Lexology (registration)
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has signed legislation limiting employers' access to employees' and job applicants' consumer credit report and related information. Under the measure (SB 127), effective October 1, 2013, employers in Nevada may not ...
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Managing Terminations — Minimizing Employer Liability When Making Difficult ...
Canadian Employment Law Today (subscription)
In Canada, terminating an employee isn't an easy process. It can be a difficult decision, regardless of whether the dismissal is with or without cause, and HR professionals need to ensure their organizations meet all of their responsibilities to avoid ...
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Legal questions: Call with queries on renting
Arizona Republic
The next event, on employment and labor law, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. July 9. ▻ Join the DiscussionView/Add Comments ». Posting a comment to our website allows you to join in on the conversation. Share your story and unique perspective with members of ...
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New Delaware law recognizes franchisees as independent contractors
Pizza Marketplace.com
The International Franchise Association applauded Delaware Governor Jack Markell for signing into law HB 55, legislation that clarifies that the franchisee/franchisor relationship is not an employment relationship and that franchisees are independent ...
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Obama Pushing Immigration Bill With Labor, Business Leaders
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is inviting law enforcement, labor and business leaders to the White House to show they support an immigration overhaul. The White House says Obama will speak Tuesday about the economic and national ...
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Controversial Worker Rights Bill Advances
KMJ Now
(AP) State workers would be given more due-process rights if they get fired after taking off work without permission under a bill OK'd by a Senate panel on Monday. The Senate Employment and Retirement Committee on a 3-2 party-line vote advanced the ...
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Seyfarth Shaw snaps up eight partners from top local firms
The Australian
Darren Gardner, the Australian chair of Seyfarth Shaw's international practice, said the eight recruits were a virtual who's who of the nation's top employment and industrial law partners. The firm's decision to open offices in Sydney and Melbourne ...
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Equal Pay Act Turns 50
Corporate Counsel
Fifty years ago this week, the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, an anniversary marked by the White House and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with vows to close the gender gap in salaries. "Our journey to equality is not complete until ...
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Governor McCrory Announces Appointment to State Ports Authority
Cape Fear Business News
Robert A. Sar (Wake County) - Sar is a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins, a labor and employment law firm. He represents management in labor/employment law. Sar is a seasoned corporate investigator. He has been appointed as an at-large member of the ...
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Nagaland to observe World Day Against Child Labour
MorungExpress
Parliamentary secretary for Labour & Employment, Justice & Law and Revenue Department Dr. Nicky Kire will grace the occasion as the chief guest. The panelists in the panel discussion will comprise Subonenba Longkumer, director, Community Education ...
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High Court Denies Ralphs' Cert. Bid To Overturn Labor Laws
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, New York (June 10, 2013, 2:21 PM ET) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Ralphs Grocery Co.'s appeal of a California Supreme Court ruling permitting union members to protest on private property outside the chain's Sacramento, ...
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Q&A With Much Shelist's Sheryl Jaffee Halpern
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, New York (June 11, 2013, 12:44 PM ET) -- Sheryl Jaffee Halpern is a principal in the labor and employment practice group at Chicago-based firm Much Shelist PC. Halpern counsels clients on employment matters, promoting compliance with the law ...
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Bethel Welcomes Slusarz Law Firm LLC
HamletHub
Slusarz Law's mission is helping business owners in Connecticut and New York grow their enterprises. We provide advice and services in matters involving business formation and organization, contracts, the purchase and sale of businesses, employment law ...
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A Promise in Progress: The 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
Huffington Post
Fifty years ago today, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963, cementing into law the common sense principle that employees should receive equal pay for equal work, regardless of their gender. At the time, women earned only 59 percent as ...
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Revised code of practice on settlement agreements published
Workplace Law Network (subscription)
The Code concentrates on the significance of section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996, which introduces confidentiality provisions associated with negotiations that take place to reach such agreements (commonly referred to as Protected ...
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Blogs2 new results for Employment Law
 
Just Give Me a Reason: Court Clarifies Burden-Shifting Standards ...
By Daniel Schwartz
Before we get to that, longtime readers of the blog will no doubt be familiar with the burden-shifting analysis that courts use to analyze discrimination cases. First, the employee must meet a "prima facie" case; in essence, for items that show a ...
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Deductions from Pay for Exempt Employees - General Counsel, PC
By Merritt Green
Generally, federal regulations require that exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (employed in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity) must be paid their full salary for any week in which they performed work, ...
General Counsel

Web6 new results for Employment Law
 
The Flurry of New Employment Laws Regulating the Use of Criminal ...
The public policy interests supporting employment-related protections for ex- offenders, including encouraging ex-offenders to reenter the workforce, are detailed ...
www.littler.com/.../flurry-new-employment-laws-regulating-us...
Can't Fire Employee for Lactating, 5th Circuit Confirms - Employment ...
Under Title VII, a woman should not be fired for expressing breast milk or lactating, a stance now confirmed... - Employment Law.
blogs.findlaw.com/.../cant-fire-employee-for-lactating-5th-cir-...
Employment Law - Costello Law Group
To schedule a free initial consultation with an experienced Towson, Maryland, securities lawyer, contact the Costello Law Group at 410-832-8800.
www.costellolawgroup.com/Employment-Law.shtml
Labor Law FAQs - Garcia & Gurney, A Law Corporation
Pleasanton and Fremont Area Labor Law FAQ At Garcia & Gurney, we recognize that labor law can be complex. We strive to provide our clients with up-to-date,
www.garciagurney.com/practice-areas/.../labor-law-faq/
Summer! Fun! Employment Law Update All Day Training June 27 ...
Please join me as I moderate and present at the Employment Law Update in California training in San Jose on June 27, 2013. My partner Anne Stromberg and ...
calemploymentlawblog.com/.../summer-fun-employment-law-...
Employee Benefits, Labor and Employment Law | Michael J. Bogdan
Attorney Michael J. Bogdan focuses his practice in the areas of employee benefits, labor and employment law. Learn more at KWGD.com.
www.kwgd.com/michael-bogdan


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