Jun 22, 2013

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Guidance on employment law could help umbrella and limited companies
Paystream Accounting
Acas hopes the guide will be helpful to both employers and employees by informing both groups of their rights when it comes to employment. The guide could also help resolve disputes earlier on, rather than implementing employment tribunal proceedings.
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Feds file civil rights suits on companies using criminal background checks for ...
Fox News
The EEOC alleges Dollar General violated the civil rights of two applicants. In the one case, the person was denied employment even though a felony conviction was incorrectly attributed to her. And the commission alleges BMW's policy doesn't consider ...
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Employment Discrimination Against LGBT People Still High in New York
Lez Get Real
Employment discrimination is a problem throughout the United States, and recent statistics from the New York State Division of Human Rights is showing that the problem is not going away as the recession ends. The employment law firm Tully Rinkey PLLC ...
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After employee files internal complaint, beware anything that might look like ...
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Pennsylvania Employment Law on June 22, 2013 8:00am in Discrimination and Harassment,Human Resources. Here's something to warn supervisors about after an employee has filed a discrimination or harassment complaint: Even if ...
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Unpaid Interns Deemed Employees Entitled to Compensation under the Fair ...
The National Law Review
Last week, a New York federal district court ruled that unpaid interns working for a film production company were employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York wage and hour law. Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., No. 11-cv ...
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About Charles Caulkins
Sun-Sentinel
Fisher & Phillips, with 32 offices around the United States, is one of the oldest and largest law firms in America that exclusively represents employers in labor and employment law matters. Mr. Caulkins is a founding member and past President of the ...
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Steven T. Boell Real Estate Law Blog on Lawyers.com
Lawyers.com Blog (blog)
New law in Pennsylvania that requires contractors and subcontractors on public works projects to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired workers takes effect January 1, 2013. The Public Works Employment Verification Act orders construction ...
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Supreme Court's AmEx Class Action Waiver Decision Spells Trouble for National ...
The National Law Review
While not an employment case, the decision should offer further support to employers who choose to implement arbitration programs that include waiver of employee rights to bring class action claims. The Supreme Court's opinion can be found here (PDF).
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LGBT rights in the workplace and right to marry
Guardian Express
"The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The act is mute on discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. It's clear that such discrimination takes place ...
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They don't call this CIO "Big Brother" anymore
CITEworld
In California's central valley, attorneys at employment law firm Dowling Aaron came up with a nickname for CIO Darin Adcock, who had just crafted a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) user policy. They called him "Big Brother," referring to the oppressive ...
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Uncertainty remains over bank bonus cap, says expert, as EU approves CRD IV ...
Out-Law.com
However, an employment law expert warned that there were still "significant uncertainties" about how the cap, which will apply to bonuses paid from the start of 2015 reflecting performance in 2014, would work and which members of staff would be caught ...
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Federal law on workers in the pipeline
Gulf Today
ABU DHABI: An informed source confirmed to the Al Khaleej newspaper, The Gulf Today's sister publication, that the draft federal law on workers is in the process of being enacted, in order to implement the international labour standards in line with ...
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Week Adjourned: 6.21.13 – Intern Pay, McDonald's, Flonase
LawyersandSettlements.com (blog)
According to the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law, unpaid internships must exist for training purposes and employers may derive "no immediate advantage" from the work provided by interns. So, Henry is seeking to recover unpaid minimum ...
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Take heart! DOL doesn't win every case
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Texas Employment Law on June 21, 2013 4:00pm in Compensation and Benefits,Human Resources. A company that contracted to provide gate attendants for oil fields has won its battle with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) over ...
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Attorney Adam C. Smith joins the Cleveland office of McDonald Hopkins law firm
Sacramento Bee
... the Cleveland office of McDonald Hopkins LLC as an associate in the Litigation Department. His practice will focus on complex civil litigation, including commercial and business litigation, public utility and energy law, real estate, and labor and ...
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Q&A With Wilson Sonsini's Marina Tsatalis
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, New York (June 21, 2013, 12:46 PM ET) -- Marina Tsatalis, a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, specializes in employee mobility and employment law with an emphasis on litigation matters. She has experience in litigating cases and ...
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State OKs same-sex marriage, employers await DOMA ruling
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Minnesota Employment Law on June 21, 2013 5:00pm in Employment Law,Human Resources. Minnesota has become the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage, following enactment of legislation that requires employers to provide ...
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Epstein Becker Nabs Ex-Proskauer Labor Pro, 2nd Job And All
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, New York (June 21, 2013, 9:11 PM ET) -- Epstein Becker Green has hired a former Proskauer Rose LLP attorney to join its New York labor and employment practice, even as he maintains a dual role as the head of employment law for a U.K. ...
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The 'Lois Lerner rule' hits Washington: Legislation filed to FIRE federal ...
Daily Mail
A source inside the American Federation of Government Employees told MailOnline that the union will likely fight the bill if it gathers any steam, but conceded that once it becomes law there won't be much it could do to save the job of a federal worker ...
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Iowa Supreme Court says no to punitive damages in civil rights cases
Business Record
Iowa law and the state Supreme Court are stuck in a holding pattern in which victims of employment discrimination cannot seek punitive damages in court. In ruling released today, the Iowa Supreme Court stood by rulings issued over the past 27 years ...
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The Employment Lawyers At Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik File a Notice ...
Watch List News (press release)
On June 19, 2013, a judge on the United States District Court for The Central District of California summarily dismissed the claims of two worker's compensation claims adjusters for overtime wages for hours worked under California law without being ...
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Some Disabled Goodwill Workers Earn As Little As 22 Cents An Hour As Execs ...
Huffington Post
Some Pennsylvania Goodwill workers who are disabled made as little as 22, 38 and 41 cents per hour in 2011, according to Labor Department documents reviewed by NBC News. That's because a 1938 law, called the Special Wage Certificate Program, ...
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Ignoring the obvious in the minimum wage debate
The Hill (blog)
Case in point: A recent op-ed on these pages by Jack Temple of the labor union-backed National Employment Law Project. Temple argues that the 40 percent increase in the federal minimum wage between 2007 and 2009 is in no way responsible for teens' ...
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Pregnant Women's Legal Rights Often Violated at Work, Report Finds
Truth-Out
The report also calls for the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) to do more to inform and guide employers about their legal obligations to pregnant workers. The EEOC has litigated a host of gender and pregnancy discrimination cases ...
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San Diego teacher fired for being a 'liability' after incident involving her ...
89.3 KPCC
A 2011 study by Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center shows that nearly 40 percent of survivors in California reported being fired or feared termination because of domestic violence. This often leads victims to keep quiet and the abuse to go unreported.
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What sort of society are we becoming?
Marlborough Express
Where you stand on the Government's plan to cut New Zealanders' employment rights depends a lot on what sort of society you'd like us to be. We can allow the Government to push ahead with its radical employment changes and learn to live with low wages, ...
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Executive Legal Professionals Opens In Middle Tennessee with Ribbon-Cutting ...
Clarksville Online
Every attorney who works for ELP is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, and is knowledgeable about Contracts, Employment Law, Regulatory Compliance, and other business law fields. ELP provides a full array of business legal services, business ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Another Scandal At Cincinnati IRS Office, Targeting Democrats ...
International Business Times
The law specifically states, "Less restricted federal employees [a group that includes IRS employees] may not engage in political activity -- i.e., activity directed at the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political ...
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This Idaho Conservative is Afraid Gay Men Will Come to Work in Tutus
PolicyMic
Under the Idaho Human Rights Act, the state bans discrimination based on race, religion and disability in housing, employment and public accommodations. Nonetheless, "lawmakers have resisted efforts to add sexual orientation and gender identity to that ...
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Should Unintentional Discrimination Be Illegal?
Huffington Post
Federal employment & housing laws prohibit practices that unintentionally and adversely discriminate against minorities. But a new Supreme Court case may take this away. Is unintentional discrimination a real threat that requires legal intervention?
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Lawsuit accuses Royal Tire of pay discrimination
St. Cloud Times
MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against St. Cloud-based Royal Tire, Inc., accusing the company of violating federal law by paying an employee less because of her gender. The EEOC filed the suit on ...
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Support Hirono Amendment #1504 to S. 744
Civilrights.org
Employment-based visas favor men over women by nearly a four to one margin because U.S. immigration law places a premium placed on male-dominated fields like engineering and computer science. However, women perform essential work as primary ...
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No punitive damages for sex bias, Iowa court says
Businessweek
The court said lawmakers did not intend for punitive damages — awarded to punish and deter wrongdoing — to be available when they passed the law decades ago. Courts can award only "actual damages" to compensate for harm employees suffered, such ...
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Web12 new results for Employment Law
 
State Employment Law Archives -
1:12-CV-00677 (S.D. Ohio Apr. 23, 2013), highlights the unfortunate circumstance when a state employment law contradicts a federal employment law.
employmentlawpa.com/category/state-employment-law/
The Employment Law Authority - May/June 2013 | Ogletree, Deakins ...
I This Issue: - "Facebook Firing" Ruling Favors Employer - Workplace Strategies Hits New Highs - EEOC Issues Updated Guidance For Specific Disabilities ...
www.jdsupra.com/.../the-employment-law-authority-mayjune-...
Lynne Hermle Honored for Achievements in Employment Law
Congratulations to our employment law partner Lynne Hermle who was recently recognized for her achievements over the past year. Lynne was named one of ...
www.orrick.com/.../Lynne-Hermle-Honored-for-Achievement...
Labor/employment law? About independent contact agreement ...
I work for an agency that have me work for this big company as an engineer. ... Labor/employment law only applies to employees and not independent contractors.
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Labor & Employment Law Alert - New Criminal Code Changes to ...
Download a PDF of the Barnes & Thornburg LLP Labor & Employment Law Alert, "New Criminal Code Changes to Affect Indiana Employers on July 1, 2013".
mobile.btlaw.com/labor-employment-alert-new-criminal-code-...
Q&A: Five Areas of Employment Discrimination Law Sparking ...
Legal scholarship sometimes gets abad rap theoretical address complexities ofmodern society isnt case legal scholarship onemployment discrimination law ...
www.bna.com/qa-five-areas-b17179874609/
Employment and Labor Law Alert: Summary of Minnesota Labor and ...
As under existing law, the statute applies to employers with 21 or more employees at at least one site, and applies only to sick leave benefits paid to employees ...
www.leonard.com/.../employment-and-labor-law-alert-summa...
Employment Law Reform: What happens when?
Given the enormous amount of change planned for employment law over the next year or two, we thought that we should try to summarise the deadlines and ...
employmentclaimstoolkit.blogspot.com/.../employment-law-re...
Nexsen Pruet: Employment Law Update: Background Becomes ...
Employment Law Update: Background Becomes Battleground The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed federal lawsuits against Dollar ...
www.nexsenpruet.com/publications-731.html
Wine Flight of Employment Law: Tasting Notes to Keep Your ...
Wine industry employers must navigate through complex federal, state and local regulations in order to avoid expensive legal problems. Are you compliant?
www.littler.com/.../wine-flight-employment-law-tasting-notes-...
Employment Law Update | Publications | Baker & McKenzie
The Employment Law Update, produced by Baker & McKenzie's London Employment Practice group, provides the most recent employment and labour- related ...
www.bakermckenzie.com/alemploymentlawupdatejun13/
What are Employment Rights? | LegalMatch Law Library
Easy to understand legal info for non-lawyers. Employment rights are a set of rights that are granted to every worker under state and federal laws. Present your  ...
www.legalmatch.com/law.../what-are-employment-rights.html


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