Legal Updates and Advisories

08.01.11Connecticut Health Care Employers Must Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
07.28.11Scheduled Overnight Shifts Not Entitled to Split Shift Pay in California
07.27.11Arizona Medical Marijuana Act: Drug Testing Modifications Go Into Effect
07.26.11Connecticut Restricts Use of Credit Reports in Employment Decisions
07.21.11Non-Compete Agreement Made by Existing Employee Enforceable in Texas
07.20.11Connecticut Prohibits Gender Identity Discrimination
07.19.11Employees Can to Bring Weapons to Work in Texas and Wisconsin
07.14.11Employee Does Not Have to Prove Constructive Discharge to Recover Lost Wages Under New Jersey Whistleblower Law
07.07.11Colorado and Arizona Employees Working in California are Covered by California Overtime Laws
07.07.11Scope of Wrongful Termination in Ohio Expanded: New Violation of Public Policy Claim
07.06.11Supreme Court Halts Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit
07.05.11New Jersey Employer’s Maternity Leave Policy is an Implied Employment Contract
06.29.11Connecticut Requires Paid Sick Leave for “Service Workers”
06.28.11Washington Supreme Court finds No Wrongful Discharge Under State's Medical Use of Marijuana Act
06.27.11Employment Eligibility Verification Laws in Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina
06.17.11The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds the “Legal Arizona Workers Act”
06.14.11Nevada Passes New Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identity
06.08.11Misclassifying Worker Can Invalidate Restrictive Covenant Agreement
06.06.11Ex-Employee May Bring Retaliation Claim Against Former Employer for Actions Taken After Employment Relationship Has Ended
06.02.11Employer May Consider Job Applicant’s Bankruptcy History
05.16.11Second Circuit Revives Employee’s Claim That Supervisors Forced Him to Submit Fake Timesheets
05.11.11Whether Employee is Currently Engaged in the Illegal Use of Drugs: Case-by-Case Analysis
05.10.11Arbitration Agreement Waiving Class Actions Upheld
05.06.11Maryland Enacts Credit Check Law
05.02.11Attorney Alleges Wrongful Termination by State Bar Due to Disability
04.28.11Employer Not Guilty of Disability Discrimination Even When Reasons for Termination Are Linked to Disability
04.26.11FLSA Final Amendments to Regulations
04.22.11Philadelphia Employers Limited In Use of Employee Criminal History
04.18.11NLRB Decision = Employee Handbook Alert
04.15.11Ninth Circuit Holds that Employer Must Show Reasons for Denying Reinstatement After FMLA Leave
04.14.11Fifth Circuit: Hostile Work Environment analysis does not apply under USERRA
04.12.11New York Wage Theft Prevention Action: Effective April 9
04.06.11Supreme Court Considers Walmart Class Action
03.31.11EEOC Issues Final ADA Regulations
03.30.11New ADAAA Regulations
03.29.11Fourth Circuit Upholds Elimination of Sports Teams for Title IX Compliance
03.24.11Supreme Court: Oral Complaint of Retaliation Suffices Under FLSA
03.23.11Supreme Court: Oral Complaint of Retaliation Suffices Under FLSA
03.23.11Fourth Circuit Upholds Elimination of Sports Teams for Title IX Compliance
03.23.11New ADAAA Regulations
03.22.11California Retailers Prohibited from Requesting Customer Zip Codes
03.21.11Sixth Circuit Upholds City’s Requirement of Note from Returning Sick Leave Employees
03.17.11Supreme Court Imposes Liability for the Discriminatory Motives of Others
03.16.11Ninth Circuit Rules on Hiring “In Recovery” Applicant
03.07.11Court Rules it’s Legal to Refuse to Hire Bankrupt Applicants
01.14.112010 EEOC Statistics on Charges Filed
July 2009Plethora of Bills Impacting Employee Leave Rights Hitting Congress
May 2009Illinois Supreme Court Applies Strict Liability to All Workplace Sexual Harassment By Supervisors
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