France: the Cour de Cassation validates executive working time arrangements, subject to certain conditions
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July 8, 2011
Connecticut becomes the first state to require employer funded paid sick leave for “service workers”
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June 24, 2011
Defense goes up in smoke — discharge for medical marijuana use upheld in Washington State
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June 23, 2011
Inevitable disclosure doctrine is alive and well in Massachusetts
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June 20, 2011
Representative Weiner’s online conduct: a reminder to employers about the dangers of employee misuse of social media and company resources
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June 14, 2011
Supreme Court clears the way for employee arbitration agreements waiving class action rights
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April 28, 2011
New FLSA rules address tip pooling, fluctuating workweek, and other issues
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April 13, 2011
California lawsuits have employees standing up for their right to sit down
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April 7, 2011
New York Department of Labor releases Wage Theft Prevention Act guidance and forms
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April 4, 2011
New York Wage Theft Prevention Act effective April 9, 2011
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March 28, 2011
Supreme Court’s recent “cat’s paw” decision may burn the hands of employers
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March 11, 2011
Supreme Court declines opportunity to resolve Circuit split regarding FLSA exemptions
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March 1, 2011
The NLRB/Facebook case may have settled, but employer social media policies are still under attack
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February 24, 2011
California court weighs in on meal period rules
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February 24, 2011
California Court holds employers liable for up to two hours’ wages per day for meal and rest period violations
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February 23, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court announces broader employee protection under Title VII
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February 11, 2011
The NLRB broadens employee protection under federal labor law by recognizing a “preemptive strike” theory of retaliation
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February 7, 2011
Ninth Circuit decision makes it even more difficult for employers to recover attorney’s fees incurred defending against frivolous claims in multi-count suits
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January 25, 2011
Ninth Circuit holds that resignations in advance of, but in response to, announced plant closure are not “voluntary departures” under WARN Act
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January 25, 2011
California mandates paid leave for organ or bone marrow donation
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January 18, 2011
Circuit Court Holds Private Employers Permitted to Reject Applicants Based on Past Bankruptcy Filing; Bar on Termination and Other Discrimination For Existing Employees Remains
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January 10, 2011
New California meal period exemptions in effect
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January 7, 2011
Restaurant and hotel industry wage and hour alert
New York Department of Labor issues final Wage Order effective January 1, 2011, setting new pay and notice requirements
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December 20, 2010
New York makes several changes to Labor Law
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December 15, 2010
California resolves limitations periods on waiting time penalties claims
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December 9, 2010
Media frenzy over NLRB complaint against Connecticut employer for terminating employee who criticized employer on Facebook not warranted—yet
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November 16, 2010
Employers beware: revise employment agreements and severance agreements soon to avoid tax trap
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November 11, 2010
Complying with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act –acquisition, storage, disclosure, and social media
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November 11, 2010
No reasonable expectation of privacy in content posted to social networking websites, regardless of individual privacy settings
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October 13, 2010
It’s a cold, cold world: tech companies agree to halt “no cold-call” agreements that Justice Department charges are illegal per se
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September 29, 2010
New York employers must provide funeral and bereavement leave to employees in same-sex relationships
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September 3, 2010
Massachusetts employers must immediately change how they handle employee documentation in light of the amended Massachusetts personnel records statute
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August 19, 2010
Massachusetts bans criminal history questions on job application forms: employers must take action or risk noncompliance
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August 12, 2010
Employers beware: Your outside sales representatives may be entitled to overtime pay
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July 14, 2010
‘Inevitable disclosure’ takes a hit in N.H.
July 8, 2010
FMLA protections extended to same-sex and other parents without a biological or legal relationship to a child
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June 24, 2010
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