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3/9/10Dispense employee medical information only to those who truly need to know
3/9/10Congress' employment law agenda: 7 key bills to watch closely
3/9/10Remind your managers: No comments on family planning
3/9/10Top 15 oddball interview questions of 2009
3/9/10Book Review: Forbidden Grounds - The Case Against Employment Discrimination Laws by Richard A. Epstein
3/9/10OSHA's Ergonomics Fight Rejoined
3/8/10COBRA extension approved: Here's the fine print
3/8/10House OKs tax credits for hiring: What's next?
3/8/10ERISA Strategist Department of Labor Issues New Reporting Requirements for Multiemployer Plans
3/4/10Document Retention Vs. Document Creation: Which Is More Important?
3/4/10States may ban credit checks on job applicants
3/4/10Government Contracts: Look Before You Leap!
3/4/10Second Circuit Dismisses ADA and FMLA Claims
3/4/10Having It Your Way
3/4/10Changes to Solicitation and Distribution Rule Requirements on the Horizon?
3/4/10New Oregon Law Prohibits Most Employment Credit Checks
3/4/10Still With Obama, but Worried
3/4/10Social media raise red flags for employers
3/4/10Wal-Mart to pay $11.7 million in EEOC gender bias suit
3/4/10"Plan B" For Card Check Falls Short
3/4/10US Labor Department releases state-by-state figures on number of Americans who stand to lose unemployment benefits without congressional extension of program
2/19/10EEOC Proposes New Factors to Evaluate Defense in Age Discrimination Lawsuits
2/19/10Obama Cracks Down on Use of Contractors
2/19/10The Ever Evolving Definition of Sexual Harassment
2/9/10The Risk of Automatically Terminating Employees After Leave Expires
2/9/10Senate to vote on bill prohibiting sexual identity discrimination
2/9/10Do Exempt Employees Have to Be Paid for Snow Days?
2/9/10The Big Picture Behind the Numbers - New EEOC Data Continues a Heightened Trend
2/9/10GINA's Impact on Employers: Pink Ribbons and Yellow Bracelets
2/9/10Union-Backed Nominee Blocked in Senate
2/1/10FMLA's administrative complexities create challenges for employers
2/1/10Another Reason Employers Need a Social-Media Policy: New FTC Regulations
2/1/10OSHA Recordkeeping Summary Must Be Posted By February 1 And Is More Important Than Ever
2/1/10State E-Verify and I-9 Laws - 2010 Updates
2/1/10In honor of Lilly, take action now to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
2/1/10Obama Tax Credits Aimed at Small-Business Hiring
1/28/10Adult company must pay $500,000 for harassment
1/28/10OSHA releases workplace injury and illness data
1/28/10Tennesee woman awarded $1.5M for wrongful firing
1/28/10New Jersey man files $3 million lawsuit after receiving unwelcome sexual offers from co-workers
1/28/10Oregon Law Bars Employers' Mandatory Meetings on Unionization, Requires Posting of Notice
1/28/10Employer's Discriminatory and Overbroad Restrictions on Union Activity Violate NLRA, Court Rules
1/27/108th Circuit - Adverse Employment Action Based on Gender-Related Non-Conforming Behavior and Appearance is Impermissible
1/26/10More Claims, Bigger Exposures Likely For Employers in 2010
1/26/10HR's Oral Representations Trump Summary Plan Description
1/26/10Legal Alert: Eleventh Circuit Finds that Job Applicant Need Not Be Disabled Under the ADA to Sue for Prohibited Pre-Offer Medical Inquiry
1/26/10The Evolving Federal Family and Medical Leave Act: 2010 NDAA Amendments
1/26/10Employee Fraud
1/26/10OSHA Begins Its National Emphasis Program on Recordkeeping
1/26/10"Tomboyish" clerk can challenge firing under Title VII
1/26/10Tenn. Woman Awarded $1.5M for Wrongful Firing
1/13/10Discrimination Charges Filed With EEOC Remain at Record Levels
1/13/10Employee background screenings up dramatically
1/13/10Four Legal Pitfalls Loom in 2010
1/13/10Example of Electronic Discovery in Employment Law
1/13/10Workplace discrimination complaints remain at high levels in Texas, U.S.
1/13/10West Texas Cap Maker Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
1/05/102d Circuit - Attendance at Work is an Essential Function of the Job in Most Instances
1/05/10"More Energetic Person" Comment May Prove Costly
1/05/10Handbook/Policy Reviews - A Labor Law Necessity