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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Aug
27
2014
“Do You Want Liability With That?” The NLRB McDonald’s Decision that could undermine the Franchise Business Model (Part II) McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug
27
2014
Tennessee Employer Gets New Trial to Prove Drug Tests Were Not Medical Examinations or Disability-Related Inquiries Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
27
2014
Hitting a Homerun for Small Businesses 5 Years in a Row U.S. Department of Labor
Aug
27
2014
EEOC Sues Costco for Sex Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
26
2014
EEOC to Sign National Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico Aug. 29 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
26
2014
OSHA and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Release Recommended Practices for Protecting Temporary Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
26
2014
If Your Employee Does This … You Might Be Getting Sued Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
26
2014
PA Federal Courts Analyze Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) Disability Claims Under Pre-ADAAA Standards Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
26
2014
Is a FLSA Collective Action Waiver by Itself in a Severance Agreement Enforceable? Sixth Circuit Says “No.” Mintz
Aug
26
2014
Sixth Circuit: Employee Did Not Have to be “Double Paid” Based On Layoff Plan Election Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
26
2014
OSHA Guidance on Fall Protection for Communications Tower Employees Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
25
2014
Look Beyond the ACA Wellness Regulations When Designing Your Program, EEOC Sues Employer Over Its Program Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
25
2014
New Jersey Governor Christie Vetoes Bill Prohibiting Discrimination Against the Unemployed Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Aug
25
2014
Illinois Jumps on the 'Ban-Wagon': Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
25
2014
The Interactive Process Under the ADA – Are You Engaging In It? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
25
2014
The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 18: Emerging Strategies to Reduce or Eliminate Exposure for Assessable Payments Under the Affordable Care Act’s Pay-or-Play Rules Mintz
Aug
25
2014
Wellness Program with “Steep” Penalty Violates the ADA, Claims EEOC Lawsuit Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
25
2014
“Do You Want Liability With That?” The NLRB McDonald’s Decision that could undermine the Franchise Business Model McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug
24
2014
EEOC Lawsuit Challenges Orion Energy Wellness Program and Related Firing of Employee U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
23
2014
U.S. Department of State Announces EB-5 Visas For China Unavailable Until October 1, 2014 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
23
2014
Sal's Mexican Restaurant Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Charge Involving a Teenager U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
22
2014
Use of Non-Competes Cited as Factor Against Independent Contractor Status Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
22
2014
McDonald's and the NLRB: The Not-So Golden Arches Decision McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug
22
2014
The Wal-Mart Decision: Just How Big A Blow Did the Delaware Supreme Court Deal To Corporations? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
22
2014
California Labor Code Sections 203 and 1190.2 Amended Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
22
2014
Appellate Courts in New Jersey and New York Both Rule that a Contract May Reduce Statute of Limitations on Employment Claims Mintz
Aug
22
2014
California Governor Signs Bills Impacting California Wage Suits Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
22
2014
“BAN-THE-BOX” Signed Into Law in New Jersey Faegre Drinker
 
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