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Oct
26
2016
Aggressive New Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals Threatens Criminal Prosecution for Certain Unlawful Wage Fixing and No Poaching Agreements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
26
2016
EEOC’s 2016 Wellness Program Regulations, Saga Continues… Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
26
2016
BMO Harris Bank N.A. v. Lailer: Non-Solicitation Agreement Enforced in Wisconsin Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
26
2016
FTC and DOJ Release Guidance on How Antitrust Law Applies to Employee Hiring and Compensation Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
26
2016
Massachusetts Anti-Discrimination Agency Issues Guidance on Gender Identity Discrimination Mintz
Oct
26
2016
Fifth Circuit Court Enjoins Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
26
2016
OSHA’s 2016 Top Ten Safety and Health Violations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
26
2016
Thrivent Financial v. Perez: Update on Lawsuits Challenging U.S. Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
26
2016
Election Day is Coming – What are Your Obligations as Employer? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
Reasonable Compensation Versus Neutral Factors: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #25 Faegre Drinker
Oct
25
2016
Finding the “Implicit” Accommodation Request under the Americans with Disabilities Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
DOJ, FTC Issue Antitrust Guidance to Human Resources Professionals McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
25
2016
DOJ, FTC Announce New Antitrust Guidance for Recruiting and Hiring; Criminal Enforcement Possible ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
25
2016
California Pay Day Statements and Accrued Vacation—“Nothing so Exhilarating as Being Shot at Without Result” Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
25
2016
Down to the Wire: DOL’s “Blacklisting Rule” Enjoined Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
25
2016
Be Wary of Potential FMLA Violation before Terminating Employee for Failure to Meet Performance Standards During Intermittent Leave Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
Fifth Circuit Judge Enjoins Implementation of Part of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (Blacklisting) Executive Order, Regulations, and Guidance Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
25
2016
SB 1241: Forum Selection and Choice of Law Clauses - Long Arm of California Law Just Got Longer Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
UK Apprenticeship Levy latest – New Details from Government Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
25
2016
Texas Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Key Portions of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
Defrosting Your Solicitation and “Other Work” Policies: 4 Tips to NLRA Compliance Polsinelli PC
Oct
25
2016
Breaking News: Portions of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Blocked by Texas Judge Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
25
2016
Differential Compensation Based on Neutral Factors: Interesting Angles on DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #24 Faegre Drinker
Oct
24
2016
MSHA Releases “Safest Year in Mining History” Stats and Vows to Keep Inspector Boots on the Ground to Stave Off October’s “Deadliest Month” Trend Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
24
2016
January 1st is Quickly Approaching – Have you Reviewed your Health Plan for Section 1557 Compliance? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
24
2016
Finding a Balance Between Cell Phone Access to Work Email and On-Call Pay Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
24
2016
Do Employers Need to Accommodate if the Employee Does Not Ask? Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
24
2016
OSHA Announces Second Delay in Enforcement of Non-Discrimination Provisions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
24
2016
Smaller Bonuses for Union Employees Not Discriminatory or Inherently Destructive, But Failure to Give Notice Leads Unilateral Change Liability Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
24
2016
Newly Enacted California Statutes and Case Law, October 2016 Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
24
2016
OSHA Quietly Issues Guidance on Incentive Programs, Disciplinary Programs and Drug-Testing Programs Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
24
2016
US Treasury Final Regulations Clarify Partial Lump Sum Distribution Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
24
2016
Full Seventh Circuit Bench to Decide Whether Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination Mintz
Oct
24
2016
Yelling at Your Smartphone Could Get You Fired! Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
24
2016
OSHA Publishes Guidance For Conducting Post-Accident Drug And Alcohol Testing Without Violating The Electronic Recordkeeping Rule’s Retaliation Provision Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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