Legal Developments

Legal Developments

PDF

DHS Publishes Final Rule On The Electronic Signature And Storage Of Form I-9
DOL Provides Guidance On Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010
Supreme Court Holds Dispute Over CBA's Ratification Date Is A Matter For Judicial Resolution And Is Not Arbitrable
Tennessee Legislative Update - Tennessee Human Rights Act Declares That English-Only Policy Is Non-Discriminatory If A Legitimate Business Necessity
Senate Confirmations Return NLRB To Full 5-Member Board
DOL Clarifies Definition Of "Son Or Daughter" Under The FMLA As Applied To Employees Standing "In Loco Parentis," Such As Employees Raising Children With Same Sex Partners And Grandparents Caring For Grandchildren
Supreme Court Holds Arbitrator, Not Court, Decides Whether Arbitration Agreement Is Unconscionable Based On Terms of Arbitration Agreement
Supreme Court Declares Two-Member Board Did Not Have Authority To Issue Orders
Supreme Court Provides Slightly More Guidance On The Extent Of A Public Employer's Ability To Review Employee Text Messages
Federal Contractors And Subcontractors Required To Notify Employees Of Rights Under NLRA Beginning June 21, 2010
Supreme Court Holds Use Of Previously Adopted Unlawful Employment Practice States A Claim Of Disparate Impact
Tennessee Companies May Have Increased Protection Against Negligence Claims From Subcontractor Employees But Additional Exposure To Workers' Compensation Claims
Ninth Circuit Upholds Certification Of Massive Class Action Against Wal-Mart
DOL Provides Guidance On When Private, For-Profit Employers May Use Unpaid Interns Under The FLSA
OSHA Enforcement Update - New Severe Violator Enforcement Program And Selected Workplaces Targeted
COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended A Third Time
Recent WHD Developments - Budget Increase, Administrator Interpretations, Mortgage Loan Officers, "We Can Help" Campaign
President Bypasses Congress And Announces Recess Appointment Of Craig Becker and Mark Gaston Pearce To NLRB
President Obama Makes Recess Appointments To The EEOC
Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Protects Employees Against Retaliation
Federal Wage & Hour Law Amended To Require Rest Breaks For Nursing Mothers
Employer Ordered to Reinstate Former Corporate Officer And Pay Over $1 Million For Violation Of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors
Immigration Compliance: Employer Preparedness For The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security's Comprehensive Worksite Enforcement Strategy
COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended . . . Again
D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals Holds That Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Does Not Include Failure To Promote Claims Under The ADEA
Eleventh Circuit Rules On Pre-Offer Medical Inquiries Under The ADA And Holds Cause Of Action Exists Regardless Of Whether Applicant Disabled
New DOL Guidance On Civil Penalties For Child Labor Violations
COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Adds New Prohibitions For Employers

Fair Labor Standards Act Issues For Exempt Employees

New I-9 Form Required

Federal Minimum Wage Increase

2009 Amendments To Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law

U.S. Supreme Court Finds City Discriminated Against White And Hispanic Firefighters In Its Refusal To Certify Promotional Testing

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Burden Remains With Plaintiff In ADEA Mixed-Motive Case

Sixth Circuit Rules Third Party Must Engage In Protected Activity To Bring Title VII Retaliation Claim

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Employer To Accrue Less Pension Benefits For Employees Taking Pregnancy Leave (Pre-PDA enactment) Than Employees Taking Other Medical Leaves

U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Contained In Collective Bargaining Agreements

Whistleblower Protection Under The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009

The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Of 2009

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Of 2009

U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Title VII Retaliation And Participation In Internal Investigations

U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Ex-Spouse’s Waiver Of Retirement Benefits

The ADA Amendments Act Of 2008

© 2009 Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather, PLC
All rights reserved.
site by MindActive