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August 30, 2011

NLRB Transition - What Happens Now?

While Hurricane Irene churned up the East Coast this weekend, quieter, albeit significant changes were

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August 29, 2011

WHD Issues Final Rule Implementing Requirement that Service Contract Employees Be Given Right of First Refusal

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued its final rule (pdf) implementing

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August 28, 2011

Obama Orders 18-Month Extension of Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians

On August 16, 2011, President Obama issued a memorandum extending the September 30, 2011 expiration of

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August 26, 2011

California Supreme Court Resolves Who Is Responsible if an Employee of an Independent Contractor Is Injured on the Job

In Seabright Insurance Company v. US Airways, No. S182508 (Aug. 22, 2011), the California Supreme Court

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August 25, 2011

The Latest Word on 401(k) Fee Litigation: Third Circuit Narrows Plaintiffs' Ability to Bring ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, relying on earlier decisions of the Seventh and Eighth

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August 24, 2011

"'J'accuse!' is not enough in court": Court Dismisses EEOC's Systemic Allegations as Unsupported by Reliable and Persuasive Evidence

After four years of litigation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on

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August 24, 2011

Nurses Union Files Bad Faith Bargaining Charges and Initiates Picketing

While the University of Michigan Health System is engaged in negotiations with the Michigan Nurses Association

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August 23, 2011

No Reinstatement Under CFRA for Employee Unable to Return to Work Within 12 Weeks

"After 19 weeks of medical leave, long-time employee Katrina L. Rogers returned to her job with the County

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August 23, 2011

Third Circuit Examines Cat's Paw Retaliation Theory

In McKenna v. City of Philadelphia, No. 09-3567 (3d Cir. Aug. 17, 2011), the Third Circuit had its first

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August 23, 2011

Divided Fourth Circuit Holds FLSA's Anti-Retaliation Provision Does Not Protect Applicants

In Dellinger v. Science Applications Internal Corporation, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed

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