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January 19, 2011

Pennsylvania Court Concludes that Firing for Use of N-Word May Be Unlawful as Reverse Discrimination

In Burlington v. News Corp., No. 09-1908 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 23, 2010), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern

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January 19, 2011

Obama Orders Re-Examination of Regulatory Impact on Businesses

On Tuesday President Obama signed an Executive Order (EO) designed to improve regulation and regulatory

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January 19, 2011

OSHA Withdraws Proposed Interpretation Involving Occupational Noise Exposure Standard

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it is withdrawing its proposed

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January 18, 2011

Study Finds Health Care Law's Self-Insured Exemptions May Make Such Plans More Attractive to Small Firms

An issue brief published by the National Health Policy Forum claims that as the provisions of the Affordable

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January 18, 2011

Eleventh Circuit Ruling Strengthens Employers' Hand Against Employees who Abuse Access to Information Systems

Roberto Rodriquez tried to impress female acquaintances with an almost creepy knowledge of their personal

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January 18, 2011

United Kingdom: The Business Immigration Landscape

2010 was a rollercoaster year for immigration law in the United Kingdom.  Following the general election

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January 18, 2011

You Can't Do "What" in California? A Summary of California's (Virtually Nonexistent) Restrictive Covenant Laws for Out-of-State Employers

As a Littler lawyer based in California, I am often called upon to advise national clients and their

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January 18, 2011

NLRB Advises State Attorney Generals that the NLRA Preempts Constitutional Amendments Preserving Secret Ballot Elections

In response to constitutional amendments recently adopted in four states that contain language upholding

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January 17, 2011

OSHA Issues Final Rule on Whistleblower Provisions in Various Environmental, Energy Statutes

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will issue a final rule (pdf) that outlines

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January 14, 2011

Supreme Court: Hospitals Must Pay FICA for Medical Residents

On January 11, 2011, in  Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research v. United States, the U.S.

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