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July 15, 2013

Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements in Massachusetts

A flurry of new decisions from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) and the U.S. Supreme Court

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July 15, 2013

Connecticut's Governor Vetoes Restrictive Non-Compete Bill Due to Lack of Clarity

On Friday, July 12, 2013, Connecticut’s Governor Dannel P. Malloy vetoed a bill that would have restricted

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July 15, 2013

Union Defiance over Healthcare and the Senate's Nuclear Option: How the Timing of the Former Could Influence the Latter

Although initially ardent supporters of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), several union leaders last week

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July 15, 2013

Second Circuit Finds CEO Individually Liable for FLSA Violations

In a case that is every CEO’s nightmare, Irizarry v. Catsimatidis, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

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July 15, 2013

GPS Ruling by New York's Highest Court Sets Guideposts for Tracking Workers

Suspecting that its director of staff and organizational development was skipping work and submitting

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July 12, 2013

Same-Sex Marriages and Employee Leave Entitlement After Windsor

In Windsor v. United States, No. 12-307 (June 26, 2013), the Supreme Court ruled that the section of

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July 12, 2013

The U.S. Senate's "Nuclear Option": What it Means for Employers

As the rest of the nation slows down during the summer months, the U.S. Senate is poised to enact a fundamental

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July 12, 2013

Sixth Circuit Holds Nursing Home RNs Are "Supervisors" Under National Labor Relations Act

A divided Sixth Circuit panel recently held in GGNSC Springfield, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board 

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July 11, 2013

Is the "Lenient Standard" for Conditional Certification of Misclassification Cases in District Courts in the Second Circuit Becoming Less Lenient?

Until recently, federal district courts in the Second Circuit have almost routinely granted conditional

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July 10, 2013

Senate Panel Advances Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

For the first time in 11 years, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted 15-7

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