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June 29, 2010

Financial Reform Bill Contains Several Provisions Impacting the Workplace

Last week, House and Senate committee members agreed to the terms of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform

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June 29, 2010

Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Provision Delegating Contract Enforceability Authority to Arbitrator

On June 21, 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Rent-A-Center (“RAC”) in Rent-a-Center

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June 29, 2010

Minnesota Nurses Call Strike to Begin July 6

On the heels of what was called the largest nursing strike ever, over 12,000 nurses at 14 Twin Cities

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June 28, 2010

Massachusetts Overtime Law May Apply to Employees Who Work Outside the State

A court recently held that the Massachusetts overtime law, Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 151 § 1A, may apply to

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June 27, 2010

Who’s Watching the Kid? The Department of Labor Expands the FMLA Definition of a Son/Daughter for the Purposes of Child-Related Leaves

The U.S. Department of Labor has greatly expanded the definition of "son/daughter" for purposes of child-related

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June 25, 2010

Tax Extender Bill Fails Yet Again

The Senate on Thursday failed to advance the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213)

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June 25, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Require Arbitration Over Date of Formation of Collective Bargaining Agreement, Remands Federal Claim Against the International Union

On June 24, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pro-employer opinion in Granite Rock, Inc. v. International

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June 25, 2010

Obama Signs "Doc Fix" Bill Containing Pension Funding Relief Measures into Law

On Friday, President Obama signed into law the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries

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