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June 10, 2010

EBSA Issues Final Rule on Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued a final rule clarifying certain issues

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June 10, 2010

NLRB Seeks Input on Electronic and Internet Voting for Union Recognition Elections

On June 9, 2010, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “Board”) made a move wholly consistent

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June 10, 2010

Arizona Court of Appeals Rules Against Company in Breach of Fiduciary Duty/Unfair Competition Case Against Former Vice President

On May 13, 2010, the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed the lower court's decision granting summary

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June 10, 2010

Unions Extend Their Push For Minimum Nurse-Patient Ratios, Threaten Strikes in California and Minnesota

Organized labor for years has used the nurse-to-patient ratio issue as a rallying cry for legislation. 

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June 9, 2010

Dismissal of Grad Students' Union Petition Invites NLRB Review

The New York Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has dismissed a petition filed

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June 9, 2010

Survey Suggests PPACA's Wellness Provisions Will Provide Boost to Wellness Programs

In our review of health care reform’s impact on wellness programs last month, we forecasted that the

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June 9, 2010

NLRB Rules that Hospital Interns and Residents Are "Employees" With Right to Organize

As a result of the NLRB’s June 3, 2010 decision (pdf) refusing to review a regional director’s ruling

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June 9, 2010

Jail Time for Physician's HIPAA Violation Highlights Need to Redouble Compliance Efforts

A visiting cardiothoracic surgeon from China, working as a researcher at UCLA School of Medicine, became

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June 9, 2010

Supreme Court Gives Plaintiffs Multiple Opportunities (Potentially) to File Timely EEOC Charges Alleging Disparate Impact Discrimination

In Lewis v. City of Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that plaintiffs alleged a cognizable

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June 8, 2010

Ban on Health Insurance Annual Caps Could Have Unintended Result

One of the much-touted features of the new health insurance law is its insurance industry restriction

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