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August 4, 2010

Senate Introduces Bill to Amend OSH Act, Improve Miner Safety

Last week the Senate introduced the Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2010 (S.

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August 4, 2010

Agency's Withdrawal of HIPAA Security Breach Notification Regulations Creates Uncertainty for Employers and Health Care Providers

In a two-paragraph press release recently posted on its website, the U.S. Department of Health and Human

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August 4, 2010

Agreeing to Patient Racial Preference Violates Title VII

In Chaney v. Plainfield Healthcare Center, a case that “pits a health-care worker’s right to a non-discriminatory

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August 4, 2010

Nurse Wage-Fixing Cases - An Update

In partnership with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), beginning in 2006 nurses brought

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August 4, 2010

Seventh Circuit Affirms Compensability of Donning/Doffing Time Under State Law Notwithstanding an Applicable Exception Under the FLSA

Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act provides that time spent changing clothes or washing at

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August 3, 2010

Court Allows Virginia Suit Challenging Health Care Law to Proceed

On Monday a federal court denied the Obama Administration’s motion to dismiss a Virginia lawsuit challenging

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August 3, 2010

Multi-Million Dollar Defamation Award Against Unite-Here Overturned

A California appellate court recently overturned a $17 million dollar jury verdict that Sutter Health

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August 3, 2010

HHS Permits Insurers to Establish Open Enrollment Periods for Child Coverage

Responding to concerns that the new health care law’s prohibition on denying coverage to children with

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August 3, 2010

New Hampshire Amends Law to Permit Certain Deductions from Wages

New Hampshire recently amended its wage and hour law to permit employers to make deductions from employees’

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August 3, 2010

Connecticut Supreme Court Holds Discretionary Bonus Not Wages

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently issued a decision in which it unanimously concluded that a year-end

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