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November 9, 2015

Supreme Court to Review Birth Control Mandates Under Affordable Care Act Once More

For the third time in four years, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obama’s signature health reform law passed in 2010.

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November 5, 2015

Connecticut Addresses E-Cigarettes and Vapor Products, Imposes Signage Requirements on Select Employers

Connecticut has passed a new law regulating electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products in various venues, including numerous places of employment.

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November 4, 2015

Recent Amendments to Security Breach Notification Laws Further Complicate Breach Notification for Employers

It is not a matter of "if" but "when" an employer will be required to notify employees of a security breach.

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November 4, 2015

OSHA Penalties – After 25 Years There Will be an Increase

The new two-year bipartisan budget, signed by President Obama on November 2, 2015, allows (in fact requires) OSHA to raise its citation penalties for the first time in 25 years.

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November 3, 2015

New York Expands Protections for Women with Passage of Women's Equality Act

On October 21, 2015, Governor Cuomo signed into law five bills that will provide greater protection for women in the workplace.

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November 2, 2015

Bipartisan Budget Deal Includes Provisions Impacting Employers

On Monday, President Obama signed into law a two-year bipartisan budget deal that has several implications for employers.

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November 2, 2015

UPDATE - New York Wage Deduction Law Will NOT Expire November 6

Amendments to the New York Labor Law that expanded permitted deductions from wages for overpayments and advances against wages, among other items, will expire on November 6.

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October 30, 2015

Second Circuit Upholds NLRB's Triple Play Decision, Expanding Section 7 Protections for Employees' Social Media Activity

Obscenities alone—even when viewed by an employer's customers—do not deprive employees engaged in protected concerted activity of the NLRA's protections.

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October 28, 2015

"Successor Bar" Prevents Service Provider's Employees from Repudiating Union

The NLRB's recent decision in Lily Transportation Corp. highlights the potential impact of a finding that a follow-on service provider is a "successor" to a prior provider.

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