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January 30, 2015

Startup Act 4.0: Senators Reintroduce Bi-Partisan Bill Aimed at Increasing Entrepreneurs' Access to Visas in the STEM Fields

Spearheaded by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a group of six senators introduced

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January 29, 2015

Supreme Court Continues to Advance Broad View of Whistleblower Protections

Various whistleblower laws protect employees who "lawfully" disclose confidential information in good

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January 29, 2015

EEOC Must Provide Clarity on Wellness Programs, Senate Hearing Panelists Testify

Recent actions by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) were under scrutiny during Thursday’s

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January 29, 2015

Sixth Circuit: Time Spent Monitoring Radios During Meal Periods Not Compensable under the FLSA

In a significant decision addressing the compensability of employee break times, the U.S. Court of Appeals

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January 28, 2015

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects the Yard-Man Inference Vesting Lifetime Benefits for Union Retirees

In M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, 1 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned three decades of precedent

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January 28, 2015

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Cert in PAGA Arbitration Waiver Case

The U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC leaves

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January 28, 2015

OFCCP Issues Proposed Rule Revising Sex Discrimination Guidelines

By Michael Childers and Alissa HorvitzThe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has

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January 27, 2015

Illinois' Newly Amended Eavesdropping Statute Poses Challenges for Employers

Illinois' controversial eavesdropping statute was finally amended, effective December 30, 2014, to

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January 27, 2015

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Expands "myE-Verify" to 16 States

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the expansion of “myE-Verify”

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January 26, 2015

Ringing in the New Year with Four Ban-The-Box Laws

With the start of 2015, new ban-the-box laws became effective in Illinois, the City of Chicago, and Montgomery

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