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March 14, 2013

Court Upholds Terminations of Home Healthcare Aides Following Strike

In NLRB v. Special Touch, (2d Cir. Feb. 27, 2013), the U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied

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March 14, 2013

Court Upholds Employee Terminations Following Strike

In NLRB v. Special Touch, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 4058 (2d Cir. Feb. 27, 2013), the U.S Court of Appeals

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March 13, 2013

New York Ruling Gives Support to Private FLSA Settlements

On February 22, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York held that parties

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March 13, 2013

NMB Updates Representation Manual

The National Mediation Board (NMB) has made revisions to its Representation Manual (Manual) to reflect

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March 13, 2013

Ninth Circuit Holds that Employers Are Entitled to Individualized Damages and Affirmative Defense Determinations in Wage and Hour Class Actions

In Wang v. Chinese Daily News, Inc., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 4423 (9th Cir. Mar. 4, 2013), the U.S. Court

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March 13, 2013

Texas May Become 48th State to Adopt the Uniform Trade Secrets Act

Since being approved in 1979, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act has been adopted, in some form or fashion,

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March 11, 2013

Massachusetts High Court Rules that Discretionary Payments Do Not Extinguish Wage Claims

On March 4, 2013, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court resolved a dispute regarding the effect of

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March 11, 2013

Significant Ninth Circuit Decision Applies Dukes to State Wage Law Class Claims

In Wang v. Chinese Daily News, Inc., on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of

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March 11, 2013

Legislative Roundup for the Weeks of February 25 & March 4, 2013

During the past two weeks, measures were introduced in the House and Senate that address such topics

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March 11, 2013

National Nurses’ Union and its Affiliates Continue to Push Legislation to Impose Mandatory Staffing Ratios

In January 2004, after a 12 year campaign by the California Nurses Association, California became the

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