The Privacy Dangers in Workers’ Comp by Lawyers.com on 4/5/2012 It can be easy to take the privacy of your personal medical information and private life for granted when no one is actively nosing around in them. But if you get injured at work, you may find your privacy invaded by...more
Social Media in Labour and Employment: Privacy, Human Rights, and the Formation, Management and Termination of the Employment... by E. Wayne Benedict on 1/26/2012 From a legal perspective, social media is a relatively new phenomenon, but its implications for employers, employees, trade unions, and their advocates are proving to be marked in all aspects of employment and labour...more
Social Media and Workers’ Compensation Claims – a Bad Combination! by Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation... on 1/24/2012 Would you be surprised if I told you that those photos you uploaded to Facebook, or that video of your child’s basketball game now playing on YouTube, or even your restaurant “check-in” on Yelp could cost you thousands of...more
Recent Developments in Workplace Law 2011 by Shane Todd on 1/1/2012 Last year, there were many important developments in labour and employment, pensions and benefits, occupational health and safety and workers'compensation, and workplace privacy law. Recent Developments in Workplace Law is...more
New Year Brings New Laws for California Employers by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 10/31/2011 In this alert: Consumer Credit Checks; Wage & Hour Laws; Written Commission Agreements; Misclassification of Independent Contractors; Liquidated Damages Before The Labor Commissioner; Wage Theft Prevention Act of...more
Telecommuting Employees: How Nonprofits Can Avoid the Legal Pitfalls by Venable LLP on 9/13/2011 IN THIS SEMINAR: Introduction - What is telecommuting? - Benefits of telecommuting - Policy and practice challenges raised by telecommuting - Legal risks of telecommuting Objectives * At the...more
Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Round Up - May 26, 2011 by Howard Ankin on 5/27/2011 Here’s what other personal injury and workers’ compensation lawyers have been talking about over the past few weeks: Are Congress’s Med Mal Reform Efforts Unconstitutional? (TortsProfBlog) North Carolina Proposes to...more
EEOC Finalizes Updates To Disability Regulations In Response to ADA Amendments Act by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer on 3/25/2011 Employers should review and update their existing employment and employee benefit practices in response to updated regulations (Final Regulations) governing the disability discrimination rules of the Americans With...more
More Reasons Why Facebook can be Dangerous to Your Workers' Comp. Case by Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation... on 9/13/2010 Last year I published an article on this blog entitled "How Facebook Can Undermine Your Workers' Compensation Case." I pointed out then that the default "privacy" settings on Facebook offered very little privacy at all – your...more
Equal Employment Opportunity: The Law by Charles Privette on 1/1/2010 We provide a broad range of executive and management search services throughout the US and worldwide. We represent Network Recruiters and its 1,000 worldwide offices. Whether you require a single search or a global project,...more
Legislative Wrap-Up, Part II: Passed Bills by Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. on 6/10/2009 The Connecticut General Assembly’s regular session adjourned on June 3, 2009. Employers should be aware of the following changes in labor and employment law. While some Acts have been signed into law, others are awaiting...more
The Employer?s Duty to Timely Designate FMLA Leave by Michelle J. Douglass on 12/1/2007 The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires unpaid leaves of absence for employees who have a serious health condition or need to care for family members who have a serious health condition. An employer must have 50 or...more