In This Issue:
- Lawmakers Reintroduce Social Networking Online Protection Act
- Lawsuit Claims Scanning E-mails Away from Work Should be Overtime
- Business, Labor Unions Work Together for Immigration Overhaul
- Companies Relying on Visa Program Hope for Boost in Quotas
- Congress Considers "Paycheck Fairness Act"
- Hospital Company Refuses to Comply with NLRB Rulings
- Employers Increasingly Charging Overweight More for Health Care
- Growing Startups Face Challenges Over Employment Issues
- FMLA Still Proving to be Elusive Right for Many Employees
- Excerpt from Lawmakers Reintroduce Social Networking Online Protection Act:
The Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA), introduced last April, is being reintroduced by Representatives Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Jan Schakowsky (D-I.L.) and Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.). The legislation is meant to stop a trend that has gained steam over the last year -- employers and schools asking for Facebook and social media passwords of applicants, employees and students.
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Topics: Barack Obama, Canning v NLRB, Email, FMLA, H1-B, Healthcare, Hospitals, Immigration Reform, NLRB, Paycheck Fairness Act, Recess Appointments, Social Networking Online Protection Act, Startups, Unions, Visas
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Immigration Law Updates, Labor & Employment Law Updates
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