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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)is suing an employer for an employee's claims that she was subjected to workplace violence concerns in violation of Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act…more

In its recent decision in Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, the U.S. Supreme Court aided employer efforts to "pick off" named plaintiffs in collective actions for unpaid wages brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…more

Effective April 23, 2013, Tennessee's Wage Regulations Act was amended to eliminate private rights of action for wage and hour violations. Instead, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development now possesses the…more

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is expanding its multi-year Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) enforcement initiative in Louisiana's child care industry from northern Louisiana to the southwestern and…more

On April 19, 2013, an administrative law judge (ALJ) struck down an employer's policies concerning employees' use of non-work email and media as violating Sections 7 and 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). While…more

On May 7, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has settled its first lawsuit filed alleging that an employer violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)…more

OSHA has issued a new memorandum regarding the use of temporary workers. In this memorandum, OSHA stated that it will be reviewing the use of temporary workers during every inspection. This enforcement initiative means that OSHA…more

With the constitutional deadline of midnight on the 30th day closing in, Alabama lawmakers worked at a feverish pace to complete work on some of the most substantial and controversial legislation in the 2013 session…more

In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced administrative sanctions against Ranieri Partners LLC, which controls two private equity funds, as well as a former executive of Ranieri and a third-party "finder"…more

As in past years, there have been numerous interesting tax-related developments over the last 12 months in the state of Georgia. Just a few of these recent developments are summarized below..…more

The United States Supreme Court, in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, recently restricted the scope of the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (“ATS”), a 224-year-old law often used to invoke jurisdiction in suing corporations…more

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule entitled "Medicare Program; Requirements for the Medicare Incentive Reward Program and Provider Enrollment" on April 29, 2013. This proposed rule,…more

On July 1, 2013, all employers with more than ten employees will be required participate in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system in order to obtain a business license as part of the Illegal Immigration and…more

In August 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) attempted to implement a rule requiring every employer in the United States to post a "notice" of union organizing rights. After an almost two-year battle, the courts…more

The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, unanimously rejected an appeal from Norse Energy Corporation, and affirmed the Town of Dryden’s right to prevent fracking through land use and zoning…more