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In the midst of trying to keep straight all employer responsibilities, obligations, and pitfalls under the ADA and the FMLA, as well as a plethora of other federal and state laws, the EEOC's simultaneous filing and settlement of…more

Legislation signed into law this week will have meaningful impacts on contractors asserting liens against property owners for non-payment. On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law House Bill 434,…more

Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule requiring employers to post notices regarding employees’ right to unionize was invalid…more

All employers are reminded that the newly revised I-9 form, issued by the Department of Homeland Security on March 8, 2013, must be used for all new hires beginning today. Use of the older version of the form after today will…more

(1) Employers must notify employees of their rate of pay either prior to or as of when the employee begins work for them... …more

OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). Two significant changes contained in the revised standard…more

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently released a report that answers important questions about how companies can release material information through social media without violating Regulation FD…more

Individualized Proof of Damages Can Block Class Certification Under Rule 23(b)(3) - The United States Supreme Court in Comcast v. Behrend continued its trend of disfavoring class certification of cases involving…more

The Facts – “What Happened?”: The plaintiff, Ms. Mocic, worked as an EMT for the employer/defendant (SCEMS) for almost four years. She became pregnant in 2009. She requested and was granted an apparently uneventful FMLA…more

On Thursday, March 14, 2013, Governor Bill Haslam signed a new gun law for our state, which will go into effect on July 1…more

Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced implementation of a new version of Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification Form. The new version bears a revision date of March 8, 2013. All employers must begin…more

In follow-up to our February 6 alert concerning the Department of Labor’s (DOL) issuance of new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations, remember that these go into effect this Friday, March 8, 2013. Accordingly, as of…more

The following is a summary of the major changes to HIPAA under the new Final Rule: 1. Breach Notification Standard Lowered — In perhaps the most significant change under the Final Rule, the new regulations considerably…more

As noted in an earlier Client bulletin, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (“Division”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a no-action letter dated November 29, 2012 enabling family…more

Aside from the new poster requirement, the other change in the new regulations which is anticipated to have the most widespread effect on employers is the “clarification” of the increments in which employers can require…more