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Melissa Gonzalez Boyce	NLRB Extends Scope Of Protected Employee Complaints The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that an employee's emails and Facebook postings were protected under the National Labor Relations Act (Act) even though they were directed at employees of a different company…more Facebook, Hiring & Firing, NLRA, NLRB, Protected Concerted Activity	See All Updates »
Melissa Burdorf	Minnesota's Sick Or Injured Child Care Leave Law Expanded To Include Relatives Effective August 1, 2013, Minnesota employers must allow an employee to use his or her personal sick leave benefits for absences due to an illness or injury of the employee's relatives…more Paid Leave, Sick Leave	See All Updates »
Michael Cardman	Connecticut's Minimum Wage To Increase To $9.00 By 2015 Connecticut's legislature on May 29 passed a bill that will raise the state's minimum wage from its current $8.25 to $8.70 in 2014 and then again to $9.00 in 2015. +2013 Bill Text CT S.B. 387, as amended…more Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage Laws, New Legislation	See All Updates »
Peggy Carter-Ward	Labor Bureau Releases Statistics Related To Employment Barriers For Persons With Disabilities In light of a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report, employers should review their internal policies regarding flexible work arrangements in order to recruit and retain qualified employees with disabilities. The BLS…more Bureau of Labor Statistics, Disability, Disability Access Claims, Disability Discrimination	See All Updates »
Michael C. Jacobson	Employers Sanctioned By Federal Courts For Destroying Records Employers in two recent EEOC cases were sanctioned by federal courts for destroying employee records. These rulings illustrate the need for employers to develop and implement document retention procedures to avoid costly…more Data Retention, EEOC, Personnel Records, Sanctions, Spoliation	See All Updates »
Marta Moakley	Supreme Court Could Extend SOX Whistleblower Protections The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case that could extend Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) whistleblower protections to employees of private companies that contract with public companies. Lawson v. FMR, LLC, 133 S. Ct…more	See All Updates »
Tracy Morley	Feds Release Additional Guidance On Affordable Care Act's Summary Of Benefits And Coverage Requirements The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury released a set of frequently asked questions announcing the availability of an updated Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template and a new sample completed…more Affordable Care Act, Healthcare, SBC	See All Updates »
Rena Pirsos	IRS Issues Final Regulations On Employer Identification Numbers The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations (T.D. 9617) (+2013 IRB LEXIS 257, May 3, 2013) requiring employers that have an employer identification number (EIN) to provide updated EIN application information…more EIN, Final Rules, IRS	See All Updates »
Ashley Shaw	Tennessee Governor Signs Guns In Parking Lot Law Starting on July 1, 2013, business owners will no longer be permitted to keep guns out of their parking lots. A new law signed by the governor decriminalizes keeping a gun in a privately-owned car if the following conditions are…more Firearms, Gun Laws, Parking Lots	See All Updates »
Melissa A. Silver	EEOC Is Making Good On Its Promise To Persecute Genetic Discrimination The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reached a settlement in its first lawsuit filed alleging that an employer violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the federal law that prohibits…more Discrimination, EEOC, GINA, Strategic Enforcement Plan	See All Updates »
David B. Weisenfeld	Nevada Becomes 10th State To Halt Use Of Credit Checks In Hiring Nevada will soon become the 10th state to prohibit employers from using credit information for employment purposes…more Credit Checks, Credit Reports, Hiring & Firing, Job Applicants	See All Updates »
Beth P. Zoller	Infographic: Social Media In The Workplace The brave new world of social media has given employers fresh terrain to navigate and potential minefields to avoid…more First Amendment, NLRA, Social Media, Social Media Policy, Training	See All Updates »

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