Deena B. Jenab

New Legislation Expands FMLA Military Leave
Michaelle L. Baumert, Paul Burmeister, Philip Bradford Byrum, Kate M. Heideman, Deena B. Jenab, Paul F. Pautler, Gerard K. Rodriguez, Paul D. Satterwhite, Mary Hurley Stuart, November 11, 2009
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (FY 2010 NDAA). The new law amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provisions applicable to military personnel and their families by expanding the availability of both qualifying...

Court Limits Enforcement of Non-Union Email Policy
Philip Bradford Byrum, Mary Hurley Stuart, Deena B. Jenab, Paul F. Pautler, Michaelle L. Baumert, Paul Burmeister, Paul D. Satterwhite, Bradley S. Hiles, Terry L. Potter, August 4, 2009
On July 7, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit determined that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act by inconsistently enforcing an email use policy against union communications.

Supreme Court Adopts "But For" Rule for ADEA Cases
Philip Bradford Byrum, Mary Hurley Stuart, Deena B. Jenab, Paul F. Pautler, Michaelle L. Baumert, Paul Burmeister, Paul D. Satterwhite, Bradley S. Hiles, Gerard K. Rodriguez, July 1, 2009
On June 18, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that plaintiffs claiming disparate-treatment discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) must prove that their age was "the reason" the employer took adverse action against them. Gross v. FBL...