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Francis P. Alvarez, Joseph J. Lynett; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2013, previously published on January 23, 2013 The number of employees who may take FMLA-protected leave to care for adult children with disabilities is likely to increase under an interpretation of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act issued by the Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) of the U.S. Department of Labor. The...
| | Nebraska Legislature Considers Sexual Orientation Protection and Social Media Access Bills
Kenneth M. Wentz; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2013, previously published on January 24, 2013 Two recent bills introduced in the current session of Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature would affect employers in Nebraska by imposing additional obligations on them to employees and applicants.
| | Obamacare Imposes New Compliance Program Requirements for Nursing Facilities
Michael R. Bertoncini; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2013, previously published on January 25, 2013 Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), also known as Obamacare, all nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities must have a compliance and ethics program that contains certain statutorily-required elements by March 23, 2013. The program must be effective in...
| | Union Neutrality Agreements to be Scrutinized If Certiorari Granted in Florida Case
Howard M. Bloom, Robert L. Murphy, Philip B. Rosen; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2013, previously published on January 24, 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether a neutrality agreement between a Florida greyhound track and a union improperly delivered a “thing of value” in violation of the Labor Management Relations Act.
| | OSHA’s Plan for 2013 includes at Least 1,260 Workplace Inspections
Bradford T. Hammock; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 18, 2013, previously published on January 15, 2013 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to inspect at least 1,260 establishments under its site-specific targeting (“SST”) program for 2013. (Construction companies are excluded from the program.) According to OSHA’s Directive Number 13-01 (CPL 02) (effective...
| | Vegan Can Pursue Religious Discrimination Claim, Federal Court Rules
Michael J. Soltis; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 17, 2013, previously published on January 15, 2013 Is vegan-ism a moral and ethical belief such that it should be considered a religious belief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has ruled that it should, at least early in the early stages of the lawsuit. Chenzira v. Cincinnati...
| | Managing Employee Absenteeism and ‘Presenteeism’ During Flu Season, A Recurring Challenge
Francis P. Alvarez, Joseph J. Lynett; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 17, 2013, previously published on January 15, 2013 According to Centers for Disease Control reports, this year’s flu season is off to a particularly strong start. For employers, the recurring scenario of frequent employee absences during the winter months raises similarly recurring questions: what rights do employees have when they cannot...
| | Peaceful Union Picketing Permitted on Private Property, California High Court Rules, Upholds Labor Anti-Injunction Statutes
Bradley W. Kampas, Mark S. Ross; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 15, 2013, previously published on January 11, 2013 In a highly watched case, the California Supreme Court has ruled that unions may continue to engage in “peaceful” picketing and other otherwise lawful union activities on an employer’s private property during a labor dispute and that two California anti-injunction statutes...
| | Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements are Valid for Resolving FLSA Claims, Federal Court Rules
Kurt J. Erickson; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 15, 2013, previously published on January 10, 2013 Nothing in the Fair Labor Standards Act indicates that employers or employees are barred from agreeing to arbitrate FLSA claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled in an important decision for employers around arbitration and class action waivers. Owen v. Bristol Care, Inc.,...
| | California Court Reverses $1.1 Million Pregnancy Discrimination Verdict
Mark S. Askanas; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 15, 2013, previously published on January 10, 2013 A trial court erred in not instructing the jury that the employer’s possible error in business judgment is not tantamount to a discriminatory motive in a female job applicant’s pregnancy discrimination case under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), the...
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