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Alison B. Crane, Neil H. Dishman; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2013, previously published on February 4, 2013 Chicago has added teeth to existing wage laws by stiffening penalties for employers engaged in “wage theft.” Wage theft is broadly defined as violating wage laws, for example, by failing to pay workers overtime or minimum wage.
| | Avoiding Liability for Work-Related Injuries to Undocumented Workers
Amy L. Peck; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 5, 2013, previously published on February 1, 2013 Employers are well aware that just one work-related accident or illness can result in medical expenses, rehabilitation services, and liability compensation. A recent Nebraska Supreme Court decision is a reminder that undocumented aliens, as well as legal workers, may bring workers’...
| | Substantially True Statements, Opinions about Person’s Work not Defamatory, Minnesota Supreme Court Rules
V. John Ella; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 5, 2013, previously published on February 1, 2013 Providing needed guidance on workplace defamation, the Minnesota Supreme Court has clarified that both “minor inaccuracies of expression” and statements of opinion that cannot be proven true or false are not defamatory as a matter of Minnesota common law. McKee v. Laurion, No. A11-1154...
| | Eighth Circuit Affirms Severance Repayment by Executive Who Breached Non-disclosure Obligations
John A. Snyder; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 4, 2013, previously published on January 31, 2013 Announcing new requirements for federal district courts in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals when instructing juries on “adverse inferences” they may draw when a litigant has destroyed evidence relevant to the case, the U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis has largely upheld a jury...
| | Rarely Performed Job Function Nevertheless ‘Essential’ under ADA, Federal Appeals Court Rules
Francis P. Alvarez, Joseph J. Lynett; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 30, 2013 The rarity with which a particular job function is performed does not render it non-essential under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Cincinnati, has held in an unpublished decision. Wardia v. Department of Juvenile Justice, No. 12-5337 (6th...
| | OSHA Reports Whistleblower Claims are Rising
Richard J. Cino, V. John Ella, David R. Jimenez; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2013, previously published on January 31, 2013 Employee claims of retaliation have risen steadily on a year-to-year basis and recent government statistics suggest this is a continuing trend. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), which enforces 22 separate federal whistleblower statutes, has issued updated...
| | Significant Changes for Health Care Providers, Health Plans, and Their Business Associates and Subcontractors in Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations
Joseph J. Lazzarotti; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2013, previously published on January 28, 2013 The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published its long-awaited final privacy and security regulations (“Final Rule”) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) on January 25, 2013....
| | Recess Appointments at NLRB Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules
Howard M. Bloom, Philip B. Rosen, Harold R. Weinrich; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 25, 2013 National Labor Relations Board Members Sharon Block, Richard Griffin, and former Member Terence F. Flynn were not properly named to the Board as interim appointees by President Barack Obama at the beginning of 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled. Noel...
| | Paid Sick Leave Law May Be in the Offing for Portland, Oregon Employers
Mark A. Crabtree; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2013, previously published on January 22, 2013 The City of Portland is considering an ordinance mandating that protected sick leave rights be extended to virtually all employees in the City. If passed, Oregon private-sector employers would join those in San Francisco, California, and Washington, D.C., in being required to provide employees with...
| | What to Expect from OSHA in President Obama’s Second Term
Bradford T. Hammock; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 28, 2013, previously published on January 22, 2013 As President Barack Obama officially begins his second term in office, it is appropriate to look ahead at what a “second-term” Occupational Safety and Health Administration will mean for employers. To be sure, the future of the Department of Labor is uncertain, with Secretary Hilda...
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