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Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 10, 2013 Indiana Governor Mike Pence has signed into law legislation permitting individuals arrested or convicted of certain crimes to have those records expunged. In addition, the new law (House Enrolled Act 1482) prohibits an employer from discriminating against any person because a conviction or arrest...
| | New Colorado Law Allows Employees to Take Leave to Care for Civil Union and Domestic Partners
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Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 10, 2013 Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has signed into law the “Family Care Act” (“FCA”), expanding coverage of job-protected medical leave to include an employee’s partner in a civil union or domestic partner. The FCA will take effect on August 7, 2013. However, if a...
| | With Overwhelming Vote, New York City Council Passes Paid Sick Day Law
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Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2013, previously published on May 9, 2013 New York City is poised to require employers to provide their workers with sick days. The City Council, by a vote of 45-3, has passed legislation requiring New York City private-sector employers, outside of the manufacturing industry, to provide paid (or unpaid, for certain employers) sick time to...
| | D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down NLRB Posting Rule
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Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2013, previously published on May 8, 2013 The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has struck down in its entirety the National Labor Relations Board’s rule requiring all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the Act. National...
| | Do We Have to Pay Our Interns, Including Summer Interns?
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Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2013, previously published on May 8, 2013 Many organizations have used students as interns during the summer months. However, some businesses have begun using interns year-round because recent graduates, having trouble obtaining permanent employment, are available and eager for work experience. Excited over the opportunity afforded, these...
| | Bill in New Jersey Legislature Would Invalidate Restrictive Covenants
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Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 A bill that would “invalidate” non-compete, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation agreements entered into between an employer and its former employee, if the former employee is eligible for unemployment benefits following the cessation of his or her employment, has been introduced in the...
| | Paid Time Off Accruals are ‘Wages Due’ Terminating Employees under State Wage Payment Act, Nebraska High Court Rules
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Legal Alert/Article May 7, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 “Paid time off” (PTO) hours are indistinguishable from earned vacation time under the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act; accordingly, since that Act requires an employer to pay earned but unused vacation leave to an employee upon separation of employment, employers must likewise...
| | Missouri Cases Illustrate Enforceability of Well-Drafted Non-Competition Agreements
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Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 3, 2013 Non-competition agreements in Missouri are enforceable where they are reasonable and necessary to protect an employer’s legitimate interests. Two decisions from Missouri courts enforcing non-competition agreements illustrate how restrictions on recent employees’ ability to compete with...
| | Complaint over Working in Unsafe Neighborhood Protected, NLRB Finds, Rejects Entrapment Defense
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Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 3, 2013 “Protected concerted activity” under the National Labor Relations Act covers employee complaints over times and places of employment, as well as other terms and conditions, the National Labor Relations Board has shown, holding that an employer unlawfully terminated employees who...
| | Arbitration Agreement in Employee Handbook Enforceable, California Court of Appeal Rules
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Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on May 2, 2013 An arbitration agreement contained in an employee handbook was not invalid simply because the employer could change the handbook in its discretion, the California Court of Appeal has ruled. Serpa v. California Surety Investigations, Inc., No. B237363 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 19, 2013). Reversing an...
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