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Legal Alert/Article May 2, 2013, previously published on April 30, 2013 The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill imposing liability on companies for foreign and domestic bribery. Versions of the Brazilian Anti-Corruption Law (Bill n° 6.826/2010) were introduced by the former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2010, but passage has been...
| | Controversy over NLRB Appointments Continues
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Legal Alert/Article May 2, 2013, previously published on April 30, 2013 The National Labor Relation Board’s petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for review of Noel Canning was filed on April 25. The Supreme Court will be the most important battleground for resolution of the question whether President Barack Obama’s recess appointments of NLRB Members Sharon...
| | The Heat is On: What Employers Can Do to Protect Employees from Heat-Related Illness
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Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2013, previously published on April 26, 2013 As a cold winter finally comes to an end, many of us look forward to summertime warmth. But while sun and heat may make for a fun day at the beach, they can spell danger for workers who are exposed to soaring temperatures and a rising heat index. According to the Occupational Safety and Health...
| | Colorado Becomes Latest State to Restrict Use of Credit Checks for Employment Purposes
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Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2013, previously published on April 26, 2013 Effective July 1, 2013, Colorado becomes the ninth state to restrict an employer’s right to obtain and use credit information for making employment decisions. Colorado joins California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.
| | Colorado Court Rules Use of ‘Medical Marijuana’ Not ‘Lawful’ under State’s ‘Legal Activities’ Law
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Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2013, previously published on April 26, 2013 A Colorado appeals court has held that an employee’s off-duty use of “medical marijuana,” although allegedly in accordance with the state’s medical marijuana law, was not lawful or protected for purposes of the state’s “legal activities” law, and therefore...
| | NLRB’s Division of Advice Spells Out Lawful Investigations Rule
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Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2013, previously published on April 26, 2013 Many employers maintain rules in their employee handbooks or personnel policies governing how investigations of possible employee misconduct will be handled. Such rules often include admonishments to employees about maintaining the confidentiality of the investigation and, therefore, they implicate...
| | Federal Appeals Court Denies En Banc Review of Decision Liberalizing SOX Whistleblowing Standards
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Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2013, previously published on April 26, 2013 The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Tyco Electronics Corp.’s petition for an en banc review of the three-judge Third Circuit panel decision in Wiest v. Lynch, No. 11-4257 (3d Cir. Mar. 19, 2013). The panel had previously decided 2-1 to revive the whistleblowing claims of a former...
| | New Jersey Governor Vetoes Bill to Expand Public Labor Agreements
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Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2013, previously published on April 22, 2013 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vetoed legislation that would have expanded the definition of projects requiring greater use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for New Jersey’s public works. Governor Christie cited the detrimental effect the bill (S2425) could have on the continued...
| | New Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Required Beginning May 7
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Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2013, previously published on April 24, 2013 Starting May 7, 2013, employers may use only the new Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (with a revision date of “03/08/13 N”) to comply with their employment eligibility verification responsibilities. The new Form was published by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on...
| | ‘Accommodation of Underlings’ Not Reasonable under Louisiana Discrimination Law, Federal Court Rules
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Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2013, previously published on April 23, 2013 An “accommodation of underlings” was not a reasonable accommodation as a matter of law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled, affirming summary judgment in favor of the employer in a disability discrimination case under the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law. Bell...
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