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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 26, 2013 Matching bills introduced in the Texas House and Senate would amend the Texas right-to-work law to require that labor unions be elected in a secret ballot election by a majority of employees in the unit the union seeks to represent. The current right-to-work law requires a “majority vote of...
| | Implications of Sequestration on Federal Contractors
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 22, 2013 As the March 1 deadline for sequestration nears, Congress has yet to act to avert the mandatory massive automatic cuts to federal programs. Federal agencies are making plans on cutbacks in contract and grant funding and employers with federal contracts or grants also should be planning for the...
| | When is a Settlement Agreement Too Favorable to Gain NLRB Approval?
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 21, 2013 Employers who wish to attempt negotiating a favorable settlement agreement of an unfair labor practice charge have been offered a sobering lesson by the National Labor Relations Board. In Michels Corporation, 30-CA-081206 (Dec. 19, 2012) (unpublished), the NLRB decided that the settlement agreement...
| | Unforeseeable Business Circumstances Excused Troubled Company from Employer’s WARN Act 60-Day Layoff-Notice Requirement
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 22, 2013 A long-struggling company’s failure to issue written notice to its employees 60 days in advance of shutting down operations, as required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act, is excused by the Act’s “unforeseeable business...
| | Health Care Reform Law Protects Employees from Employment Retaliation
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Legal Alert/Article March 4, 2013, previously published on February 27, 2013 Employers gearing up for full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“ACA”) in 2014 should keep in mind section 18C of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), as added by the ACA. This provision protects employees against retaliation by...
| | New California Disability Regs Allow Support Animals in Workplace, Mandate Broad Protections for Disabled Workers
Jamerson C. Allen, Mark S. Askanas; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 21, 2013, previously published on February 19, 2013 California employers should be prepared to welcome support dogs and other animals into the workplace as a reasonable accommodation for disabled workers requiring support under new disability regulations issued by the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission. The new regulations...
| | California Court Nixes Wrongful Termination Claim by Manager Who Refused to Cooperate in Employer’s Investigation
Mark S. Askanas; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 21, 2013, previously published on February 19, 2013 Affirming the dismissal of a manager’s wrongful termination and gender discrimination claims, the California Court of Appeal has held that an at-will employee may be terminated for being uncooperative or deceptive in an employer’s internal investigation of a discrimination claim....
| | California Supreme Court Requires Discrimination as Substantial Motivating Factor in Mixed Motive Cases, Limits Damages Available to Employees
Jamerson C. Allen, Mark S. Askanas, Cynthia L. Filla; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2013, previously published on February 11, 2013 To establish liability in “mixed motive” employment discrimination cases under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the employee must show that unlawful discrimination was a substantial factor motivating the adverse employment decision, the California Supreme Court...
| | DOL Publishes Final Regulations Addressing Military Family Leave Provisions
Francis P. (Frank) Alvarez; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 11, 2013, previously published on February 8, 2013 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations clarifying several amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which expand the law’s military family leave provisions. The agency’s final rule—released on the FMLA’s 20-year...
| | Health Care Reform Update: Expanded Relief from Contraceptive Mandate Proposed
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Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 7, 2013 New regulations on the health care reform provision requiring health plans to provide women’s preventive care and services without cost sharing have been proposed to amend rules issued in August 2011. The 2011 rules included all Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception for women...
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