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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...
| | 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 In Michels Corporation, 30-CA-081206 (Dec. 19, 2012) (unpublished), the NLRB decided that the settlement agreement...
| | Texas Lawmakers, Attorney General Move to Strengthen Texas Right-to-Work Law
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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...
| | Totally but Temporarily Disabled Worker Denied Additional Leave Could Pursue Disability Discrimination Claim, California Court Rules
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on March 1, 2013 An employee who was discharged after seeking an extension of his leave of absence was a qualified individual entitled to proceed with his disability discrimination claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, even though he was totally disabled while on leave, where leave may be a...
| | Setback to NLRB Quickie Election Rule Seen as Appeals Court Halts Argument Set in Employer Challenge
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 25, 2013 The National Labor Relations Board may be facing further disappointment over its 2011 rule to speed up representation elections when the federal Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, next renders an order in a legal challenge to the controversial measure. Chamber of Commerce v. NLRB, No. 12-5250...
| | New Jersey Governor Vetoes Minimum Wage Increase, Legislature Puts Issue on November Ballot
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 21, 2013 New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie has vetoed legislation passed by the New Jersey Senate and Assembly (S3/A2162) that would have raised the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50 an hour and based future increases on the consumer price index (CPI). While issuing his...
| | North Carolina Enacts Comprehensive Reform of Unemployment Insurance System
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 22, 2013 On his second day as Governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory signed into law a comprehensive reform of the state’s unemployment insurance system. The new law applies to new claims for unemployment benefits filed on or after July 1, 2013. One of House Bill 4’s stated purposes is to...
| | New Jersey Lawmakers Introduce Their Version of ‘Ban the Box’
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 22, 2013 The “Opportunity to Compete Act,” a New Jersey Senate bill (S.2586), seeks to establish “certain employment rights for persons with criminal histories.” Citing the dramatic increase in employers’ use of criminal background checks, the bill declares that employment...
| | 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...
| | 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...
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