Michaelle L. Baumert

GINA Employment Provisions Effective November 21
Michaelle L. Baumert, Paul Burmeister, Philip Bradford Byrum, Amy M. Fowler, Gerard K. Rodriguez, Paul D. Satterwhite, Mary Hurley Stuart, Randall S. Thompson, John J. "Jack" Yates, November 12, 2009
Title II of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) covering employment goes into effect on November 21, 2009. GINA prohibits employers from making employment decisions on the basis of genetic information of applicants or employees or their dependents or relatives, and from...

New Legislation Expands FMLA Military Leave
Michaelle L. Baumert, Paul Burmeister, Philip Bradford Byrum, Kate M. Heideman, Deena B. Jenab, Paul F. Pautler, Gerard K. Rodriguez, Paul D. Satterwhite, Mary Hurley Stuart, November 12, 2009
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (FY 2010 NDAA). The new law amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provisions applicable to military personnel and their families by expanding the availability of both qualifying...

Court Limits Enforcement of Non-Union Email Policy
Philip Bradford Byrum, Mary Hurley Stuart, Deena B. Jenab, Paul F. Pautler, Michaelle L. Baumert, Paul Burmeister, Paul D. Satterwhite, Bradley S. Hiles, Terry L. Potter, August 4, 2009
On July 7, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit determined that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act by inconsistently enforcing an email use policy against union communications.