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Agoraphobic Faculty Member Could Not Support ADA/FMLA Claims (3rd Cir.)
Maria Greco Danaher, July 23, 2008
In an unpublished opinion, the 3d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's determination that an associate professor's termination was appropriate, even though the professor claimed that he was disabled by agoraphobia.

Commission Rights Clarified Under New York Law
July 23, 2008, previously published by New Jersey eAuthority on July 1, 2008
Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group, Inc., __ N.Y.3d __, __ N.Y.S. 2d __ (2008) - On June 10, 2008, New York's highest court addressed the important issue of when a sales commission is "earned," and thus not subject to deductions for expenses by an employer under the state's wage and hour laws.

New Missouri Law Requires Select Employers to Use E-Verify
July 23, 2008, previously published by Missouri eAuthority on July 8, 2008
Yesterday, Governor Matt Blunt signed legislation (HB 1549) aimed at curbing illegal immigration in Missouri. Under the new law, employers that knowingly hire or continue to employ unauthorized aliens to perform work in Missouri could face civil liability in state courts and lose their business...