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James H. Coil, David C. Lindsay, Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Susan W. Pangborn, Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 11, 2013, previously published on February 7, 2013 On February 6, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a revised set of regulations interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the federal law granting eligible employees a right to take leaves of absence for certain family and medical reasons. After...
| | New State Laws Decriminalizing Marijuana Use Likely to Have Minimal Effect on Workplace Drug Policies
David C. Lindsay, Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Susan W. Pangborn, Diane L. Prucino, Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 16, 2012, previously published on November 16, 2012 On November 6, 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington approved state initiatives making it lawful for persons age 21 or older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use. Colorado and Washington thus became the first states to decriminalize recreational marijuana use on the state...
| | NLRB Finds Employer Lawfully Discharged Employee for Facebook Posting
Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Susan W. Pangborn, Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 9, 2012, previously published on October 9, 2012 As we have noted in past Legal Alerts, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has increasingly been addressing the application of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to employee social media postings. In its first ruling addressing...
| | Supreme Court of California Clarifies California Meal and Rest Break Requirements
Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 13, 2012, previously published on April 13, 2012 On April 12, 2012, the Supreme Court of California issued a long-awaited decision involving the interpretation of California’s meal and rest break laws. The court’s decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court of San Diego County provides invaluable guidance on the meaning of...
| | Georgia Once Again Allows Nonlawyers to File Responses to Garnishments
Thomas H. Christopher, John P. Jett, Chuck Rice, J. Henry Walker; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on February 10, 2012 As we reported in our September 28, 2011 Legal Alert, the Georgia Supreme Court held last year that only licensed Georgia attorneys could lawfully file a response to a garnishment summons filed against an entity (as opposed to an individual) in a Georgia state or superior court, thus adding expense...
| | NLRB Authorizes Final Rule Changing Some Union Election Procedures
John W. Alden, Richard D. Haygood, Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 6, 2011, previously published on December 2, 2011 In a Legal Alert dated June 29, 2011, we discussed proposed changes to the National Labor Relations Board's rules regarding union representation elections that would have the likely effect of giving unions certain tactical advantages in the election process. The proposed rule changes met with...
| | DOL's Administrative Review Board Continues to Expand Whistleblower Protections Under Sarbanes-Oxley
James H. Coil, Robert G. Hensley, David C. Lindsay, Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 27, 2011, previously published on August 23, 2011 A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (the “ARB”) continues the trend of broadening whistleblower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX” or the “Act) for employees making reports of certain illegal activities. In...
| | California Supreme Court Holds California's Overtime Law Applies to Nonresidents Working Temporarily in California
Richard D. Haygood, Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Susan W. Pangborn, Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 19, 2011, previously published on July 6, 2011 In a decision with disturbing implications for employers that send employees on temporary assignments to California, the California Supreme Court held in Sullivan v. Oracle Corp. that California's overtime law applies to the employees of a California-based employer when they work full days or weeks...
| | New Georgia Law Will Require Employers to Use E-Verify
Diane L. Prucino, Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 18, 2011, previously published on May 16, 2011 For several years, certain employers that contract with state agencies in Georgia have been required to verify the eligibility of their new hires to work in the United States by using E-Verify, a federally administered online system for confirming the identity and employment eligibility of...
| | Department of Defense Issues Final Whistleblower-Protection Rule Covering Contractor Employees
Jill S. Cox, Richard D. Haygood, Chuck Rice; Kilpatrick Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 2, 2009, previously published on November 24, 2009 On November 19, 2009, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a final rule regarding whistleblower protections for federal contractors’ employees who disclose to government officials information concerning waste or mismanagement, dangers to public health or safety, or violations of law...
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