Employment law

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• How Old Beliefs Prevent Success in Growing Your Business

  
  SoloSavvy Blog for Solo Entrepreneurs — Authority: 137
  The definition of a contract in Webster’s Dictionary is “a binding agreement between two or more persons.” Contracts have many purposes. We expect contracts to define expectations and purpose as well as limitations. They clarify the parameters in the agreement.  Typically, they are explicit and tangible. This ...
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• Florida employment Law News - OSHA cites Walt Disney World

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 437
  Legal new for Florida employment attorneys. OSHA fined Walt Disney World over the death of a monorail operator. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) fined Walt Disney World over the death of a monorail operator. Orlando, FL—The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) ...
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• Avoiding a common SSN-verification problem

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 145
  A little preparation now can help you avoid some hassle that’s common with the use of the Social Security Number Verification Service. Users of Business Services Online (BSO) must first register, then wait for an activation code in the mail. This means employers that want to use the popular SSN Verification ...
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• Blackberrys At Work

  
  Adjunct Law Prof Blog — Authority: 140
  On Dec. 21, 2009, the New York Times Blog ran a series of posts on Blackberrys and the right to privacy. In the private sector, there is no right to privacy because their is no state action. The Supreme Court...
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• Find Time for Boundaries and Self Care During the Holidays!

  
  SoloSavvy Blog for Solo Entrepreneurs — Authority: 137
  Finding time as the holidays approach gets harder and harder, doesn’t it? This time of year, it’s so easy to let yourself get swept up and swept along in the rush and bustle. That’s why it’s so important to plan ahead and schedule in some time to breathe! Your ability to enjoy the holidays and not feel ...
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• Fidelity Fires Employees Over Fantasy Football League

  
  CONNECTICUT SPORTS LAW — Authority: 119
  For many fantasy football owners this time of year is special not only because of the holidays, but because it’s fantasy football playoff season.  (Unfortunately for me and my co-owner, the season was lost on draft night).  Apparently Fidelity does not share the same appreciation for fantasy football – the ...
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• Obama signs COBRA subsidy extension: Key changes

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 145
  President Obama just signed a bill extending the federal COBRA subsidy by six months. It goes into effect immediately. The nine-month, 65% premium subsidy has been extended to a total of 15 months. Plus, the subsidy is available to employees or dependents who lose coverage under a group health plan (as the result ...
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• State Dept. Argues for Continuation of Mandatory Retirement Age for Foreign Service

  
  Workplace Prof Blog — Authority: 538
  This is disappointing. As reported by the Blog of the Legal Times: The State Department filed its motion to dismiss a case challenging the U.S. Foreign Services mandatory retirement policy, arguing the age cutoff was a valid piece of Congressional...
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• Liberian Leader Issues Executive Whistleblower Act

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 153
  Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued Executive Order #22, a Whistleblower Act, which is intended to protect anyone who discloses information about actions of impropriety against the public interest or public good that is occurring, has occurred, or will occur in any public or private institution. ...
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• Study: Most employers not complying with ERISA regs

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 145
  The majority of U.S. employers with 100 or more employees do not comply with ERISA — leaving them wide open to a potential slew of federal fines, found a recent study. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) imposes strict requirements on employers sponsoring 401(k), group life, medical, dental and ...
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• COBRA extension passes — with a few changes

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 145
  Don’t ditch the paperwork for the federally mandated COBRA subsidy program just yet. The subsidy’s just been extended, and it has a new wrinkle. The extension, passed by both houses of Congress as an add-on to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 , was signed by President Obama Dec. 21. The ...
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• BP ordered to pay $100 million to contract workers

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 437
  Legal news for Texas employment attorneys. BP was ordered by a jury to pay $10 million to each of the 10 plaintiffs. Texas employment lawyers alerts- A jury ordered BP to pay $100 million in damages to contract workers. Houston, TX–The third largest global energy company, BP, has been ordered by a jury to pay over ...
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• Change Your Awareness to Solve Problems

  
  SoloSavvy Blog for Solo Entrepreneurs — Authority: 137
  “Problems cannot be solved at the level of awareness that created them.” – Albert Einstein Business today is not conducted the way it was years ago, in fact not even one year ago.   If you are not constantly learning, changing and allowing yourself to use conscious business strategies and conscious business ...
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• Garcetti in Higher Education? Not So Fast

  
  Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog — Authority: 427
  Thanks to Dennis Nolan (South Carolina) for bringing to my attention this decision from California discussing whether the Garcetti First Amendment free speech case applies in the higher education context.  Garcetti held that public employees speaking pursuant to their job duties have no First Amendment free speech ...
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• Garcetti in Higher Education? Not So Fast

  
  Workplace Prof Blog — Authority: 538
  Thanks to friend of the blog, Dennis Nolan (South Carolina) for bringing to my attention this decision from California discussing whether the Garcetti First Amendment free speech case applies in the higher education context. Garcetti held that public employees speaking...
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• NYT Supports Nadler Legislation to Restore Court Access

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 154
  The New York Times’ editorial board weighs in today in favor of Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s (D-N.Y.) proposed legislation to effectively overturn two recent Supreme Court cases that significantly narrowed the ability of many victims to have their day in court. Congress has held two hearings already on the cases ...
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• Answers to tricky HR questions: Worker gets arrested — what now?

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 145
  Our team of experts fields real-life everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: We got a report about an employee’s drug-related arrest. What action should we take? Question: We learned through a local newspaper ...
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• Don’t let manager e-mail trip up your company in court

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 145
  E-mails are more often being viewed by judges as evidence in employment law cases. Managers should change their e-mailing habits accordingly. In addition to the official performance review, a court may look at e-mails related to a fired employee’s performance. That could be both good and bad for companies. If ...
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• Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Draws Heightened Government Enforcement

  
  Adjunct Law Prof Blog — Authority: 140
  The law firm of Winston and Strawn issued a client briefing in December 2009 about misclassification of employees as independent contractors. It refers to an Illinois employer who was fined $318,000 for stating that certain employees were independent contractors. Employers...
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• Ex-Fried Frank Associate Says Female Partner Harassed Her

  
  ABA Journal — Authority: 681
  A former litigation associate of nearly a decade is poised to file a federal discrimination suit against Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, contending that the firm denied her a promotion to partnership because she is a lesbian and did not intervene to prevent higher-ups from harassing her. Julie Kamps, who is ...
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