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• A party seeking to set aside a stipulation in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding must demonstrate “good cause” such as fraud, overreaching, duress, or mistake

  
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  Sheng v State of N.Y. Div. of Human Rights, 2012 NY Slip Op 02310, Appellate Division, Second Department The New York State Division of Human Rights dismissed Juan Y. Sheng’s administrative complaint alleging unlawful discrimination after deterimining that there was...
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• Federal RMBS fraud taskforce reaches out to whistleblowers

  
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  The federal RMBS fraud task force grew the number of its subpoenas to 25. It opened a website for whistleblowers and brought on board a coordinator for all investigative groups, but no action has been taken, yet. read more
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• Dont believe the spin: workers will lose out, thanks to Beecroft | Anya Palmer

  
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  Vince Cables new bill is likely to slash the amount employees can claim for unfair dismissal If you go by what some of the papers tell you, Vince Cable has saved the day and the Beecroft proposals on unfair dismissal have been quietly shelved. Dont believe everything you read in the papers. The enterprise and ...
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• Politics Weekly podcast: Ed Miliband and an EU referendum

  
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  http://www.guardian.co.uk Politics Weekly podcast: Ed Miliband and an EU referendum Ed Miliband is now more popular (or perhaps more accurately “less unpopular”) than David Cameron according to recent polls, – and as our parliamentary sketchwriter Simon Hoggart notes, his performances in the ...
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• Politics Weekly podcast: Ed Miliband and an EU referendum

  
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  Ed Miliband is now more popular (or perhaps more accurately "less unpopular") than David Cameron according to recent polls , - and as our parliamentary sketchwriter Simon Hoggart notes, his performances in the Commons are getting stronger. Even the usually hostile Spectator is starting to take seriously the ...
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• No Accommodation for Medical Certification

  
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  A bakery could not offer plaintiff driver, who has a surgically implanted heart defibrillator, a lawful accommodation to its requirement that drivers obtain a medical certification in order to drive higher-capacity-carrying trucks, and the Roanoke U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to employer in the truck ...
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• Drunk employee hurts himself at work: Should he get benefits?

  
  HRMorning.com — Authority: 116
  Here’s the scenario: An employee — while on the job — drinks a small bottle of whiskey and more than half a fifth of vodka. Then he’s injured in a fall at the worksite. Should he collect benefits?  An administrative law judge actually said “yes” — awarding him workers’ compensation benefits. But on ...
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• You gotta fight for your employment rights

  
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  The fire at will employment proposals may have been doused, but that doesnt mean employees are safe. They still have to fight their corner when it comes to dismissals So, Vince Cable doesnt like "firing at will", a recommendation from Adrian Beecrofts report that made headlines. Workers are therefore safe. Or are ...
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• Health insurance benefit enjoyed by retired individuals not subject to collective bargaining between the employer and the employee organization absent the consent of all the parties

  
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  DiBattista v County of Westchester, 35 Misc3d 1205 The action involved some 1,600 individuals who retired from Westchester County as their employer between 1993 and 2004. Between 1993 and 2001, two collective bargaining agreements were executed between CSEA and Westchester...
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• Beecroft proposals: how Tory donors radical blueprint split the government

  
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  Insiders suggest Camerons team initially keen on some proposals despite opposition from ministers including Cable It started with a call to Vince Cables business department from two of the governments most influential forces – the prime ministers policy guru, Steve Hilton, and the Tory cabinet office fixer, Oliver ...
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• Cable attacked by business leaders for failing to scrap workers rights

  
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  Employment laws must be weakened, bosses demand, as business minister repeats criticism of Tory donors proposals Business leaders stepped up the pressure over the governments reluctance to put weaker employment protection at the heart of its growth strategy when both the Confederation of British Industry and the ...
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• EEOC’s new database could be a useful tool for HR

  
  HRMorning.com — Authority: 116
  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has made state-by-state workplace bias charge data available online. Here’s why that’s good news for HR pros. Seyfarth Shaw attorneys Christopher DeGroff and Matthew Gagnon point out in a recent blog post that the statistics — available here — represent ...
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• Around 2,400 senior civil servants being paid off-payroll

  
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  Disclosure follows review of government departments, arms-length bodies and NHS trusts Around 2,400 senior public officials are being paid their salary off the government payroll, which may have allowed the avoidance of tax, the chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, disclosed on Wednesday. The ...
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• DON’T SEARCH CYBERSPACE WITHOUT THIS

  
  Welcome to the Manpower Employment Blawg — Authority: 112
  Lots and lots of folks are combing cyberspace searching for and/or screening out candidates as we speak. That means lots and lots of folks are creating legal liability for themselves and/or their companies as we speak. Last week , we gave you an overview of the laws that apply in the social media universe. Now ...
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• Failure to possess a valid license or certificate required by law to perform the duties of the position held a valid basis for terminating the incumbent from the position

  
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  Lutz v Krokoff, 2012 NY Slip Op 22083, Supreme Court, Albany County, Justice Michael C. Lynch An Albany, New York police officer’s driver’s license was revoked as the result of an off-duty incident. The Chief of Police wrote the officer...
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• Letters: Workers rights dont strangle growth

  
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  Current demands for slashing red tape to increase startups and ease employment are familiar remedies for recessions ( No fault dismissal proposals set to be shelved , 22 May). But we know they are wrong. Birchs 1970s study showing relative increases in small firm employment was soon discredited when it became clear he ...
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• The latest on Summary of Benefits rules

  
  HRMorning.com — Authority: 116
  The Department of Labor just released yet another FAQ explaining some of the finer points of the health reform law’s requirement that health plan sponsors provide beneficiaries with a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). Here’s what you need to know. Electronic copies are OK. The DOL’s new FAQ says ...
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• All hail Adrian Beecroft

  
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  You may have heard of the Beecroft Report. Its a very thin, unsubstantiated paper on employment rights and business efficiency written for the Prime Minister by a private equity speculator who has contributed precisely zero to the economy, the culture or the country. Beecrofts big idea to solve the worst depression ...
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• No fault dismissal plans look buried as Nick Clegg joins critics

  
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  Deputy prime minister says there is no evidence that allowing staff to be fired at will would be a good way of creating jobs Nick Clegg has made a significant intervention in the row over proposals for "no fault dismissal", which are awaiting the results of a government consultation. Speaking on Tuesday at a ...
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• EMPLOYMENT LAW THERMOMETER

  
  Welcome to the Manpower Employment Blawg — Authority: 112
  What’s the hottest issue in the employment law universe right now? That’s what we were after in last week’s poll  as we get prepare for our next webinar, The Employment Law Talk Show . We want to talk about what YOU want us to talk about. So we asked: What’s the #1 you’d like us to discuss? Your ...
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