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April 24, 2006

California Supreme Court Approves Raunchy Talk as Part of the "Creative Workplace" Environment

Talking dirty can sometimes be a necessary part of the job, the California Supreme Court in Lyle v. Warner

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April 13, 2006

Federal Court Affirms Legality of Deducting Credit Card Processing Fees From Servers' Tips

A federal District Court in Illinois recently confirmed that a restaurant has the legal right to deduct

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April 11, 2006

Multistate Employers Should Review Their "New Hire" Reporting

Most employers are by now familiar with the general obligation, in existence since October 1, 1997, due

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March 21, 2006

New York Employers Must Obtain Proof of Age From "Youthful" Employees

With little fanfare, New York State has amended its Labor Law to require employers to maintain "proof

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March 17, 2006

An Employer's Guide for Dealing with "Unusual" Tax Withholding Requests

IntroductionIn the ordinary course of commencing employment a new employee will execute a W-4, Withholding

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March 13, 2006

California Supreme Court to Decide Issues Concerning Meal and Rest Periods and Reimbursement of Expenses

Underscoring the increasing prominence of wage and hour issues, the California Supreme Court has agreed

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March 10, 2006

Responding to Security Breaches Under Ohio's and Pennsylvania's New Notice-of-Security-Breach Statutes and Other States' Notice Laws

Beginning in February 2005, the media reported a flood of data security breaches involving some of the

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March 3, 2006

Small Employers Beware: The U.S. Supreme Court Has Ruled that Title VII's Employee-Numerosity Requirement Does Not Determine Jurisdiction

Small employers should take special care to advise their counsel of the total number of their employees

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March 2, 2006

Amazon v. Magee: New Case Law Clarifies Temporary Partial Disability Benefits In Nevada

A recent Nevada Supreme Court case, Amazon v. Magee, 119 P.3d 732 (2005), shed light on a workers'

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February 23, 2006

Context Counts: The Word "Boy" May Be a Racial Epithet At Work

In a brief unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court ruled on February 21, 2006 in Ash v. Tyson

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