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June 29, 2010

Financial Reform Bill Contains Several Provisions Impacting the Workplace

Last week, House and Senate committee members agreed to the terms of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform

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June 29, 2010

Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Provision Delegating Contract Enforceability Authority to Arbitrator

On June 21, 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Rent-A-Center (“RAC”) in Rent-a-Center

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June 29, 2010

Minnesota Nurses Call Strike to Begin July 6

On the heels of what was called the largest nursing strike ever, over 12,000 nurses at 14 Twin Cities

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June 29, 2010

District Court Clears Way for Implementation of New NMB Rules for Union Elections in Air and Rail Industries

On Monday, June 28, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued its full opinion

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June 28, 2010

Massachusetts Overtime Law May Apply to Employees Who Work Outside the State

A court recently held that the Massachusetts overtime law, Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 151 § 1A, may apply to

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June 27, 2010

Who’s Watching the Kid? The Department of Labor Expands the FMLA Definition of a Son/Daughter for the Purposes of Child-Related Leaves

The U.S. Department of Labor has greatly expanded the definition of "son/daughter" for purposes of child-related

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June 25, 2010

An Interview With Tom Sullivan, Editor of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI)

The Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which was discussed in a June 16, 2010 post, is an annual survey

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June 25, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Require Arbitration Over Date of Formation of Collective Bargaining Agreement, Remands Federal Claim Against the International Union

On June 24, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pro-employer opinion in Granite Rock, Inc. v. International

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June 25, 2010

Court Rejects Request for Mirror Image of Spouse/Attorney Hard Drive

In Schreiber v. Schreiber [pdf], 2010 NY Slip Op 20271 (June 25, 2010), Judge Delores J. Thomas, denied

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