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June 22, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Provides Guidance on Monitoring Employee Texts and E-Mails

In its first foray into the potentially treacherous intersection of workplace monitoring of electronic

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June 21, 2010

OSHA's Severe Violators Enforcement Program Now in Effect

On Friday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched its Severe Violators Enforcement

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June 21, 2010

Senate Approves Pension Funding and "Doc Fix" Bill; Larger Tax Extender Bill Stalls

On Friday, the Senate unanimously approved the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries

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June 21, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Arbitration Clause Delegating Contract Enforceability Issues to Arbitrator Is Enforceable

Ordinarily, when a party moves to compel arbitration, a court will decide whether the arbitration agreement

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June 20, 2010

Texas Supreme Court Holds Certain Tort Claims Related to Sexual Harassment Are Preempted By the TCHRA

The Texas Supreme Court recently held, in Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams, that the Texas Commission on

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June 19, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Potentially Invalidates Hundreds of NLRB Decisions

On June 17, 2010, a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the National Labor Relations Board did not have

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June 18, 2010

Oregon Amends Administrative Rules for Wage Claims

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has amended its administrative rules pertaining to minimum

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June 18, 2010

DOL Issues Second Administrator Interpretation Over Time Spent Donning and Doffing Protective Equipment

On June 16, 2010, Nancy J. Leppink, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour

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June 18, 2010

OFCCP Publishes Compliance Verification Procedures for Contractor Notice Posting Requirements

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a directive on its verification

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June 18, 2010

Ohio Supreme Court Determines that Workers' Compensation Rate Includes Wages from Second Job

On June 8, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court held in State ex rel. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc. v. Industrial

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