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June 9, 2010

Dismissal of Grad Students' Union Petition Invites NLRB Review

The New York Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has dismissed a petition filed

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June 9, 2010

Survey Suggests PPACA's Wellness Provisions Will Provide Boost to Wellness Programs

In our review of health care reform’s impact on wellness programs last month, we forecasted that the

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June 9, 2010

NLRB Rules that Hospital Interns and Residents Are "Employees" With Right to Organize

As a result of the NLRB’s June 3, 2010 decision (pdf) refusing to review a regional director’s ruling

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June 9, 2010

Jail Time for Physician's HIPAA Violation Highlights Need to Redouble Compliance Efforts

A visiting cardiothoracic surgeon from China, working as a researcher at UCLA School of Medicine, became

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June 9, 2010

Supreme Court Gives Plaintiffs Multiple Opportunities (Potentially) to File Timely EEOC Charges Alleging Disparate Impact Discrimination

In Lewis v. City of Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that plaintiffs alleged a cognizable

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June 8, 2010

Ban on Health Insurance Annual Caps Could Have Unintended Result

One of the much-touted features of the new health insurance law is its insurance industry restriction

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June 8, 2010

Jail Time for Physician's HIPAA Violation Highlights Need to Redouble Compliance Efforts

A visiting cardiothoracic surgeon from China, working as a researcher at UCLA School of Medicine, became

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June 8, 2010

Business Reorganization at "Can-Am Widgets": A Case Study of Layoffs in the United States and Canada

One of the challenges facing employers with employees located in multiple countries is how to implement

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June 7, 2010

Maryland Court of Appeals Holds Unvested Stock Options Are Not Wages

Employers who conduct business in Maryland recently received good news when the Maryland court of appeals

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June 7, 2010

Federal HHS Agency Touts Nurse-Patient Ratio Study

A research arm of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is touting the benefits of increased

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