http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:44:33 -0700 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:02:24 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m3d12-No-reinstatement-for-white-supremacist-state-trooper?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner   The Nebraska Supreme Court recently issued a very important decision in State v. Henderson, a case involving labor law and the First Amendment. Robert Henderson, a veteran Nebraska state trooper joined the Knights Party, an organization affil... Important Cases Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:02:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m3d12-No-reinstatement-for-white-supremacist-state-trooper?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m3d12-Office-of-Federal-Contract-Compliance-Programs-enforcement-analyzed?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner Center for Corporate Equality The Center for Corporate Equality has issued an in-depth study, entitled, A Review of OFCCP Enforcement Statistics: A Call for Transparency in OFCCP Reporting. As the name suggests, the report analyzes the fiscal year ... Studies and Reports Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:31:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m3d12-Office-of-Federal-Contract-Compliance-Programs-enforcement-analyzed?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m2d26-Race-discrimination-1970s-style?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner Lamar County in Texas, where Paris is located from WikipediaThe city of Paris, Texas has been in the news lately as a result of recent racial tensions, fostered in part by the killing last September of an African American man by two white men who wer... Developing Issues and Trends Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:37:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m2d26-Race-discrimination-1970s-style?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m2d9-Breastfeeding-and-work?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner Corporate Voices for Working Families, Abbott Nutrition, and Working Mother Media have posted a press release at BenefitsLink.com on a new toolkit for employers to support breastfeeding for working women. The toolkit is specifically designed to... Developing Issues and Trends Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:13:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m2d9-Breastfeeding-and-work?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Controversy-brewing-on-role-of-faith-based-social-services?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner  National Public Radio's Morning Edition had an interesting story this morning about the controversy brewing in the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships:President Obama is expected on Thursday to announce his version of the Office... Legislation and other Beltway Developments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:34:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Controversy-brewing-on-role-of-faith-based-social-services?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d30-President-signs-Ledbetter-Fair-Pay-Act-into-Law?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner President Obama on LedbetterYesterday, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 into law, clarifying that discrimination in pay occurs with each discriminatory paycheck, which has the effect of allowing employees a longer perio... Legislation and other Beltway Developments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:30:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d30-President-signs-Ledbetter-Fair-Pay-Act-into-Law?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d27-Supreme-Court-clarifies-retaliation-rules-during-internal-investigations?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner   Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court unanimously (7 joining the principal opinion, and Alito and Thomas concurring) reversed the Sixth Circuit yesterday in Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee.  The em... Important Cases Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:03:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d27-Supreme-Court-clarifies-retaliation-rules-during-internal-investigations?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Ledbetter-Fair-Pay-Act-of-2009-passes-the-Senate?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner U.S. Capitol Today, the Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, S. 181. The legislation defines when the injury of pay discriminination occurs, changing that definition from what the Supreme Court had held it was a couple of year... Legislation and other Beltway Developments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:04:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d22-Ledbetter-Fair-Pay-Act-of-2009-passes-the-Senate?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d13-Womens-unemployment-rate-is-lower-than-mens?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner  USA Today has an article that reports the unemployment rate is higher for men than for women. From December 2007 to December 2008, the unemployment rate for men rose from 4.4% to 7.2%. For women during that same time period, the unemployment ra... Developing Issues and Trends Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:34:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d13-Womens-unemployment-rate-is-lower-than-mens?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d12-A-new-study-on-ergonomics-and-the-role-of-government-in-enforcement?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner The current issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine has an article on the importance of government-imposed ergonomics standards. The article, written by Michael Foley, Barbara Silverstein, Nayag Polissar, and Blazej Neradilek, is entitle... Studies and Reports Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:52:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d12-A-new-study-on-ergonomics-and-the-role-of-government-in-enforcement?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d9-Two-new-studies-on-maternal-and-child-health-call-for-increased-access-to-paid-maternal-leave?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner The current issue of Women's Health Issues has published an important study about the effects of paid leave and the timing of that leave on the health of women and their babies. The study, entitled Maternity Leave in the Ninth Month of Pregnancy and ... Studies and Reports Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:10:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d9-Two-new-studies-on-maternal-and-child-health-call-for-increased-access-to-paid-maternal-leave?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d8-House-of-Representatives-will-vote-tomorrow-on-two-pay-equity-bills?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner   U.S. CapitolAccording to the office of the U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, the House will consider two pieces of legislation on pay equity on Friday: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, would define when the injury ... Legislation and other Beltway Developments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:42:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d8-House-of-Representatives-will-vote-tomorrow-on-two-pay-equity-bills?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d2-EEOC-ends-the-year-with-important-wins?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner   The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ended 2008 on a positive note with three important victories: a settlement, a win on appeal, and a mediation agreement.On December 31, the EEOC announced that it had settled a discrimination law... Legislation and other Beltway Developments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:40:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2009m1d2-EEOC-ends-the-year-with-important-wins?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d22-Automaker-bailout-wont-stop-fundamental-change-in-employment-for-autoworkers?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner  President Bush announced Friday a plan for a "bailout" for General Motors and Chrysler. The plan essentially provides a short-term loan of  $13.4 billion to the companies from the fund that Congress authorized to rescue the finan... Legislation and other Beltway Developments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:51:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d22-Automaker-bailout-wont-stop-fundamental-change-in-employment-for-autoworkers?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d16-No-new-regulations-yet-for-the-ADA-Amendments-Act?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner According to a Bureau of National Affairs report (subscription required), and Akin Gump's Washington Labor & Employment Wire, the December 11 meeting at the EEOC was rather contentious. The Commission met to discuss proposed regulations in respon... Legislation and other Beltway Developments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:49:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d16-No-new-regulations-yet-for-the-ADA-Amendments-Act?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d15-Will-the-Supreme-Court-take-this-difficult-race-discrimination-case?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner Supreme Court BuildingAt Workplace Prof Blog, where I more regularly post on workplace law, I've blogged a couple of times about Ricci v. DeStefano, a Second Circuit case involving promotions in the New Haven, Connecticut fire department (see here an... Important Cases Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:52:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d15-Will-the-Supreme-Court-take-this-difficult-race-discrimination-case?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d9-Blagojevichs-threats-to-Bank-of-America-look-a-little-different-after-arrest-today?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner On Dec. 8, 250 workers at Republic Windows in Chicago were told they would be laid off on the following Friday. When the time came, though, they refused to leave. The workers have engaged in a peaceful sit-in since that time, claiming that they are o... Developing Issues and Trends Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:01:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d9-Blagojevichs-threats-to-Bank-of-America-look-a-little-different-after-arrest-today?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d9-Joining-a-union-raises-womens-wages-and-benefits-as-much-as-a-year-of-college?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued a study last week called, Unions and Upward Mobility for Women Workers, in which the authors conclude that unionization benefits women workers substantially. The study demonstrates that unionization ... Studies and Reports Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:32:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d9-Joining-a-union-raises-womens-wages-and-benefits-as-much-as-a-year-of-college?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d4-Supreme-Court-to-hear-argument-in-pregnancy-discrimination-and-retirement-benefits-case?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner   Next Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in AT&T v. Hulteen (the ScotusWiki page with links is here), a case involving pregnancy leave and the calculation of years of service for retirement benefits.The plaintiffs are... Important Cases Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:34:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m12d4-Supreme-Court-to-hear-argument-in-pregnancy-discrimination-and-retirement-benefits-case?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m11d24-New-leave-rules-under-FMLA-released-by-the-Department-of-Labor?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner   Seal of the Department of LaborThe Department of Labor today released revised final regulations under the FMLA, which will take effect January 19, 2009.Here are some highlights of the new regs: 1. Military family leave, including caregiver le... Legislation and other Beltway Developments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:37:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-830-Workplace-Law-Examiner~y2008m11d24-New-leave-rules-under-FMLA-released-by-the-Department-of-Labor?cid=exrss-Workplace-Law-Examiner