Our PDF archive for our the Labor and Employment Law Watch newsletter, 2004 – 2010.

  • Labor and Employment Law Watch – Fall 2010
    • U.S. Court of Appeals Addressing FSLA Overtime Pay Issue for School District Coaches and Extracurricular Activity Advisors
    • Department of Labor Releases “Fact Sheet” on Reasonable Breaks for Nursing Mothers
    • Ninth Circuit Issues Employer Friendly Ruling Regarding the ADA and Prophylactic Fitness for Duty Exams
    • Cancer is a Disability – Even in Remission
    • Transgender Employee’s Gender Discrimination Claim Dismissed – but Gender Stereotyping Claim Could Proceed
    • Third Circuit Clarifies Standard for Preliminarily Enjoining Competitive Employment Based on Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
    • Voluntary “Non-retirement” Departure
    • Employer Friendly Ruling from the Commonwealth Court – Injuries Sustained During Pre-employment Health Screens are not Compensable
  • Labor and Employment Law Watch – July 2010
    • Employer’s Healthcare Reform Act Checkpoint: September 23, 2010
    • New Federal Regulations Establish Do’s and Don’ts for Maintaining Grandfathered Status of Health Care Plans
    • Employers Now Required to Provide Lactation Breaks
    • Department of Labor Administrator’s Interpretation Extends FMLA “In Loco Parentis” Status to Same Sex Partners and Unmarried Partners
    • On the Couch AND on the Clock Telecommuting, Overtime and the FLSA
    • CAUTION – “No-Fault” Leave Policies Deemed Discriminatory
    • United States Supreme Court to Decide Whether Third Party Derivative Retaliation Claim Exists Under Title VII
    • Supreme Court Weighs in on Employee Workplace Privacy in Electronic Communications
    • Retirement Cases
  • Labor and Employment Law Watch – December 2009
    • Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Impacts Group Health Plans
    • FMLA Protection for Military Family Members Broadened by National Defense Authorization Act of 2010
    • Court Interprets New Rule Governing Overtime Pay for Drivers
    • Duty of Employer to Accommodate Religious Beliefs Does Not Require Violation of Law or Regulation
    • Homosexual Employees May Bring Gender Stereotyping Claims under Title VII
    • Workers Compensation and Social Host Liability – `Tis the Season
  • Labor and Employment Law Watch – September 2009
    • Pennsylvania Enacts “Mini-COBRA” Law for Smaller Employers
    • Supreme Court’s Employer-Friendly Ruling on ADEA Burden of Proof May Be Short Lived
    • Webb v. City of Philadelphia: Third Circuit Rules No Need to Accommodate Muslim Police Officer’s Request to Wear Religious Garb
    • Pennsylvania Human Relations Act Not Applicable to Small Employers
    • ADR Agreements: Recent Cases Affirm Their Enforceability
    • Update on Recent Court Decisions
  • Labor and Employment Law Watch – March 2009
    • The Obama Administration’s Labor and Employment Law Agenda: What’s New and What’s Coming
    • American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (COBRA Assistance)
    • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
    • Executive Orders Affecting Employees of Government Contractors
    • HIPAA Privacy and Security Requirements Expanded
    • Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
    • Employee Free Choice Act
    • Department of Labor Issues Final Revised FMLA Regulations
    • Implementing the National Defense Authorization Act
    • New Regulations Pertaining to Traditional FMLA Leave
    • Flurry of Recent Workers’ Compensation Cases
  • Labor and Employment Law Watch – November 2008
    • President Bush Signs “Americans with Disability Act Amendments Act of 2008” Into Law
    • Third Circuit Invalidates FMLA Regulation that “Deems” Employee Eligible for FMLA If Employer Fails to Respond to Leave Request
    • New Guidance Issued on Common Wage & Hour Questions
    • From Work Release to Early Retirement: Courts Tackle Important UC Issues
    • Pennsylvania Courts Address COBRA Compliance Issues
    • Commonwealth Court Further Restricts Employers’ Use of Impairment Rating Evaluations
  • Labor and Employment Law Watch – July 2008
    • Governor Rendell Signs the Clean Indoor Air Act into Law
    • Recently Enacted Legislation Will Ban Discrimination Based on “Genetic Information”
    • Third Circuit Holds That Pregnancy Discrimination Act Protects Women Who Undergo Abortions
    • Pennsylvania Courts Consider Definition of EEOC “Charge”
    • Does the “Follow the Spouse Rule” in Unemployement Compensation Law Apply to Same-Sex Partners?
    • Workers’ Compensation Update: Effective Use of the IRE
  • Labor and Employment Law Watch – July 2007
    • Supreme Court Issues Controversial Decision Requiring Prompt Filing of Pay Discrimination Claims
    • Increase in Federal Minimum Wage “Old News” for Pennsylvania Employers – But Beware of Conflicting State Law Requirements
    • Recent Third Circuit Decision Permits Coordination of Retireee Health Benefits with Medicare
    • Supreme Court Brings Harkness UC Saga to a Happy Ending for Employers
    • EEOC Issues Guidance Outling Job Rights of Employees with Caregiving Responsibilities
    • May Health Plans Condition Spousal Coverage on the Husband and Wife Living Together?
    • Court Reverses Itself: FMLA Rights Can Now Be Waived
    • Hiring Law Update: Race Discrimination and Criminal History Requirements
    • UC Update: I Didn’t Fire You – I Just Told You to Look for Another Job
    • Immigration Filing Fees Increased Effective July 30, 2007
    • New NTCP Form
  • New Workers’ Compensation Regulations – August 2007
  • Disaster Planning for an Avian Flu Pandemic – 2006
  • Workers’ Compensation Settlements – Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives – August 2005
  • Revisiting the Injury Description on Past NCP Forms – June 2005
  • A Compliance Guide for the New DOL Overtime Regulations – May 2004