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