Virginia Employment Law BlogThe FMLA Insights blog has an interesting post about FMLA
leave during the holiday season. The post lays out a hypothetical scenario
where an employee requests vacation leave, has the request denied, and then
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State Laws Address Social Media Policies
As we have seen recently, the intersection of social media
policies and employment law is a growing area of discussion and litigation. The
extent to which employers have access to information employees post to social media sites is fairly controversial,
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New Year’s Eve Link Roundup
I hope everyone has had a safe and happy holiday season.
Here are two links to some interesting employment law developments from the
past couple of weeks, along with a little analysis. Check back for a year-in-review
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Hotel Workers Settle in Wage-and-Hour Lawsuit
In Indianapolis, hotel workers recently entered into a settlement
in a lawsuit against national staffing company Hospitality Staffing Solutions
(HSS). The lawsuit alleged the workers hadn’t been fully paid for housekeeping
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Employment Law Roundup
Here are some quick summaries of a few interesting
employment law developments from the past week.
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New Supreme Court Decision Looks at Noncompete Agreements
A recent Supreme Court Decision looked at the intersection
to two hot legal topics: noncompete agreements and arbitration clauses. The
case, Nitro-Lift Technologies LLC v.
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EEOC FY2012 Part Three
I’ve posted links to the first two articles by EEO Legal
Solutions looking at the EEOC’s Fiscal Year 2012 Performance and Accountability
Report. Here, we finish up the series with a look at the final article, which seeks
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Further Analysis of the EEOC’s FY2012 Performance Report
A few days ago I posted a short link to an excellent
analysis of the EEOC’s recent Fiscal Year 2012 Performance and Accountability
Report. The first segment of the analysis was highly skeptical of the EEOC’s
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New Case Broadens FMLA
A new federal case has upheld the right of an employee to
take FMLA leave to care for a parent who is on a recreational trip. The case
represents a significant broadening of FMLA leave, and represents one of the
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Sunday Link Roundup
Here are a few links to some interesting stories from the
last week. There are a couple of articles about interesting developments in the
world of pension funds, as well as analysis of a recent Supreme Court oral