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Employment Law Updates

Employment Law Update - July 2008
Meal Periods: Employers Must Only "Make Meal Periods Available," Not Ensure They Are Taken

Employment Law Update - July 2008
Employers Must Prove Reasonableness of Non-Age-Related Factors Supporting Employment Decision

Employment Law Update - July 2008
New IRS Optional Standard Mileage Rate Effective July 1, 2008 Through December 31, 2008

Employment Law Update - July 2008
Amendments to the FMLA

Employment Law Update - April 2008
Repa v. Roadway Express

Employment & Benefits Law Update - April 2008
The case of LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc., involved a 401(k) plan participant who directed the plan's fiduciaries to make certain changes to the investments in his individual plan account.

Employment Law Update - April 2008
California Supreme Court Holds Employees Not Liable For Retaliation

Employment Law Update - December 2007
The California Supreme Court recently provided employers with guidance on options for reimbursing employees for mileage and related employment expenses in compliance with the labor code.

Employment & Benefits Law Update - December 2007
401(k) Plan Sponsors & Fiduciaries - Act now to take advantage of valuable new fiduciary protection for default investment options

Employment & Benefits Law Update - September 2007
Severance Agreements and Deferred Compensation: Section 409A Action Required by December 31, 2007

Employment Law Update - August 2007
End-of-summer legal reminders to help employers sail through the remainder of the year

Employment Law Update - August 2007
Employers may be exposed to three years of liability for failure to provide meal or rest periods

Employment Law Update - March 2007
Access to Employer Provided Computers Requires Effective Privacy Policies

Employment Law Update - March 2007
Classifying Independent Contractors and Employees and EDD Enforcement Audits

Employment & Benefits Law Update - March 2007
Retirement Plans Must Provide Participant Statements Under New Law

Employment Law Update - June 2006
The Threat of Retaliation: A New Bullet-Proof Vest?

Employment & Benefits Law Update - June 2006
401(k) Plans -- New Features And Compliance Rules Effective For 2006; Deferring Severance Pay; Severance Plans and Deferred Compensation: The Impact of 409A; Health Savings Accounts For California Employers

Employment Law Update - May 2006
Revisions to California Meal Break Rules: What Happened?

Employment Law Update - May 2006
Vulgar Language Between Friends Not Always Sexual Harassment

Business Law Update - Winter 2006
Using Stock to Acquire ESOP Companies

Employment Law Update - April 2005
Revision to California Meal Break Regulations; Supervisor Sexual Harassment Training; USERRA Changes and New Model Notice; Domestic Partners; Qualified Retirement Plans Must Comply With Automatic Rollover Rules For Distributions After March 28, 2005

Employment Law Update - March 2005
USERRA Changes and New Model Notice

Employment Law Update - March 2005
As of January 1, 2005, California employers with over 50 employees must provide all supervisors with two hours of sexual harassment training every two years.

Employment Law Update - July 1, 2004
Paid Family Leave law goes into effect

Employment Law Update - April 2004
Workers' Compensation Reform; Treatment and Physician Pre-designation; Return to Work Incentives; Penalties for Unreasonable Refusal to Pay; Other Aspects of SB 899

Employment Law Update - November 2003
Employers Can Require Arbitration Agreements; New Category of Sexual Harassment for Employees; Provision Added to California Labor Code; Employer-Provided Health Care; Whistle Blow Bill Vetoed

Employment Law Alert - February 2003
High Court Affirms Broad Definition of Disability; New Law Protects Use of Sick Leave for Illness of Family Matters

Employment Law Alert - January 2003
America Mobilizes: Employer Obligations to the Uniformed Services

Employment Law Alert - September 2002
New Law Governs Mass Layoffs and Plant Closures

Employment Law Alert - September 2002
Governor Signs Family Benefits Law

Employment Law Alert - June 13, 2002
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan

Employment Law Alert - June 12, 2002
Chevron USA, Inc. v. Echazabel

Employment Law Alert - Spring 2002
Reference and Background Checks: New Requirements; Supreme Court Invalidates FMLA Regulation

Employment Law Alert - Winter 2002
New Legislation for 2002; Disability Based on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Narrowed Under Federal Law

 

 

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