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New FMLA Regulations Effective March 8, 2013
February 21st, 2013
On February 6, 2013, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued final FMLA regulations, most of which extend protection for mil…
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Obama's NLRB Paralyzed: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Overturns the President's NLRB "Recess Appointments"
January 28th, 2013
In a scathing rejection of Executive overreach, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in a January 25, 2013 de…
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Is Your Social Media Policy Violating Federal Law?
January 9th, 2013
Since August of 2011, the National Labor Relations Board has issued three comprehensive memorandums regarding employers’ social media policies and t…
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Some Employers Now Obligated to Transfer Employees with Disabilities to Vacant Positions
November 27th, 2012
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision this fall in EEOC v. United Airlines, determining that employers have a duty to transfer employ…
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Brace Yourselves, Employers, More Government is Coming!
November 20th, 2012
Government at all levels has continued to grow relentlessly and will do so with a vengeance considering our federal and Minnesota election outcomes. E…
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NLRB Enforces Employer Association Membership Agreement
October 23rd, 2012
A recent National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decision reflects the continued efforts of the Obama Board to support unions at the expense of em…
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Strategies For Minimizing The Risk Of Employment And Labor Claims:
October 11th, 2012
Why should you be concerned about labor and employment related lawsuits, claims, charges, investigations and audits (“claims” for short) in the fi…
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A Victory for Contractor Employers
August 24th, 2012
On August 7, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s finding that District Council 82 (MN/WI)…
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Don't Sign that Union Agreement Without Advice!
August 24th, 2012
The Importance of Reading, and Understanding, Union Contracts and the Underlying Law Before Signing! Employers have in recent years been confronted wi…
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Drug Testing: Right for Olympians, Right for your Workforce?
August 3rd, 2012
Contributor: Martin D. Kappenman
As the attention of the entire world is fixed upon the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee has proudly proclaimed that the London Olymp…
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