NLRB suffers another blow: employers not required to display posters on employees' right to unionize *

USA - May 10 2013
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has issued another decision applauded by many employers. On May 7, 2013, the Court…

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Obama's NLRB appointments invalid from their inception: many recent decisions may now be void *

USA - January 28 2013
The National Labor Relations Board, as currently composed, has been effectively stripped of its authority to act — and volumes of decisions…

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It's the law: Governor Snyder signs Michigan's right-to-work bills *

USA - December 12 2012
Michigan — the home of the auto industry — is now the nation's 24th right-to-work state.

Co-authors: Cynthia K. Springer.

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Seventh Circuit reverses position on reassignment as an accommodation for a disability *

USA - September 10 2012
On September 7, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit—which has jurisdiction over cases from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin—changed its position regarding when an employer must reassign a disabled employee to a vacant position as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Co-authors: Susan W. Kline, Stacey L. Smiricky .

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Failure to prohibit smoking could be a smoking gun for employers *

USA - June 29 2012
Recall from our March 20, 2012, update, smoking will be prohibited in most Indiana workplaces, effective July 1, 2012.

Co-authors: Paul E. Singleton.

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