Dusting off concerns about silica: fracking, OSHA, and silica dust concerns *

USA - June 26 2012
On June 21, 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a Hazard Alert on ensuring that employers in hydraulic fracturing operations take appropriate steps to protect workers from silica exposure.

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Arrest and conviction records in employment decisions *

USA - June 1 2012
The last 20 years have witnessed a significant increase in the number of Americans who had contact with the criminal justice system, and correspondingly, a significant increase in the number of people with criminal records in the working-age population.

Co-authors: William E. Robinson.

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Wrongful discharge cases may carry heavy price tag *

USA - July 22 2011
If an employer engages in illegal discrimination when terminating an employee, that employer should pay compensatory damages related to that termination.

Co-authors: Brian J. Moore.

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E-mail, texting and privacy rights in the workplace *

USA - July 1 2010
I do it.

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Whistleblower provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act *

USA - April 20 2010
Continuing its recent trend of inserting whistleblower protections in significant legislation that impacts public health and safety, Congress included whistleblower and retaliation protections in the recently-enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), the comprehensive health care legislation signed by President Obama in March 2010.

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