Mayor Bloomberg vetoes legislation prohibiting discrimination against unemployed *

USA - February 25 2013
As we predicted in an earlier blog post, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vetoed legislation aimed at prohibiting discrimination against New York City's…

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Wage and hour considerations and inclement weather: in the wake of Hurricane Sandy *

USA - November 6 2012
With Hurricane Sandy now one week behind us (and winter storm season staring us in the face), we thought now is a good time for a refresher on the impact of a natural disaster or other emergency on federal and state wage and hour laws.

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NLRB mandates wholesale changes to Costco's social media policy *

USA - September 20 2012
There is no denying that the NLRB has recently devoted significant attention to employee’s use of social media. 

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Morbid obesity as a covered disability under the ADA *

USA - July 27 2012
Almost two years ago, we wrote that the EEOC had filed its first-ever lawsuit asserting that “severe” obesity was a protectable disability under the ADA.   

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NLRB requires non-union employers to post unionization rights notices *

USA - September 7 2011
Add another mandatory poster to the employee break room.

Co-authors: Richard H. Block.

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