Should employers have employee handbooks? *

USA - April 11 2013
Employee handbooks can be a great resource for both employees and employers. A handbook is essentially a compilation of workplace rules and is an…

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Will the decision invalidating the NLRB recess appointments change the NLRB’s view towards employee use of social media *

USA - February 6 2013
As was widely reported, on January 25, 2013, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down President Obama's recess appointments to the…

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Can volunteers sue for discrimination? *

USA - December 19 2012
In certain organizations, particularly non-profit organizations, volunteers perform services for the organization.

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NLRB continues to review general employment provisions *

USA - December 12 2012
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) continued its recent trend of reviewing employment provisions often contained in employee handbooks or employment agreements. 

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Accommodation *

USA - August 27 2012
The Seventh Circuit recently examined whether an employee could assert disability discrimination based on a failure to accommodate where a non-disabled employee requested an accommodation to care for her disabled child. 

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