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Settling its first Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) lawsuit, EEOC acts on priority

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USA
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May 14 2013

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced last week that it had settled its first lawsuit alleging violations of the Genetic

Oral argument held on Amex

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USA
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April 2 2013

American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant is another case concerning the enforceability of an arbitration provision that is on appeal from

Second Circuit holds there is no substantive right to pursue Title VII pattern-or-practice claims

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USA
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April 2 2013

Last week, the Second Circuit weighed in again on the enforceability of an arbitration provision in Parisi v. Goldman, Sachs & Co., No. 11-5229-cv

New year brings new FCRA forms for employers and possibly additional notification requirements

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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USA
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February 6 2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the primary enforcer of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) rang in the new year by issuing new

Pregnancy discrimination law update

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USA
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January 28 2013

In an important ruling for employers, the Fourth Circuit recently underscored that the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) does not require employers

NLRB issues pair of decisions limiting employer discipline and policies regarding social media

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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USA
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January 23 2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a pair of decisions helping to clarify the limits on employers' ability to (1) discipline

EEOC alerts employers to potential Title VII and ADA rights of employees who experience domestic violence, sexual assualt or stalking

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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USA
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January 8 2013

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a "Questions and Answers" document regarding the application of Title VII of the

NLRB clarifies rules on confidentiality instructions during disciplinary investigations

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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USA
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November 19 2012

Two recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions Hyundai America Shipping Agency, Inc., 357 N.L.R.B. No. 80 (2011) and Banner Health System, 358 N.L.R.B. No. 93 (2012) have altered the balance between an employer’s understandable interest in confidential internal disciplinary investigations and an employee’s right to discuss internal investigations with coworkers as provided by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA

Governor Cuomo signs law establishing additional categories of permissible wage deductions for New York employers

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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USA
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September 10 2012

On Friday, September 7, Governor Cuomo signed a law that will allow New York employers to make additional types of deductions from employee pay with the employee’s consent

Employee notices under New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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USA
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November 2 2011

This is a reminder that New York employers must provide the first yearly Wage Theft Prevention Act ("WTPA") notices to employees between January 1 and February 1, 2012

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