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Higher legal bar for drug alcohol tests?

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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February 26 2013

A federal judge in Pittsburgh dismissed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's challenge to U.S. Steel Corp.'s policy of randomly testing new

PA unemployment compensation benefits available to employees who accept early retirement packages

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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February 12 2013

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently overturned 10 years of precedent and awarded unemployment compensation benefits to employees who accepted an

NLRB recess appointments ruled unconstitutional: hundreds of decisions affected and board unable to act

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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January 25 2013

In a decision handed down today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that President Obama lacked the authority to install three

Employers take notice: scrutinize your social media policies now!

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

An NLRB Administrative Law Judge, following the lead of the NLRB from its recent decision in Costco Wholesale Inc., invalidated social media and other employment policies of DISH Network, Inc

NLRB requires employers to respond to irrelevant information requests from unions

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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November 9 2012

The NLRB added to its step-by-step expansion of union rights at the expense of employers, this time by requiring employers to “promptly respond” to even irrelevant information requests from unions

NLRB General Counsel backs off prohibiting all employment-at-will disclaimers

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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November 1 2012

In an apparent victory for employers, the NLRB’s General Counsel (“GC”) issued a pair of Advice Memoranda upholding handbook employment-at-will disclaimers comparable to provisions found unlawful several months ago by the same GC

NlLRB decision guides Administratve Law Judge's invalidation of social media policy

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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October 2 2012

An NLRB Administrative Law Judge, following the lead of the NLRB and its recent decision in Costco Wholesale Inc., invalidated the social media and other employment policies of EchoStar Corp

NLRB rejects social media and confidentiality policies

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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September 20 2012

The National Labor Relations Board’s recent decision in Costco Wholesale Inc., invalidated certain personnel policies, including social media policies, protecting the dissemination of employee health information and personal identifiers

NLRB nixes still more employer policies in Costco

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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September 17 2012

Once again attacking personnel policies largely designed to comply with other laws, the National Labor Relations Board invalidated certain personnel policies protecting the dissemination of employee health information and personal identifiers

Employer's e-mail system may become tool for union organizing

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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August 22 2012

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) is expected to issue a ruling shortly on whether employers can lawfully prohibit their employees and unions from using employer-owned e-mail and intranet systems to distribute union campaign materials

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