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Voting leave laws by state a handy chart for employers

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USA
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October 19 2012

With the presidential election coming on November 6, employers will be faced with employees wanting to take time to vote

Political speech at work

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USA
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October 1 2012

With the election just a month away, everyone seems to have strong opinions about the candidates and issues

Politics in the workplace: a practical approach

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USA
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October 1 2012

As the 2012 presidential election rapidly approaches, employers must brace themselves for an inevitable spike in political banter in the workplace

OSHA whistleblower protections in schools

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USA
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June 25 2012

The Labor Department recently strengthened its Occupational Safety and Health Act Whistleblower Program by dedicating additional funds to training its investigators, performing more thorough investigations, and reassigning responsibility for the Whistleblower Program directly to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for greater oversight of the program

Your school is religious does that mean it's exempt?

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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June 25 2012

You've just received notice from your state unemployment commission that the School owes $10,000 in back unemployment taxes

Supreme Court plants roadblock for federal employees bringing employment claims

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USA
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June 11 2012

Representing a victory for the federal government, the U.S. Supreme Court held today that federal employees do not have a right to challenge their terminations from employment in federal district court on constitutional grounds

Supreme Court: temporary government employee is entitled to same immunity from lawsuits as full-time public workers

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USA
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April 17 2012

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 17, 2012 that a private employee working for a governmental body is entitled to the same qualified immunity as full-time public employees

A time to reflect about violence in schools

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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April 3 2012

The tragic shooting death at the Episcopal School in Jacksonville, Florida has placed the issue of workplace violence on the radar screens of schools nationwide

Enjoining Nick Saban: non-compete agreements and college football coaches

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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January 9 2012

In the realm of examining whether non-compete provisions should be used in particular professions, this article by Clay Travis asks an interesting question: why don’t college football coaches have non-competes?

Is the "post" man coming to your school?

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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October 4 2011

Imagine that on November 14, 2011, as the Director of the St. James Interdenominational Faith Academy, one of the school's teachers comes into your office and informs you that unless the school immediately posts the National Labor Relations Board notice advising employees of their rights, including the right to form a union and bargain over their wages and other terms of employment, he will file a complaint with the NLRB forcing you to post it and also seek to have the NLRB impose the full penalties allowed by law

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