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Don’t let the new Civil Union Law lead to civil lawsuits for your company

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 6 2007

On Oct. 25, 2006, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in Lewis v. Harris, 188 N.J. 415 (2006) that same sex couples in New Jersey are covered by the equal protection clause in New Jersey’s constitution

New requirements to combat human trafficking pose significant compliance challenges for government contractors

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2007

Following highly publicized sex trafficking allegations in the late 1990s against contractor personnel supporting U.S. operations in the Balkans, Congress enacted a 2003 amendment to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq

City's pre-employment drug testing unconstitutional

  • Fenwick & West LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 10 2008

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Lanier v. City of Woodburn that the City of Woodburn could not rescind an offer of employment to Janet Lanier because she declined to be tested under the City's pre-employment drug and alcohol screening policy

New law offers enhanced FMLA leave for families of military personnel

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 29 2008

Yesterday, President George Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 which includes two provisions that expand the benefits of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to assist service members and their families

Current regulatory and legislative developments could dramatically affect employment and benefit issues for government contractors

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 18 2007

On March 27, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) published a request for public comments and recommendations in connection with its announced plan to deal with the increasing financial challenges of employee pension and health benefit reimbursement costs under DOE contracts

President Bush signs law to expand FMLA leave for families of military service members

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 30 2008

The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, signed by President Bush on January 28, 2008, has significantly expanded the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for families of military service members

The FEC’s safe harbor policy for misreporting due to embezzlement

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 27 2007

In response to a recent increase in the number of enforcement actions that involve the misappropriation of committee funds, the FEC published a Statement of Policy on April 5, 2007, outlining a series of precautionary steps for PACs to take to protect themselves from potential liability

Workers entitled to time off to vote

  • Ogletree Deakins
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 31 2008

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, California will be one of over 20 states to hold caucuses or presidential primary elections

Unnecessarily broad background checks halted as an invasion of privacy

  • Fenwick & West LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2008

The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco) has ruled that the government may not conduct broad background checks of low-level contract workers who do not work with classified material

America's Job Bank cancelled - now how do you satisfy your company's job posting requirements?

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 18 2007

The federal government has decided to discontinue its Web-based job posting board, America's Job Bank ("AJB"), due to the lack of funding