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"High Road Contracting Policy" Could Change How Government Contractors Compensate Their Employees

February 11, 2010 | Blog | By David Barmak

According to an article posted on the DC Crawler website, the “Obama administration is considering a proposal that would heavily favor government contractors that implement policies designed by organized labor.”
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Supreme Court to Hear Case re Employer's Access to Employee's Text Messages

December 16, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

On Monday, December 14, 2009, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in USA Mobility Wireless Inc. v. Quon, a case that may have a significant impact on employers’ rights to monitor employees’ electronic communications. The important facts of Quon may be summarized as follows:
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The Other Duty to Accommodate: Employees' Religious Beliefs, Observances & Practices

November 24, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

Most employers are familiar with federal and state laws requiring them to reasonably accommodate an applicant or employee with a disability, unless the accommodation would result in an undue hardship.
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Sometimes, less really is more ... and more is just too darn much!

October 15, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

Workplace Prof blog posted an interesting commentary on a recent California case, Nazir v. United Airlines, Inc., No. A121651 (Cal. App. Ct. October 8, 2009), in which the appellate court overturned the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment to the employer in a routine employment discrimination case.
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ADEA Plaintiffs Must Show that Age was a Determinative "But For" Reason for Adverse Employment Action, But For How Long?

October 14, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit illustrates how the Supreme Court’s opinion in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. serves to prevent previously-viable claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (the “ADEA”) from reaching trial.
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Massachusetts SJC, Applying NY Law, Requires CEO to Return $7 Million in Salary and Bonuses Paid to him while Harassing Female Employees

October 10, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

This alert talks about a recent decision by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, which awarded Astra Zeneca about $7 million in salary and bonuses paid to its former CEO. The CEO had engaged in a long standing pattern of harassing female employees.
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Is Congress About to Reverse Another Supreme Court Decision?

October 1, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

Both before and after the November 2008 Presidential and Congressional elections, legal pundits issued dire warnings that an Obama Presidency and a filibuster-proof Democratic Congress would result in a flurry of new, employee-friendly legislation.
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Where is That Non-Compete Agreement that the Former Vice President Signed?

September 29, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

In a surprising number of cases, we’ve come across a situation where an employment agreement with original signatures, or some other important document, has gone missing. While a copy will sometimes suffice, a recent New York case highlights the importance of having an effective system for maintaining critical employment-related documents.
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Disagreeing with the 7th Circuit, the 9th Circuit Rules that an Employee Who Emailed Company Documents to a Personal Email Account Did Not Violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

September 21, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

The Ninth Circuit’s opinion in LVRC Holdings LLC, v. Brekka et al. calls into question the utility of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) for employers seeking to redress employee theft or misuse of company information.
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Second Circuit rules that an Employer may be liable under the ADEA for the actions of an Independent Contractor Hiring on the Employer's Behalf

September 15, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

The recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Halpert v. Manhattan Apartments, Inc. illustrates yet another risk for employers who engage independent contractors to work for them and provides a reminder that an employer may be liable for the discriminatory conduct of independent contractors.
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Employment Alert: H1N1 Flu Readiness: A Summary of Employment-Related Concerns

May 19, 2009 | Blog | By David Barmak

The H1N1 Flu or Swine Flu is a respiratory disease caused by type A influenza. While its symptoms are similar to symptoms of the seasonal flu (fever, cough, body aches, chills, fatigue, etc.), H1N1 flu is more problematic than seasonal flu because people have not developed natural antibodies to H1N1 and vaccines are not readily available.
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