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The Employee Free Choice Act

Bruce J. Kasten

The proposed Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") would dramatically alter the landscape of labor-management relations in favor of unions seeking to organize employees of non-union employers. Businesses that do not prepare soon for the impact of this prospective law, as well as their employees, will be significantly affected.

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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Arbitrate or Litigate? Choose Your Poison

Ralph A. Morris

With the costs of defending employment discrimination lawsuits continuing to escalate, employers continue to search for alternatives. One alternative is a method of resolving disputes without involving the judicial system: arbitration.

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The Impact of Technological Developments on the Workplace

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The first part of this article discussed several different contexts in which changing technology is affecting the workplace and presenting new, and sometimes unique, challenges to Human Resources professionals. The conclusion herein discusses ways to protect a company's assets.

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The ADA Amendments Act

Theresa G. Van Vuren, David L. Weinstein & Sherrie Travis

Congress recently enacted the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 to clarify its intent as to who is protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Here's how to comply.

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Religious Accommodations in the Workplace

John D. Shyer & Amy S. Donovan

On July 22, 2008, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued a revised Compliance Manual Section regarding religious discrimination in the workplace. This article provides a general overview of the Manual and examines its guidance on the definition of "religion" as well as an employer's obligation to provide a reasonable accommodation.

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'Protected Activity' Under Title VII

Gregory R. Fidlon

Is an employee who cooperates in an employer's internal investigation of sexual harassment is protected by the opposition and participation clauses of Section 704(a) of Title VII. 42 U.S.C. ' 2000e-3(a)? A review of the Supreme Court's ruling in <i>Crawfordv. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee.</i>

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Movers & Shakers

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Who's going where; who's doing what.

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Verdicts

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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The Impact of Technological Developments On the Workplace

Roy A. Ginsburg

This two-part article examines several different contexts where changing technology is affecting the workplace and presenting new, and sometimes unique, challenges to Human Resources professionals.

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