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A Primer on EEOC Guidelines on Caregivers

Stacey McKee Knight & Marjorie L. Wilkinson

Employers need an attack plan and must begin to think creatively to address every situation that arises in the workplace to protect themselves from increasingly popular FRD claims. Here's how.

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Heads Up: Two Recent Cases Involving the FMLA

Victoria Woodin Chavey

An in-depth discussion of two recent decisions about the sufficiency of FMLA notices.

<B>BREAKING NEWS:</B> Wal-Mart Loses $6.5 Million Wage-and-Hour Class Action Image

<B>BREAKING NEWS:</B> Wal-Mart Loses $6.5 Million Wage-and-Hour Class Action

Alison Frankel

On July 1, after a three-month bench trial, a state court judge in Minnesota ruled that in failing to provide rest breaks, Wal-Mart broke state labor laws more than 2 million times. Judge Robert King Jr. awarded $6.5 million in compensatory damages to the class, which consists of about 56,000 Wal-Mart employees in Minnesota.

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Managing the Risks of Telecommuting

Karla Grossenbacher

In order to minimize the legal risks presented by telecommuting employees, a prudent employer will enter into written agreements with its telecommuting employees, setting forth the obligations and expectations of each party involved in the telecommuting relationship.

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Special Issue: Telecommuting: The Legal Risks of Telecommuting Image

Special Issue: Telecommuting: The Legal Risks of Telecommuting

Daniel J. McCoy

This article focuses on key legal duties engendered by telecommuting arrangements; the significant legal risks triggered by regular or periodic work-at-home arrangements; and practical steps employers can take to mitigate these risks.

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Special Issue: Telecommuting: Office Space Without Walls

Rosanna Sattler, Nancy Puleo & Laura Otenti

This article does not attempt to provide a comprehensive list of every issue that telecommuting presents, but rather, examines some of the most important issues in the following four areas: employee status for tax purposes; wage and hour; reasonable accommodation under the ADA; and workers' compensation.

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<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Supreme Court Makes It Easier For Employers to Sue for Retaliation Image

<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Supreme Court Makes It Easier For Employers to Sue for Retaliation

Tony Mauro

In a pair of workplace discrimination cases, the Supreme Court on May 27 made it easier for workers to sue employers who retaliate against them for reporting bias.

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Retaliation Claims.

Victoria Woodin Chavey

Retaliation claims are on the rise. Commonly brought under state or federal discrimination laws, wage/hour laws, Sarbanes-Oxley, or other regulatory schemes, such claims are becoming more prevalent. One likely reason for the rise in such claims is that they are viable even when the claim of discrimination or illegal conduct that underlies the alleged retaliation is determined not to have merit. This article contains savvy advice for employers.

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Paying Now to Avoid Paying Later

Patricia Anderson Pryor

Unwary employers, particularly federal contractors or subcontractors, who do not regularly review their own compensation practices, remain at risk for costly litigation. Here's why.

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Avoiding State Law Pitfalls

William J. Wortel

Navigating the treacherous waters of federal employment law is not easy. Well-intentioned employers can unknowingly violate some of the more complicated (albeit well-known) laws like the Family &amp; Medical Leave Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act due to a lack of familiarity with the applicable regulations or the case law interpreting them. When an employer has operations in multiple jurisdictions, the analysis becomes even more complex due to circuit splits on pivotal issues.

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