Legal Updates - 2008
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- DHCFP Announces New Fair Share Contribution Regulations
- The Employee Free Choice Act is Coming. Get Ready.
- The ADAAA Significantly Expands The ADA
- New Obligations For Employers That Use Consumer Reports
- The EEOC Gets Religious: New Compliance Guidelines For Religious Discrimination Claims
- From The Highest Court: The United States Supreme Court Update
- GINA: New Law Prohibits Genetic Information Discrimination
- Commit To Carefully Crafted Commission Plans
- DOL Gives Employers Greater Flexibility After Clarifying Rules On Uniforms, Pay Periods, And The Calculation Of Wages For Overtime Purposes
- Out With The Old, In With The New: DHCPF Issues 2008 HIRD Form
- OFCCP Gears Up For Second Wave Of Compliance Audits
- The Shrinking Definition Of Independent Contractor
- Massachusetts Wage Act Now Imposes Mandatory Treble Damages
- Recession Reality: Reductions In Force And The Accompanying Legal Risks
- Updated FMLA Regulations Proposed By U.S. Department Of Labor
- Significant Changes And Developments In Non-Competition Law In Oregon, Wisconsin And Massachusetts
- FMLA Expansion Effective Immediately
- Washington, D.C. Becomes Second City In Nation To Require Employers To Provide Paid Sick Leave
- States Continue To Enact Restrictions On Mandatory Overtime For Nurses
- MySpace, Facebook and More: Personal Blogs and Employers’ Rights
- Employers Can Restrict Union Use of Employer E-mail System
- New Jersey Employers Be “WARNed!” State Enacts New Mass Layoff Law
- New OSHA Rule: Employer Pays For Personal Protective Equipment
- The Race is On – Plan Now for Fiscal Year 2009 H-1B Visas
- New Hampshire Civil Union Law Goes Into Effect
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