Friday, November 30, 2007
Week In Review (November 30, 2007)
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Holiday Tips to Avoid Religious Discrimination in the Workplace (pdf).
The end of the year and the accompanying holidays often bring requests by employees for time off for the religious observances and requests to display religious symbols at work.
Located On: Nexsen Pruet
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California State and City of San Francisco Minimum Wage Increases.
On November 14, 2007, San Francisco City Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that, on January 1, 2008, the minimum wage for employees within San Francisco will increase from $9.14 per hour to $9.36 per hour. This was done in accordance with the San Francisco Minimum Wage Ordinance, which was passed by the voters in November 2003, and calls for annual rate adjustments based on the previous year’s Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners.
Located On: Ford & Harrison LLP
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5 Rules for Legal Recruiting and Hiring
HR.BLR - November 26, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
Week In Review (November 16, 2007)
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[url=“http://www.elinfonet.com/headcount.php?ID=11779”>The Inside Scoop: What the EEOC Says It Wants To See In Employer Position Statements.</A>
At the recent 23rd Annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law Program and Annual Meeting held in Charleston, South Carolina, three guest speakers from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) shared information about how to work with the Commission. They were Rueben Daniels, Jr., Director of the Charlotte District Office, Thomas Colclough, Director of the Raleigh Area Office, and Kara Haden, Senior Trial Attorney, Charlotte District Office.
Located On: Helms Mulliss & Wicker
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<a >The Breach of the Duty of Loyalty - What Employers Can Do About It.</A>
A recent report called The Walker Loyalty Report for Loyalty in the Workplace, released in September 2007, noted more than 35% of employees are likely to leave an employer within the first two years of employment. Yet, employers’ investments in training, recruiting, and compensation continue to rise. Turnover is even more damaging when employees take clients, employees and trade secrets with them. Do employers have the legal right to expect their employees’ loyalty? And what can an employer do to protect itself from competitive conduct by employees during employment?
Located On: Shaw Valenza LLP
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<a TARGET=“_blank”]Bias against hairstyles reveals a possible racial divide[/url]
North Jersey Media - November 13, 2007
Friday, November 09, 2007
Week In Review (November 9, 2007)
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[url=“http://www.elinfonet.com/headcount.php?ID=11717”>Provisions of an Effective Employee Handbook (Part II) (pdf).</A>
The following is the second of a two-part series.
Located On: Jones Walker
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<a >Ohio Civil Rights Commission Says Maternity Leave Must Be Twelve Weeks.</A>
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission recently announced dramatic amendments to the state’s pregnancy discrimination regulations. (Ohio Adm. Code 4112-5-05). Until now, employers only had to allow a “reasonable period of time” for pregnancy leave. “Reasonable period of time” has been interpreted in many different ways and the period of leave granted varied from employer to employer. Under the new amendments, a minimum of twelve weeks of unpaid leave must be provided for “pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions.” In addition, at the end of the leave the employee must be reinstated to ““her original position or to a position of like status and pay, without loss of service credits or other benefits.”
Located On: Ogletree Deakins
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<a TARGET=“_blank”]10 ways to avoid age-bias landmines during the interview process[/url]
TechRepublic - November 06, 2007
Friday, November 02, 2007
Week In Review (November 2, 2007)
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[url=“http://www.elinfonet.com/headcount.php?ID=11644”>Untimely Notice Causes Employer to Lose Insurance Coverage for Employment Claim.</A>
An employer cannot recover from its insurance company the costs of defense and settlement related to an employment discrimination claim where the employer failed to timely notify the insurance company of the claim, a federal court in Washington, D.C., has ruled. American Ctr. for Int’l Labor Solidarity v. Federal Ins. Co., No. 04-01523 (CKK) (D.D.C. Oct. 15, 2007). Granting the insurance company’s motion for summary judgment and denying the employer’s similar motion, the court ruled that a charge before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission constituted a “formal” administrative proceeding requiring notice under the insurance policy.
Located On: Jackson Lewis LLP
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<a >Ohio Civil Rights Commission Says Maternity Leave Must Be Twelve Weeks.</A>
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission recently announced dramatic amendments to the state’s pregnancy discrimination regulations. (Ohio Adm. Code 4112-5-05). Until now, employers only had to allow a “reasonable period of time” for pregnancy leave. “Reasonable period of time” has been interpreted in many different ways and the period of leave granted varied from employer to employer. Under the new amendments, a minimum of twelve weeks of unpaid leave must be provided for “pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions.” In addition, at the end of the leave the employee must be reinstated to “her original position or to a position of like status and pay, without loss of service credits or other benefits.”
Located On: Ogletree Deakins
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<a TARGET=“_blank”]Workbytes: Improving on just 3 workplace skills can help image[/url]
DesMoines Register - October 28, 2007
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