http://www.elinfonet.com/fedindex/12 Human resource articles discussing topics covering employee relations and other workplace issues. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:02:11 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11790 Article: 11790 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently determined that employers must retain worker records to demonstrate their compliance with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The EEOC's new rule applies Title II of GINA, which prevents the use of genetic information to discriminate against individuals whose genetic records may call into question the costs associated with potential medical treatment. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11779 Article: 11779 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Within the past year alone, almost 100 complaints implicating social media have been filed with the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). The NLRB’s Office of the General Counsel has responded by broadly interpreting employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), putting employers at risk of monetary fines, reinstatement of terminated employees, payment of lost wages, and criticism of internet and blogging policies. SRZ has regularly advised its clients and has been active in litigation involving issues related to social media. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11771 Article: 11771 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) A non-U.S. citizen employee of a non-U.S. company lacked rights under the employee protection provisions of Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”), the Department of Labor Administrative Review Board has determined in Villanueva v. Core Laboratories, NV. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11748 Article: 11748 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) In a final rule published by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on February 3, 2012, the agency has extended the record-keeping requirements imposed under Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to entities covered by Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). The rule takes effect April 3, 2012. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11746 Article: 11746 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The Health Care Reform Act requires employers to report the aggregate cost of employer-provided health coverage on each employee's W-2, beginning with the 2012 tax year (i.e., W-2 forms generally issued in 2013). http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11736 Article: 11736 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Viewers of the popular television show "Pawn Stars" (The History Channel) know that recently the owner, Rick Harrison, and his father, "the old man," have been interviewing applicants for the night shift. Here is their exchange when the old man sat in on one of the interviews: http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11721 Article: 11721 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Executive Summary: On November 21, 2011, President Obama signed into law the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011. The new law contains three main provisions: (1) amends and expands the protections under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); (2) amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide certain tax credits to tax-exempt companies that hire unemployed veterans; and (3) creates new and expanded education, training, and transition programs for veterans within the federal Departments of Labor and Veterans Affairs. The first provisions of the new law (amendment to USERRA) may make it easier for employees (including former, part-time and probationary employees) to sue their employers for discrimination related to their military status. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11697 Article: 11697 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant before placing a Global Positioning System (GPS) device on a suspect’s vehicle for purposes of tracking the vehicle’s location. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11696 Article: 11696 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) At a time when the extraterritorial reach of U.S. regulations seems to grow at a rate faster than the economy, U.S. employers breathed a sigh of relief when the U.S. Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB) confirmed by a 3-2 vote that the whistleblower provision of Title VIII of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) has no extraterritorial application. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11694 Article: 11694 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague letter and Frequently Asked Questions document providing guidance for elementary and secondary schools on the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504). The guidance addresses changes to the ADA and Section 504 made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (the Amendments Act), which became effective on January 1, 2009.