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Category: Employment Law
Strategic HR Lawyer - September 02, 2010
I'm getting ready for the upcoming New York State SHRM Annual Conference in Saratoga on September 12 - 14 . I'll be presenting on a panel about twittering/social media and presenting a workshop on Workplace Investigations which will dovetail with
Strategic HR Lawyer - September 02, 2010
As everyone watches the coming of Earl, HR professionals should be considering the impact on their employees and businesses. A recent article on hurricane preparedness for employers provides a brief overview of the regulatory issues that often aris
Strategic HR Lawyer - September 02, 2010
The Health Care reform legislation everyone has been talking about has a provision which affects the rights of nursing mothers. While we have related legislation in New York, the federal Wage and Hour Division has recently issued a FACT SHEET with its interpretation of the new nat
Strategic HR Lawyer - September 02, 2010
Qui Tam Help - September 01, 2010
The Department of Justice announced that Allergen Inc. will pay $600 million to resolve a federal probe of how it has marketed Botox, the injectable wrinkle smoother. The company will plead guilty to a single misdemeanor that it misbranded the drug during the period of 2000-2005, making claims for ...
Jottings By An Employer's Lawyer - September 01, 2010
Although it may no longer be true, donning and doffing cases at one time were clearly the big ticket FLSA collective action. And for those still fighting those fights who have been concerned about the thumb that the DOL put on the scale with their June 16
Qui Tam Help - September 01, 2010
The Justice Department announced that technology giant Hewlett-Packard will pay $55 million to settle claims that it paid kickbacks to systems integrators who recommended agencies buy HP products. In addition, the claim also resolves claims that HP’s 2002 contract with the GSA was defectively ...
Lawffice Space - September 01, 2010
The New York Times reports, Germany Plans Limits on Facebook Use in Hiring. According to the NYT, the draft of a new German workplace privacy law would:
[A]llow managers to search for publicly accessible i
Qui Tam Help - September 01, 2010
Nebraska-based Nelnet will pay the federal government a settlement of $55 million to resolve a quitam lawsuit brought against it and other educational lenders. The lenders, who include the nation’s largest student-loan company, Sallie Mae, are accused of defrauding taxpayers of more than a ...
The HR Law Blog - September 01, 2010
I was interested to read that the German Government are considering the introduction of a new law which would ban companies from using social networking s
The HR Law Blog - September 01, 2010
I was interested to read that the German Government are considering the introduction of a new law which would ban companies from using social networking s
Qui Tam Help - August 31, 2010
The US Department of Justice and Furuno USA Inc. reached a $695,063 settlement in a quitam lawsuit over the purchase of electronic navigation equipment.
The navigation equipment was purchased by the US Coast Guard, US Navy and the General Services Administration. The equipment was ...
Class Action Defense Blog - August 28, 2010
To assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of claims against which they will have to defend in California, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisc
HR Lawyers\' Blog - August 27, 2010
Five women who worked at an Indianola toy company allege in lawsuits that a co-worker and supervisor subjected them to graphic sexual comments, touching and other harassment.
According to the lawsuits, female workers were routinely referred to as "luscious lips," "babe" and fa
Lawffice Space - August 27, 2010
This week's Case of the Week hits close to home... well, not so much the subject but the court: Western District of Pennsylvania in which I am admitted to practice. A woman alleges that she was sexually harassed via hypnosis on what her harasser allegedly called his "magic couch."
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