HR Corner

• July 2010 - click for details

  In this issue:

  • Supreme Court Changes Timeliness Analysis for EEO Claims
• June 2010 - click for details

  In this issue:

  • Summer Internships and Wage and Hour Rules - Must You Pay Your Interns?
• April 2010 - click for details

  In this issue:

  • Important Employment Policies Your Company May Be Missing
• March 2010 - click for details

  In this release:

  • President Obama Announces Intent to Appoint Two New Members to National Labor Relations Board

• March 2010 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • Employees Sue AT&T for FLSA Violations – Seek $1 Billion in Damages
• February 2010 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • Department of Labor Narrows Interpretation of Administrative and Outside Sales Exemptions
  • Agencies Issue Interim Rule Regarding Mental Health Benefits
• January 2010 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Alabama) reviewed claims by a group of police officers regarding alleged age discrimination issues
• December 2009 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • DHS Announces Enhanced Audit Procedures
• November 2009 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • Congress Amends Family Medical Leave for Servicemembers
  • EEOC Issues Guidance on Waivers of Discrimination Claims in Severance Agreements
• October 2009 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • Influence by Alleged Retaliator in Disciplinary Terminations
• September 2009 - click for details
  In this issue:

   

  • Wage and Hour Refresher 9th Circuit Case Examines Working Hours
  • 11th Circuit Upholds Use of Outside Sales Exemption
• August 2009 - click for details

  In this issue:

  • U.S. Senate Introduces Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
  • Alabama Court Upholds Employer's Justifications for Employee Termination
• July 2009 - click for details
  • EEOC Announces Proposed ADAAA Regulations
• June 2009 - click for details
  • To Test or Not to Test
  • E-Verify Update
• May 2009 - click for details
  • Eleventh Circuit Analyzes Pre-employment Medical Testing
  • Federal Courts Help Limit Employer WARN Liability
• April 2009 - click for details
  • New Pay Disparity Cases Creates Additional Controversies
• March 2009 - click for details
  • EEOC Issued Proposed Rule for Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
• February 2009 - click for details

  February E-Blast

  • COBRA subsidy in stimulus bill creates administrative burdens for employers
• February 2009 - click for details
  • Layoffs and Lawsuits: Court Analysis of Disparate Impact Claims in a RIF
• January 2009 - click for details
  • How Does the New Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act Affect Your Company?
  • DHS Institutes New Interim Rule Regarding I-9 Forms
• December 2008 - click for details

  Keeping an Eye on the Horizon

  • The Employee Free Choice Act
  • Civil Rights Act of 2008
  • Fair Pay Legislation
  • The Employment Nondiscrimination Act

  Inclement Weather Policies

• November 2008 - click for details

  November E-Blast

  • 2009: New Procedures for FMLA, ADA, and Immigration
• November 2008 - click for details
  • Eleventh Circuit Upholds Mandatory Workplace Arbitration Agreement
• October 2008 - click for details
  • 409A Regulations Effective Soon
  • California Court Discusses Break-Period Requirements
• September 2008 - click for details
  • Eleventh Circuit Reviews Standards for Racial Discrimination and Retaliation Claims
• August 2008 - click for details
• July 2008 - click for details
• June 2008 - click for details
• May 2008 - click for details
• April 2008 - click for details
• March 2008 - click for details
• February 2008 - click for details
• January 2008 - click for details

Quarterly Bytes

• June 2010 - click for details

  Summer 2010

  • Supreme Court Rules: You Must Speak Up to Remain Silent
  • The Collateral Source Rule: Alive and Well in Alabama?
  • COBRA Subsidy Extension Considered
  • DOL Publishes Final Rules on E.O. 13496
• March 2010 - click for details

  Spring 2010

  • Supreme Court Reduces Restrictions on Corporate Campaign Financing
  • Filing Copy of Judgment is Not Sufficient to Create a Lien against Property
  • The Importance of Pro-Active Union Planning
  • It’s Not Wise to Fool the Federal Courts
• December 2009 - click for details

  Winter 2009

  • The Interpretation of “Related To" in Arbitration Agreements
  • United States Supreme Court Addresses Pat-Down of Passenger in Vehicle
  • Third Circuit Case Highlights Breadth of FMLA Rights
  • Location, Location, Location
• September 2009 - click for details

  Fall 2009

  • Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Use E-Verify Effective September 8, 2009
  • The United States Supreme Court Addresses Reverse Discrimination in Ricci v. DeStefano
  • Department of Labor Issues Proposed Regulations Governing Obama Executive Order 13496
  • “Which came first…”
• June 2009 - click for details

  Summer 2009

  • 2009 Alabama Legislative Update
  • United States Supreme Court Revisits Search-Incident-To-Arrest Rule in Arizona v. Gant
  • Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Requirement in Union Contract
  • Proposed Sick Leave Law
  • It's Alive
• March 2009 - click for details

  Spring 2009 

  • Alabama Legislature Begins 2009 Regular Session
  • U.S. Supreme Court Revamps Qualified Immunity Analysis in Pearson v. Callahan
  • Upcoming Legislation: Forewarn Act May Change Lay-off Notice Requirements
  • IRS Issues Revised Tax Forms in Compliance With New COBRA Subsidies
  • Snooze You Lose
• December 2008 - click for details

  Winter 2008

  • ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Significantly Enhances Employee Rights
  • Eleventh Circuit Limits Immunity Given to Federal Investigative and Law Enforcement Officers
  • Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify
  • Department of Homeland Security Issues Supplemental Rules for No-Match Letters
  • Wantonness Has a Six-Year Statute of Limitations
• September 2008 - click for details

  Fall 2008

  • United States Supreme Court Addresses Major Constitutional Issues
  • Litigation Spotlight: Beware of Hospital Liens
  • HR Corner: Employers Have the Burden of Showing Disparate Impact Based on Factors Other Than Age is Reasonable
  • HR Corner:  Courts Allow Plaintiffs to Sue for Associational Discrimination under Title VII
• June 2008 - click for details
• March 2008 - click for details

Supply Chain Management Memo

• July 2010 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • Protecting yourself from contractual liability to third-party beneficairies
• April 2010 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • Dispute Resolution In International Transactions
• February 2010 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • The Role of the UNCISG in the International Contracting Landscape
• November 2009 - click for details
  In this issue:

  • Managing Contractual Issues While Juggling the Dual Roles of Buyer and Seller
• August 2009 - click for details
  • Electronics Industry May Soon be Coping with American RoHS
  • Proposed Bill Would Impose New Penalties on Federal Contractors that use Unauthorized Workers
  • Legislation Would Provide Perks to "Patriot Corporations"
• May 2009 - click for details
  • Tips for Terminating a Long-Term Customer/Supplier Relationship
  • Proposed Changes to Rules for Determining Country of Origin for Imported Merchandise
  • New Government Policy Favoring Project Labor Agreements on Major Federal Construction Projects
• January 2009 - click for details
  • The Implications of the Alien Tort Claims Act on Multinational Corporations and the Use of Foreign Suppliers and Subcontractors
  • E-Verify Mandate for Federal Contractors Pushed Back
• November 2008 - click for details
  • McCains Push for Fixed-Cost Contracts
  • Exports Go Electronic 
• August 2008 - click for details
  • EEOC Issues New Religious Discrimination Guidance
  • Electronic Document Retention and Destruction
• May 2008 - click for details
  • Keeping an Eye on Corruption When Setting Up Shop Overseas
  • China Takes the Next Step in Joining the GPA
• February 2008 - click for details
  • The Ins and Outs of Licensing Intellectual Property