Employment Express E-Letter
Below you will find our most recent news letters.
June 2008 - Vol. 10, No. 6
Restriction on E-mail Communications * Release Signed Under Duress * Employer Unemployment Compensation Victories * Tip of the Month
May 2008 - Vol. 10, No. 5
Working Teens * Employee Testing for a Serious Condition * Interference with Health Benefits * Employee Allowed to Sue Employer under ERISA for 401(k) Losses * Religious Accommodation Required * Tip of the Month
April 2008 - Vol. 10, No. 4
HIPAA Privacy Rules * Permanent Replacement for Strikers Can Be At Will * Discretion and Judgment Required for Administrative Exemption * Independent Contractors for Tax Purposes * Tip of the Month
March 2008 - Vol. 10, No. 3
14th Annual Employment Law Seminar * Health Benefit Coordination with Medicare Resolved * You Say No Contract, Then No Contract * Officer Liability * Employer Avoids Harsh Damage Award * Tip of the Month
February 2008 - Vol. 10, No. 2
Save the Date! Annual Employment Law Seminar * Family Medical Leave Benefits Expanded * 18-Month Non-Compete Contract Enforced * Employer Can Force FMLA Leave Rather than Provide Accommodation * Tip of the Month
January 2008 - Vol. 10, No. 1
Save the Date! Annual Employment Law Seminar * Supreme Court Employment Case * Contract Claim Lost by Northern Minnesota Employee * Extension of Family Leave * FMLA Benefit Year Must be Clear * Tip of the Month
December 2007 - Vol. 9, No. 11
30-Minute Meal Period Mandatory * Non-Compete Agreement Found Invalid * Exempt Employees May Be Required to Work Minimum Hours * No Pay in Lieu of Paid Time Off for Ineligible Employee * Tip of the Month
November 2007 - Vol. 9, No. 10
Voting Leave * Harassment Suit May Result from Negligence * Bonuses and Overtime * Employees of Care Agencies Exempt * Tip of the Month
October 2007 - Vol. 9, No. 9
DRUG-FREE WORK WEEK * TERMINATED EMPLOYEE ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS * NO PAY FOR ON-CALL TIME * ENCOURAGING OLDER WORKERS TO APPLY * TIP OF THE MONTH
September 2007 - Vol. 9, No. 8
New Hires Must Have Notice of Right to Personnel Records * Supervisors May Face Personal Liability * Warn Employees Before Plant Closing or Mass Layoff * Tip of the Month
August 2007 - Vol. 9, No. 7
Timely Complaint to EEOC * Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - Nondiscrimination * Federal Minimum Wage * Tip of the Month
July 2007 - Vol. 9, No. 6
Older Employee Replacement * ADA Essential Job Duties * Sexual Harassment Reporting * Tip of the Month
June 2007 - Vol. 9, No. 5
Smoking Bans * Job Bias Charges * Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Discrimination * Tip of the Month
May 2007 - Vol. 9, No. 4
Hours Worked by Exempt Employees * Fewer Lawsuits from a Collaborative Workplace * Family Medical Leave * Tip of the Month
April 2007 - Vol. 9, No. 3
Retaliatory Action for Filing EEO Claim * Waiver of Claim may be Retaliatory * Independent Contractor v. Employee * Tip of the Month
