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Monthly Archives: November 2009
The Ricci Saga Continues: 14 New Haven Firefighters Promoted
Just one day before Thanksgiving and in accordance with the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano, the federal district court in Connecticut (Arterton, J.) ordered that the City of New Haven certify the results of the 2003 … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged City of New Haven, discrimination, disparate, firefighters, New Haven Fire Department, Ricci, Second Circuit, United States District Court, United States Supreme Court
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They Did it Again: Congress Introduces Another Bill That Would Mandate Paid Sick Leave for "Contagious Illnesses"
Congress is at it again: they have introduced another H1N1-related bill that would require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees with “contagious illnesses.” Again, while seemingly a compassionate move on the part of Congress, employers are left to … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged Emergency Influenza Containment Act, Families, H1N1, House Bill, influenza, paid sick time, pandemic, Pandemic Protection Act, Pandemic Protection for Workers
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Firing Over Facebook
Issues surrounding social networking and the workplace have started to hit the national news. In fact, just last week, a former school teacher in Georgia sued the school district claiming she was forced to step down from her job after … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged Ashley Payne, Facebook, Georgia teacher fired, Myspace, social networking at work, social networking in the workplace, social networking websites, Twitter, workplace policies
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To Ban or Not To Ban: The Question of Whether Employers Should Prohibit Employees from Social Networking Inside and Outside of Work
I do it. You do it. It seems like most everyone is doing it. Aided by laptops, blackberries and iPhones, social networking is taking place at almost any time and almost everywhere. Indeed, Facebook and Twitter could be two of … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged Facebook, Myspace, social networking, social networking at work, social networking websites, Twitter, workplace policies
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Employers Beware: New House Bill Looming That Would Mandate Paid Sick Leave For "Contagious Illnesses"
As if it’s not tough enough for employers to survive what many economists have coined the worst economy since the Great Depression, now, Congress wants to heap another financial burden on employers: to have them provide paid sick leave to … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged Congress, discrimination, Emergency Influenza Containment Act, H1N1, House Bill, influenza, paid sick time, retaliation
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EEOC Revises its "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" Poster
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has just issued a revised poster that reflects both the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 and the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”), which takes effect on November 21, 2009. The … Continue reading