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11/28/2007Supplement to Day Pitney Alert Re: New Form I-9 For Employment Eligibility Verification Released
11/16/2007Day Pitney Alert: New Form I-9 For Employment Eligibility Verification Released
7/27/2007Day Pitney Alert: New Jersey Governor Enacts Law to Protect Employees in the Construction Industry
5/20/2007Major Changes to New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law Go Into Effect This Summer
5/9/2007Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Insurance Premiums Could Increase
5/1/2007Weigh In On New Jersey′s Minimum Wage
4/25/2007Bill Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination Advances
4/24/2007Update On The Paycheck Fairness Act
4/20/2007The Proposed Demise of the Non-Compete Agreement in Connecticut
4/18/2007New Jersey Employer’s Appearance Policy Goes To Trial
4/17/2007Is Your Company On The EEOC’s Watch-List?
4/13/2007Employee Cannot Invoke Connecticut’s Whistleblower and Free Speech Statutes To Sue Union
4/12/2007District of New Jersey Dismisses Employer Stock Decline Case
4/9/2007THE COST OF A COUGH: CONNECTICUT PROPOSES MANDATORY PAID SICK LEAVE
4/6/2007Employers Must Use the Revised EEO-1 Report Starting September 2007
4/6/2007Employer’s Actions were Too Little and Too Late
4/4/2007MCAD Gives Itself High Marks
4/3/2007USCIS Announces that the Cap for H-1B Visas for 2008 Was Met On the First Day Filings Were Accepted
4/2/2007Third Circuit Declines to Extend Fiduciary Exception of Attorney-Client Privilege to ERISA Insurers
4/1/2007House Committee Recommends Bill Regulating Benefits Expenditures
3/30/2007Conjecture and Speculation Insufficient To Sustain Race And Age Discrimination Claims
3/30/2007District Court Reaffirms Federal and New York Law Governing Individual Liability in Race Discrimination Cases
3/29/2007Certain Employer Statements Immune from Defamation Claims
3/21/2007Sexual Photos and Radio Commentary Not a Hostile Work Environment
3/19/2007Federal Appeals Court Upholds No Convict Hire Policy
3/16/2007Employers Can Contractually Shorten the Statue of Limitations for Claims Under USERRA
3/9/2007Deadline For Many Employers To File Their Form LM-10 Approaching
3/8/2007Connecticut Proposes Raising the Stakes for Jerks at Work
3/7/2007Critical Date For H-1B Filings Approaches
3/7/2007DOL Publishes Interim Final Rule on QDROs
3/5/2007Final Rules for Nondiscrimination in Health Coverage and Wellness Programs
3/1/2007Major Reforms to the National Labor Relations Act Approved by House
3/1/2007Previous Periods of Employment Can Be Used to Meet FMLA Eligibility Requirements
2/28/2007EEOC Unveils E-RACE Initiative
2/26/2007New ADA Guidelines for the Health Care Industry
2/26/2007Punitive Damages Are Not For General Deterrence
2/21/2007New Employee Burden of Proof in NJLAD Retaliation Claims
2/20/2007Changes in MCAD Procedures
2/16/2007Asking An Employee About Retirement May Get You Sued
2/15/2007DOL Amends Fiduciary Safe Harbor For Terminating Individual Account Plans
2/13/2007New Jersey Jury Awards HR Exec $9.1 Million in Gender Discrimination Case
2/13/2007Federal Paid Family Leave May Be Coming
2/7/2007Can Employees Sue For On-The-Job Stress? New York District Court Says No!
2/6/2007The Employer’s Role in the Event of an Influenza Pandemic
2/6/2007Paid Family Leave May Be on the Horizon in New Jersey.
2/1/2007Senate Amendments to Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007: Potential for Dramatic Impact on Design of Executive Compensation
2/1/2007Discrimination Charges Are On The Rise
1/31/2007Fortune 500 Company Pays $600,000 for ″Severe″ Race-Based Conduct
1/29/2007Clear Repudiation Rule is Good News for Plan Fiduciaries
1/26/2007Still Have Something to Say about the FMLA? It′s Not Too Late!
1/24/2007Remember to Post OSHA Illness/Injury Summaries on February 1, 2007
1/22/2007New Depiction of Negligent Infliction
1/22/2007″Normal″ Pregnancy is not a Disability Under New Jersey Law
1/19/2007NLRB to Rule on Employee E-Mail Use for Union Activity
1/12/2007Federal Court Decision Provides Guidance on Individual Liability under New York Human Rights Law
1/10/2007Notice 2007-7 Provides Clarification on PPA Provisions
1/2/20072007 Unemployment Benefit Rates Announced
1/1/2007NJ Workers′ Comp Rates Going Up
12/22/2006Anti-Asian Remarks Did Not Create Hostile Work Environment
12/22/2006NY′s ″Timothy′s Law″ Covers Mental Health
12/21/2006New Jersey Governor and Legislature Bless Civil Union Law
12/19/2006New Jersey Law To Protect Against Transgender Discrimination
12/19/2006New Jersey Requires Background Checks for Independent Contractors in Certain Industries
12/19/2006Lack of Qualifications Not Fatal to Claim of Failure to Hire
12/15/2006′Tis the Season: Avoiding Holiday Office Party Liability
12/12/2006The Power of the Blue Pencil - Connecticut Superior Court Exterminates A Six Month, Fifty Mile Non-Compete
12/11/2006Presentation of a Doctor’s Note Is Not Protected Conduct Under the NJLAD
11/30/2006Do You Have Something to Say About the FMLA? The Department of Labor Wants to Hear It.
11/28/2006No Cause of Action Based on Sexual Orientation under Title VII
11/24/2006Traveling On Business? Watch Out For New Passport Requirements.
11/24/20062007 Covered Compensation Tables
11/21/2006Statistics Sometimes Lie
11/20/2006Court Forces Insurer To Pay-Out Under Workers’ Compensation Policy
11/20/2006Paying For Qualified Transportation Expenses With SmartCards and Debit Cards
11/16/2006Wage Deductions for ″Cash″ Are Unlawful in New York
11/16/2006Congressional Democrats Pledge To Raise Minimum Wage
11/16/2006Colitis: Not a Disability Under the ADA
11/14/2006Senator Kennedy Expected To Chair Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
11/8/2006″I Didn′t Know″ Is Viable Defense In ADA Case
11/1/2006IRS Increases 2007 Auto Reimbursement Business Mileage Rate to 48.5 Cents
10/31/2006Hip-Hop Magazine is the Source of a Multi-Million Dollar Retaliation Verdict
10/30/2006Second Circuit Math: Supervisor PLUS Gender-Biased Remarks DOES NOT ALWAYS EQUAL a Hostile Work Environment
10/30/2006Disability Does Not Excuse Deviation From Company Policy
10/27/2006When Dancing on Tabletops Comes to the Workplace
10/27/2006How to Keep HSAs beyond ERISA′s Reach
10/26/2006Department Of Labor Provides Guidance On Overtime Pay For Computer “Help Desk” Employees
10/25/2006New Jersey Same-Sex Couples Entitled to Rights and Benefits of Marriage
10/19/2006NY High Court Rejects Religious Challenge to Contraceptive Coverage
10/18/20062007 Qualified Plan Limits
10/18/2006Grieving The Loss Of Her Job: Bereavement Not Covered By The FMLA
10/11/2006Appeals Court Refuses to Pave Over Worker′s Compensation Bar
10/10/2006Nothing to Blow the Whistle About
10/10/2006Pension Protection Act Requires Distribution of Pension Benefit Statements
10/9/2006On-Line Health Benefits Advisor Now Available
10/6/2006Pension Protection Act′s New ″Small Employer” Pension Plan
10/3/2006Pension Plan Liabilities Can Be Considered When Determining Investment Strategy
9/29/2006NLRB Clarifies Definition of ″Supervisor″
9/29/2006Impromptu Run-In With Transgendered Employee Not Sexual Harassment
9/28/2006Pension Protection Act Impacts PBGC Variable Rate Premiums and Reporting Requirements
9/27/2006Swift Action by Employer Checks Negative Fallout from Busted Relationship
9/26/2006Investment Advice, Participant-Directed Plans, and the Pension Protection Act of 2006
9/21/2006Zazzali Proposed To Replace Poritz on NJ′s High Court
9/18/2006NJ′s Minimum Wage Increases To $7.15/Hour on 10/1/06
9/15/2006NY District Court Ignores US Supreme Court And Follows Second Circuit Precedent
9/13/2006Not Your Garden Variety Workers’ Comp Dispute
9/8/2006OFCCP Nixes EO Survey Requirement
9/1/2006401(k) Highlights of the Pension Protection Act
8/31/2006Rumors That FMLA Leave Is The “The Kiss of Death” Result In Trial
8/30/2006Court Squashes Age Discrimination And Handbook Claims Of Foul-Mouthed Employee
8/25/2006Reverse Discrimination Claim Denied Because Of Employee’s Discipline History
8/24/2006Can You Implement A Layoff After A Strike?
8/24/2006Bonus Programs and the FMLA
8/22/2006If Release is Good, Pre-Release Claims Will Fail
8/21/2006The PPA′s Safe Harbor for 401(k) Automatic Enrollment
8/18/2006President Signs Pension Protection Act
8/15/2006Reading of “Vile” Racially Discriminatory Document During Trial Found to Be Prejudicial Error
8/15/2006Second Circuit Rejects Application of Section 1981 Protections Abroad
8/14/2006Plaintiffs Have Heavy Burden In Disparate Impact Age Discrimination Cases
8/14/2006SOX Whistleblower Must Have “Reasonable Belief” Of Company′s Violation
8/10/2006OFCCP Aims to Increase Enforcement of EEO Recordkeeping
8/10/2006Time′s Running Out! EEO-1 Surveys Due 9/30/06
8/9/2006Court Pulls Plug on Nurse′s Discrimination Claim
8/8/2006Worldwide Ban in Non-Compete Is Overbroad and Unenforceable
8/4/2006Employer Prevails in Italian-American Discrimination Lawsuit
8/3/2006Pension Protection Act Passed by House and Senate
7/31/2006No Cause for Quick-Acting Employer
7/28/2006Volatile Employee Deserved Discharge
7/26/2006EEOC & U.S. DOL Join Forces to Aid Workers with Disabilities
7/26/2006Employers Can Change Their IMAGE
7/25/2006Time After Time: Belated Wrongful Discharge Claims Can Piggy-Back On Time-Barred CEPA Claim
7/24/2006Want to Comply with the ADA? Mind Readers Only, Please
7/21/2006Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Against Airline Won′t Fly
7/20/2006A ″Substantial Nexus″ To Public Policy Violations Is Enough To State A Claim Under CEPA
7/19/2006NJ Supreme Court Confirms that Intoxication Bars A Workers’ Compensation Claim Only If It Is The Sole Cause
7/17/2006Keeping Uniforms Clean - Just Another Cost of Doing Business
7/13/2006Lateral Transfer ≠ Adverse Employment Action
7/11/2006Using Debit Cards, Credit Cards, and Stored Value Cards to Pay for Eligible Expenses Under Health FSAs, HRAs, and DCAPs
7/6/2006EEOC Probable Cause Determination Not Enough To Survive Summary Judgment
7/5/2006Now You CEPA, Now You Don′t: Shareholders and Directors May Not Be Covered Employees
7/1/2006Important PBGC Updates
7/1/2006Match Point: Advice For Employers On Responding To No-Match Letters
6/30/2006IRS Explains How to Calculate ″Amount Involved″ for Purposes of Prohibited Transaction Excise Tax on Late Deferrals
6/26/2006The Government Violated Employees’ Rights By Pressuring Their Employer To Stop Paying Legal Fees
6/26/2006NJ Appellate Division Provides Guidance to Employers On Post-Employment Temporary Workers’ Compensation Benefits
6/26/2006You Can′t Go Back - Court Rejects Retroactive Adoption of Benefit Claim Procedures
6/26/2006Office Gossip Does Not Create A Hostile Work Environment
6/22/2006Supreme Court Lowers Standard For Retaliatory Action
6/21/2006What′s In A Name? No Claim For FMLA Interference Where Employee Received Time Off Anyway
6/16/2006OFCCP Issues Final Rule on Wage Discrimination and Contractor Self-Evaluation Guidelines
6/12/2006Hostile Work Environment Claim Defeated . . . But Retaliation Claim Survives
6/8/2006Third Circuit Seriously Considers “Serious Consideration”
6/7/2006School′s Out! Don′t Forget Child Labor Laws
6/7/2006Pro-Choice Advocacy Unrelated to Employment Not Protected by Title VII
6/1/2006To Be Or Not To H-1B?
5/31/2006Confidential Documents Properly Withheld From Union
5/30/2006He Gaveth, Now He Can′t Taketh Away
5/25/2006NY Court Nixes Postal Worker′s Discrimination Claims
5/25/2006Third Circuit Examines Top Hat Plans
5/25/2006Third Circuit Upholds Employer Verdict in Age Case
5/25/2006Rare Act of Senate Bipartisanship Passes Immigration Reform Bill
5/24/2006Unconventional Office Behavior Can Lead to Sexual Harassment Suits
5/24/2006IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Dependent Care Expenses
5/19/2006No Benefits for Independent Contractor
5/19/2006Sept. 11-Related Workers′ Compensation Claim Highlights Statute of Limitations Issues
5/17/2006Unemployment Decision Not Binding In Later CEPA Case
5/16/2006Blog Policies – The New Employment Policy Every Employer Should Have
5/15/2006The New IRS Employee Plans Correction Resolution System is Finally Here!
5/15/2006Proposed Immigration Reform Has Steeper Penalties For Employing Illegal Aliens
5/15/2006U.S. Supreme Court Decides Sereboff
5/12/2006Health-Care Coverage for Kids Up to Age 30
5/5/2006DOL Updates Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program
4/28/2006OTB Employee′s Age Discrimination Case Far From A Photo Finish
4/24/2006Are Your Independent Contractors Really Employees?
4/20/2006It’s OK to Promote From Within
4/19/2006EEOC Issues New Guidance on Race and Color Discrimination
4/14/2006Affirmative Action Obligations in New Jersey
4/13/2006New Jersey′s Indoor Smoking Ban
4/11/2006Pharmacy Benefits Manager Not ERISA Fiduciary
4/4/2006Employers Beware - EEOC Targeting Systemic Discrimination
3/20/2006Statements in Support of Disability Benefits Do Not Bar ADA Claim
3/10/2006U.S. DOL Says No Salary Deductions For Damaged Or Lost Business Equipment
3/2/2006PBGC Premium Increase For Defined Benefit Plans
2/23/2006Independent Contractors May Be Whistleblowers Too
2/16/2006New York City′s ″Equal Benefits Law″ Is Struck Down: Preempted by ERISA
2/14/2006Employee Picketers Unlawfully Suspended
2/10/2006Workers’ Compensation: A “Common” Problem
2/3/2006Employee’s Lawsuit Is Too Little, Too Late
2/3/2006Boss’ Favoritism Toward Paramour Is Not Sex Discrimination...But It Could Be!
1/31/2006Employee Surveillance ‘Bar’d
1/26/2006Post-Hoc Excuse for Walking Off The Job Can’t Salvage Unemployment Claim
1/12/2006NJ Whistleblower Amendments
1/12/2006″Enron Amendments″ Added to NJ′s Whistleblower Statute
1/3/2006Child Pornography in the Workplace - NJ Employers Must Take Action
1/1/2006NJ Identity Theft Prevention - Employer Obligations
12/6/2005NY Identity Theft Protection - Employer Obligations

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