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January 2009

01.21.09	Day Pitney Alert: Connecticut Clarifies FMLA Rules
01.21.09	Court Doubles FMLA Damages Based on HR Professional’s Inaction
01.13.09	Day Pitney Alert: Important News for Foreign Travelers: Advance Clearance Required for Trips to U.S.

February 2009

02.15.09

Day Pitney Alert: Stimulus Act Expands Executive Compensation Limits for TARP Recipients

March 2009

03.19.09

Day Pitney Alert: Employee "Free Choice" Act Introduced in Congress

April 2009

04.14.09	Day Pitney Alert: Proposed Federal Law Seeks to Provide 12 Weeks of Paid Family and Medical Leave
04.07.09	Day Pitney Alert: Supreme Court Enforces Collective Bargaining Agreement Requiring Arbitration of Individual Bias Claims
04.01.09	Day Pitney Alert: New Form I-9 For Employment Eligibility Verification Released (2009)

May 2009

05.05.09

Day Pitney Alert: Coming and Going to Work During a Pandemic: What’s an Employer to Do?

June 2009

06.19.09	Age is Different – Higher Burden of Proof for Workers
06.15.09	Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Terminated Employees Must Be Paid For Unused Vacation
06.12.09	No Winning for Losing in New York City
06.05.09	Where Have All the Workers Gone?
06.05.09	Connecticut May Be Next to Mandate Paid Sick Leave

July 2009

November 2009

January 2008

February 2008

02.21.08	Day Pitney Alert: Deadline For Many Employers To File Their Form LM-10 Is Approaching
02.07.08	Day Pitney Alert: Expansion of FMLA for Military Families
02.05.08	EEOC Race Cases On the Rise, Nooses Make an Ugly Comeback
02.05.08	Day Pitney Alert: Employers Must Accommodate the Religious Beliefs of Their Employees and Applicants

April 2008

04.18.08

Day Pitney Alert: New Jersey Legislature Approves Paid Family Leave

May 2008

05.07.08

Day Pitney Alert: Corzine Signs New Jersey Paid Family Leave Act

June 2008

July 2008

September 2008

09.03.08

Day Pitney Alert: New and Improved EPCRS!

October 2008

10.14.08	Day Pitney Alert: Treasury Announces Executive Compensation Rules Under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
10.02.08	Day Pitney Alert: President Bush Signs Bill Significantly Expanding the Scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act

November 2008

11.21.08

Day Pitney Alert: Section 409A Documentary Compliance Deadline Fast Approaching

December 2008

12.11.08

Day Pitney Alert: Federal Contractors Must Use E-Verify

January 2007

01.29.07	Clear Repudiation Rule is Good News for Plan Fiduciaries
01.26.07	Still Have Something to Say about the FMLA? It′s Not Too Late!
01.24.07	Remember to Post OSHA Illness/Injury Summaries on February 1, 2007
01.22.07	″Normal″ Pregnancy is not a Disability Under New Jersey Law
01.22.07	New Depiction of Negligent Infliction
01.19.07	NLRB to Rule on Employee E-Mail Use for Union Activity
01.12.07	Federal Court Decision Provides Guidance on Individual Liability under New York Human Rights Law
01.10.07	Notice 2007-7 Provides Clarification on PPA Provisions
01.02.07	2007 Unemployment Benefit Rates Announced
01.01.07	NJ Workers′ Comp Rates Going Up

February 2007

02.26.07	Punitive Damages Are Not For General Deterrence
02.26.07	New ADA Guidelines for the Health Care Industry
02.21.07	New Employee Burden of Proof in NJLAD Retaliation Claims
02.20.07	Changes in MCAD Procedures
02.16.07	Asking An Employee About Retirement May Get You Sued
02.15.07	DOL Amends Fiduciary Safe Harbor For Terminating Individual Account Plans
02.13.07	New Jersey Jury Awards HR Exec $9.1 Million in Gender Discrimination Case
02.13.07	Federal Paid Family Leave May Be Coming
02.09.07	Day Pitney Alert: Section 409A Correction Program
02.07.07	Can Employees Sue For On-The-Job Stress? New York District Court Says No!
02.06.07	The Employer’s Role in the Event of an Influenza Pandemic
02.06.07	Paid Family Leave May Be on the Horizon in New Jersey.
02.01.07	Senate Amendments to Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007: Potential for Dramatic Impact on Design of Executive Compensation
02.01.07	Discrimination Charges Are On The Rise

March 2007

03.30.07	District Court Reaffirms Federal and New York Law Governing Individual Liability in Race Discrimination Cases
03.29.07	Certain Employer Statements Immune from Defamation Claims
03.21.07	Sexual Photos and Radio Commentary Not a Hostile Work Environment
03.19.07	Federal Appeals Court Upholds No Convict Hire Policy
03.16.07	Employers Can Contractually Shorten the Statue of Limitations for Claims Under USERRA
03.09.07	Deadline For Many Employers To File Their Form LM-10 Approaching
03.08.07	Connecticut Proposes Raising the Stakes for Jerks at Work
03.07.07	DOL Publishes Interim Final Rule on QDROs
03.07.07	Critical Date For H-1B Filings Approaches
03.05.07	Final Rules for Nondiscrimination in Health Coverage and Wellness Programs
03.01.07	Previous Periods of Employment Can Be Used to Meet FMLA Eligibility Requirements
03.01.07	Major Reforms to the National Labor Relations Act Approved by House

April 2007

04.24.07	Update On The Paycheck Fairness Act
04.20.07	The Proposed Demise of the Non-Compete Agreement in Connecticut
04.18.07	New Jersey Employer’s Appearance Policy Goes To Trial
04.17.07	Is Your Company On The EEOC’s Watch-List?
04.13.07	Employee Cannot Invoke Connecticut’s Whistleblower and Free Speech Statutes To Sue Union
04.12.07	District of New Jersey Dismisses Employer Stock Decline Case
04.09.07	THE COST OF A COUGH: CONNECTICUT PROPOSES MANDATORY PAID SICK LEAVE
04.06.07	Employer’s Actions were Too Little and Too Late
04.06.07	Employers Must Use the Revised EEO-1 Report Starting September 2007
04.04.07	MCAD Gives Itself High Marks
04.03.07	USCIS Announces that the Cap for H-1B Visas for 2008 Was Met On the First Day Filings Were Accepted
04.02.07	Third Circuit Declines to Extend Fiduciary Exception of Attorney-Client Privilege to ERISA Insurers
04.01.07	House Committee Recommends Bill Regulating Benefits Expenditures

May 2007

05.20.07	Major Changes to New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law Go Into Effect This Summer
05.09.07	Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Insurance Premiums Could Increase
05.01.07	Weigh In On New Jersey′s Minimum Wage

July 2007

07.16.07	Day Pitney Alert: Firing New Employee Who Fails To Provide A Social Security Number Is Not Discriminatory
07.05.07	Day Pitney Alert: Partial Plan Termination Guidance

October 2007

November 2007

11.16.07	Day Pitney Alert: New Form I-9 For Employment Eligibility Verification Released
11.09.07	Day Pitney Alert: IRS Releases Dollar Limitations on Benefits and Contributions to Pension Plans for 2008
11.09.07	Day Pitney Alert: Final Regulations for Qualified Default Investment Alternatives
11.09.07	Day Pitney Alert: Mass Confusion: Update on Massachusetts Health Care Reform

December 2007

12.11.07

Day Pitney Alert: H-1B Filing Date Draws Near

January 2006

01.26.06	Post-Hoc Excuse for Walking Off The Job Can’t Salvage Unemployment Claim
01.12.06	NJ Whistleblower Amendments
01.12.06	"Enron Amendments" Added to NJ’s Whistleblower Statute
01.03.06	Child Pornography in the Workplace - NJ Employers Must Take Action
01.01.06	NJ Identity Theft Prevention - Employer Obligations

February 2006

02.16.06	New York City′s ″Equal Benefits Law″ Is Struck Down: Preempted by ERISA
02.14.06	Employee Picketers Unlawfully Suspended
02.10.06	Workers’ Compensation: A “Common” Problem
02.03.06	Employee’s Lawsuit Is Too Little, Too Late
02.03.06	Boss’ Favoritism Toward Paramour Is Not Sex Discrimination...But It Could Be!

March 2006

03.10.06	U.S. DOL Says No Salary Deductions For Damaged Or Lost Business Equipment
03.02.06	PBGC Premium Increase For Defined Benefit Plans

April 2006

04.24.06	Are Your Independent Contractors Really Employees?
04.20.06	It’s OK to Promote From Within
04.19.06	EEOC Issues New Guidance on Race and Color Discrimination
04.14.06	Affirmative Action Obligations in New Jersey
04.13.06	New Jersey′s Indoor Smoking Ban
04.11.06	Pharmacy Benefits Manager Not ERISA Fiduciary
04.04.06	Employers Beware - EEOC Targeting Systemic Discrimination

May 2006

05.30.06	He Gaveth, Now He Can′t Taketh Away
05.25.06	Third Circuit Upholds Employer Verdict in Age Case
05.25.06	Rare Act of Senate Bipartisanship Passes Immigration Reform Bill
05.25.06	NY Court Nixes Postal Worker′s Discrimination Claims
05.25.06	Third Circuit Examines Top Hat Plans
05.24.06	IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Dependent Care Expenses
05.24.06	Unconventional Office Behavior Can Lead to Sexual Harassment Suits
05.19.06	No Benefits for Independent Contractor
05.19.06	Sept. 11-Related Workers′ Compensation Claim Highlights Statute of Limitations Issues
05.17.06	Unemployment Decision Not Binding In Later CEPA Case
05.16.06	Blog Policies – The New Employment Policy Every Employer Should Have
05.15.06	The New IRS Employee Plans Correction Resolution System is Finally Here!
05.15.06	Proposed Immigration Reform Has Steeper Penalties For Employing Illegal Aliens
05.15.06	U.S. Supreme Court Decides Sereboff
05.12.06	Health-Care Coverage for Kids Up to Age 30
05.05.06	DOL Updates Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program

June 2006

06.26.06	The Government Violated Employees’ Rights By Pressuring Their Employer To Stop Paying Legal Fees
06.26.06	You Can′t Go Back - Court Rejects Retroactive Adoption of Benefit Claim Procedures
06.26.06	Office Gossip Does Not Create A Hostile Work Environment
06.26.06	NJ Appellate Division Provides Guidance to Employers On Post-Employment Temporary Workers’ Compensation Benefits
06.22.06	Supreme Court Lowers Standard For Retaliatory Action
06.21.06	What′s In A Name? No Claim For FMLA Interference Where Employee Received Time Off Anyway
06.16.06	OFCCP Issues Final Rule on Wage Discrimination and Contractor Self-Evaluation Guidelines
06.12.06	Hostile Work Environment Claim Defeated . . . But Retaliation Claim Survives
06.08.06	Third Circuit Seriously Considers “Serious Consideration”
06.07.06	School′s Out! Don′t Forget Child Labor Laws
06.07.06	Pro-Choice Advocacy Unrelated to Employment Not Protected by Title VII
06.01.06	To Be Or Not To H-1B?

July 2006

07.28.06	Volatile Employee Deserved Discharge
07.26.06	EEOC & U.S. DOL Join Forces to Aid Workers with Disabilities
07.26.06	Employers Can Change Their IMAGE
07.25.06	Time After Time: Belated Wrongful Discharge Claims Can Piggy-Back On Time-Barred CEPA Claim
07.24.06	Want to Comply with the ADA? Mind Readers Only, Please
07.21.06	Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Against Airline Won′t Fly
07.20.06	A ″Substantial Nexus″ To Public Policy Violations Is Enough To State A Claim Under CEPA
07.19.06	NJ Supreme Court Confirms that Intoxication Bars A Workers’ Compensation Claim Only If It Is The Sole Cause
07.17.06	Keeping Uniforms Clean - Just Another Cost of Doing Business
07.13.06	Lateral Transfer ≠ Adverse Employment Action
07.11.06	Using Debit Cards, Credit Cards, and Stored Value Cards to Pay for Eligible Expenses Under Health FSAs, HRAs, and DCAPs
07.06.06	EEOC Probable Cause Determination Not Enough To Survive Summary Judgment
07.05.06	Now You CEPA, Now You Don′t: Shareholders and Directors May Not Be Covered Employees
07.01.06	Important PBGC Updates
07.01.06	Match Point: Advice For Employers On Responding To No-Match Letters

August 2006

08.30.06	Court Squashes Age Discrimination And Handbook Claims Of Foul-Mouthed Employee
08.25.06	Reverse Discrimination Claim Denied Because Of Employee’s Discipline History
08.24.06	Can You Implement A Layoff After A Strike?
08.24.06	Bonus Programs and the FMLA
08.22.06	If Release is Good, Pre-Release Claims Will Fail
08.21.06	The PPA′s Safe Harbor for 401(k) Automatic Enrollment
08.18.06	President Signs Pension Protection Act
08.15.06	Second Circuit Rejects Application of Section 1981 Protections Abroad
08.15.06	Reading of “Vile” Racially Discriminatory Document During Trial Found to Be Prejudicial Error
08.14.06	Plaintiffs Have Heavy Burden In Disparate Impact Age Discrimination Cases
08.14.06	SOX Whistleblower Must Have “Reasonable Belief” Of Company′s Violation
08.10.06	OFCCP Aims to Increase Enforcement of EEO Recordkeeping
08.10.06	Time′s Running Out! EEO-1 Surveys Due 9/30/06
08.09.06	Court Pulls Plug on Nurse′s Discrimination Claim
08.08.06	Worldwide Ban in Non-Compete Is Overbroad and Unenforceable
08.04.06	Employer Prevails in Italian-American Discrimination Lawsuit
08.03.06	Pension Protection Act Passed by House and Senate

September 2006

09.29.06	Impromptu Run-In With Transgendered Employee Not Sexual Harassment
09.28.06	Pension Protection Act Impacts PBGC Variable Rate Premiums and Reporting Requirements
09.27.06	Swift Action by Employer Checks Negative Fallout from Busted Relationship
09.26.06	Investment Advice, Participant-Directed Plans, and the Pension Protection Act of 2006
09.21.06	Zazzali Proposed To Replace Poritz on NJ′s High Court
09.18.06	NJ′s Minimum Wage Increases To $7.15/Hour on 10/1/06
09.15.06	NY District Court Ignores US Supreme Court And Follows Second Circuit Precedent
09.13.06	Not Your Garden Variety Workers’ Comp Dispute
09.08.06	OFCCP Nixes EO Survey Requirement
09.01.06	401(k) Highlights of the Pension Protection Act

October 2006

10.30.06	Second Circuit Math: Supervisor PLUS Gender-Biased Remarks DOES NOT ALWAYS EQUAL a Hostile Work Environment
10.30.06	Disability Does Not Excuse Deviation From Company Policy
10.27.06	When Dancing on Tabletops Comes to the Workplace
10.27.06	How to Keep HSAs beyond ERISA′s Reach
10.26.06	Department Of Labor Provides Guidance On Overtime Pay For Computer “Help Desk” Employees
10.25.06	New Jersey Same-Sex Couples Entitled to Rights and Benefits of Marriage
10.19.06	NY High Court Rejects Religious Challenge to Contraceptive Coverage
10.18.06	Grieving The Loss Of Her Job: Bereavement Not Covered By The FMLA
10.18.06	2007 Qualified Plan Limits
10.11.06	Appeals Court Refuses to Pave Over Worker′s Compensation Bar
10.10.06	Nothing to Blow the Whistle About
10.10.06	Pension Protection Act Requires Distribution of Pension Benefit Statements
10.09.06	On-Line Health Benefits Advisor Now Available
10.06.06	Pension Protection Act′s New ″Small Employer” Pension Plan
10.03.06	Pension Plan Liabilities Can Be Considered When Determining Investment Strategy

November 2006

11.28.06	No Cause of Action Based on Sexual Orientation under Title VII
11.24.06	Traveling On Business? Watch Out For New Passport Requirements.
11.24.06	2007 Covered Compensation Tables
11.21.06	Statistics Sometimes Lie
11.20.06	Court Forces Insurer To Pay-Out Under Workers’ Compensation Policy
11.20.06	Paying For Qualified Transportation Expenses With SmartCards and Debit Cards
11.16.06	Congressional Democrats Pledge To Raise Minimum Wage
11.16.06	Wage Deductions for ″Cash″ Are Unlawful in New York
11.16.06	Colitis: Not a Disability Under the ADA
11.14.06	Senator Kennedy Expected To Chair Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
11.08.06	"I Didn’t Know" Is Viable Defense In ADA Case
11.01.06	IRS Increases 2007 Auto Reimbursement Business Mileage Rate to 48.5 Cents

December 2006

12.22.06	NY′s ″Timothy′s Law″ Covers Mental Health
12.21.06	New Jersey Governor and Legislature Bless Civil Union Law
12.19.06	New Jersey Law To Protect Against Transgender Discrimination
12.19.06	New Jersey Requires Background Checks for Independent Contractors in Certain Industries
12.19.06	Lack of Qualifications Not Fatal to Claim of Failure to Hire
12.15.06	′Tis the Season: Avoiding Holiday Office Party Liability
12.12.06	The Power of the Blue Pencil - Connecticut Superior Court Exterminates A Six Month, Fifty Mile Non-Compete
12.11.06	Presentation of a Doctor’s Note Is Not Protected Conduct Under the NJLAD

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