Ogletree Deakins Featured Content http://www.ogletreedeakins.com Latest Ogletree Deakins Publications en-us Copyright 2010 Ogletree Deakins 09 Mar 2010 15:28:28 New Jersey - New Regulation Issued Concerning Prevailing Wage Requirements for Construction Work on Public Utilities http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1111 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 05 Mar 2010 Article New Jersey - Proposal to Require Employment Eligibility Verification and to Sanction Hiring of Unauthorized Aliens http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1112 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 05 Mar 2010 Article New Jersey - Bill Proposes Extension of Health Benefits Continuation Under New Jersey “Mini COBRA” http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1113 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 05 Mar 2010 Article New Jersey - Bill Reintroduced to Prohibit Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1114 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 05 Mar 2010 Article New Jersey - Governor Reveals Proposals for Fixing Unemployment Insurance Fund http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1115 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 05 Mar 2010 Article New York - NYS DOL Issues Additional Model Notice and Acknowledgement Forms to Assist Employers when Hiring New Employees http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1116 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 05 Mar 2010 Article New York - NYS DOL Extends Emergency Regulations Concerning Overtime for Nurses http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1117 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 05 Mar 2010 Article Third Circuit Holds Administrative Exemption Under FLSA Applicable to Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1118 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 05 Mar 2010 Article New Jersey - CEPA Plaintiff Not Entitled to Front and Back Pay Unless Actually or Constructively Discharged http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1119 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 05 Mar 2010 Article COBRA Subsidy Extended and Modified http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1110 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Mar 2010 Article Triple Play – Missouri Supreme Throws a Couple of Curve Balls and Tags Employers in Wrongful Discharge Cases http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1107 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 03 Mar 2010 Article The Model Employer CHIPRA Notice http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1105 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 02 Mar 2010 Article New Jersey - Substantially Revised New York WARN Act Regulations Issued, Effective Immediately http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1104 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Mar 2010 Article Get Ready to File H-1Bs http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1098 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 25 Feb 2010 Article New Scrutiny of H-1B/L-1 Travelers on Reentry http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1099 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 25 Feb 2010 Article Traveler Updates – Visa Waiver and Visa Applications http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1100 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 25 Feb 2010 Article Compliance Corner – State E-Verify and I-9 Laws http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1101 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 25 Feb 2010 Article 3d Circuit - Sales Rep Falls Within FLSA’s “Administrative” Exemption Because of Independent Strategic Planning Responsibilities http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1094 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 11 Feb 2010 Article Does Your Health Plan Violate the New Mental Health Parity Rules? http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1093 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Feb 2010 Article FY 2011 H-1B Petitions May Be Filed on April 1, 2010 http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1091 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 02 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - New Law Allows License Suspension and Revocation for Repeat Violations of Wage, Benefits, and Tax Laws; Creates New Notice Requirements http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1077 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - Medical Marijuana Law Passes; Employers’ Accommodation Obligations Unclear http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1078 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - Employment Protection for Volunteer Emergency Responders http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1079 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - Annual Adjustments in Family Leave Insurance Contribution Rates http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1080 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - Autism Now Expressly Protected Under the NJLAD http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1081 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - Prevailing Wage – Expansion of the Scope of “Maintenance-Related Projects” http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1082 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - Construction Contracts Must Now Include Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Language to Receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Funds http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1083 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - Governor Announces New Labor Commissioner Nominee http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1084 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - “Continuing Violation Theory” Cannot Be Used to “Sweep In” an Otherwise Time-Barred Discrete Retaliatory Act Under the NJLAD http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1085 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - Single “Politically Incorrect” Comment Insufficient to Establish Age Discrimination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1086 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - NJLAD’s “Refusal To Do Business” Provision Prohibits Conditioning Business on Submission to Sexual Advances http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1087 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - No Bar on Public Interest Attorneys Simultaneously Negotiating Settlement on Merits and Attorneys’ Fees in NJLAD and CEPA Matters http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1088 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article New Jersey - Sexual Harassment Settlement with Public Employer Cannot Be Kept Secret http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1089 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 Article 8th Circuit - Adverse Employment Action Based on Gender-Related Non-Conforming Behavior and Appearance is Impermissible http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1071 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 25 Jan 2010 Article Document Correction Program for Document Failures in Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1069 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 15 Jan 2010 Article New Jersey - Weekly Unemployment, Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance Benefits Increased for 2010 http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1061 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 14 Jan 2010 Article New Jersey - Reminder – Employers With 10 or More Employees Must Provide Annual CEPA Notice http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1062 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 14 Jan 2010 Article New Jersey - Prevailing Wage – Senate Labor Committee Approves Bill Requiring Participation in Registered Apprenticeship Programs http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1063 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 14 Jan 2010 Article New Jersey - Prevailing Wage – Assembly Passes Bill Expanding Scope of “Maintenance-Related” Projects http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1064 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 14 Jan 2010 Article NY WARN Act Emergency Rule Extended http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1065 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 14 Jan 2010 Article New Jersey Institutes Mandatory CLE Requirements for All Licensed Attorneys, Effective Immediately http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1066 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 14 Jan 2010 Article New Jersey - McDonnell Douglas Burden-Shifting Framework Still Applies to Federal Age Claims Despite “But For” Test Adopted by Supreme Court http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1067 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 14 Jan 2010 Article New E-Verify Law Goes Into Effect http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1057 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 11 Jan 2010 Article FTC Guidelines May Create Company Liability for Employees’ Online Endorsements http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1056 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 04 Jan 2010 Article Court "Deletes" Computer Misuse Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1044 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Article New Law Expands Military Leave Entitlements Under FMLA http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1046 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Article Handbook/Policy Reviews - A Labor Law Necessity http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1047 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Article The Next Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act? http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1048 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Article News From Capitol Hill http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1049 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Article "More Energetic Person" Comment May Prove Costly http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1051 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Article GINA Takes Effect - Many Employers Unprepared? http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1052 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Article Workplace Violence - The Necessity Of A Proactive Approach http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1053 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Article New Jersey - Governor Signs Law Allowing Corporations Greater Flexibility to Grant Equity Awards http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1018 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New Jersey - Proposed Law Seeks to Bar Employment Disqualification Based Upon Convictions, and to Bar Asking Applicants about Arrest Record http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1020 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New Jersey Wage and Hour Regulations Amended to Allow Employers to Withhold Wages for Health Club Membership Costs or Child Care Services http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1021 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New Jersey - Proposed Amendment to LAD Clarifies Protection of Persons with Autism http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1022 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New Jersey - Employment Protections Proposed for Emergency Responders http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1023 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Proposes Adjustments to Employee Contribution Rate for Family Temporary Disability Leave Insurance http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1024 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New York Department of Labor Now Allows Employers to Prepare their Own Forms to Comply with Notice and Acknowledgment of Pay Requirements http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1025 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New York Commissioner of Labor Approves Changes to Wage and Hour Regulations for Hotel and Restaurant Workers http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1026 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New Jersey Appellate Court Embraces U.S. Supreme Court’s Ledbetter Decision http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1027 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New Jersey - General Language in Employee Handbook Insufficient to Compel Arbitration of LAD Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1028 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article New Jersey - Employee Entitled to Workers’ Compensation for Mental Stress Resulting from Hostile Work Environment http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1029 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 Article 2d Circuit - Attendance at Work is an Essential Function of the Job in Most Instances http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1017 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 17 Dec 2009 Article The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Has Taken Effect http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1011 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 23 Nov 2009 Article 9th Circuit Rules That Rehabilitation Act Covers Discrimination Claim By an Independent Contractor http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1010 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 23 Nov 2009 Article 7th Circuit - Termination for Poor Performance Discussed Prior to FMLA Leave Does Not Support Retaliation Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1001 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 17 Nov 2009 Article New Jersey Prohibits Sex Offenders from Working for Youth Organizations http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=992 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Article New Jersey - Proposed Amendment Redefines “Misconduct” for Unemployment Benefit Disqualification Purposes http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=993 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Article New York - NYS DOL Issues Required Notice and Acknowledgement Form that New York Employers Must Use When Hiring New Employees http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=994 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Article New York - “Nurse Coverage Plans” Mandatory for Involuntary Overtime in New York http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=995 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Article New Jersey - Release Valid Under OWBPA Where Plaintiff Was Given Appropriate Time to Consider It, Notwithstanding He Signed It Immediately Due to His Own Poor Financial Condition http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=996 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Article New Jersey Supreme Court Holds Defendants Cannot Recover Fees in CEPA and LAD Cases under Offer of Judgment Rule http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=997 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Article New Jersey - ADEA Claim Fails Where Employer Had Numerous Reasons to Fire Employee; Age Clearly Not the “But For” Factor in Termination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=998 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Article Project Closeout & Document Retention http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=999 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Article Contractors Risk Losing Lien Rights If Sworn Statements Are Not Under Oath http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1000 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 10 Nov 2009 Article 9th Circuit - Termination of Teacher After Her Complaints on Behalf of Disabled Students May Constitute ADA Retaliation http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=988 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 29 Oct 2009 Article Are Your Tipped Employees Doing Tipped Work? http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=982 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 29 Oct 2009 Article U.S. Supreme Court Set To Begin New Term Justices To Review Arbitration And Disparate Impact Bias Cases http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=976 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 29 Oct 2009 Article 5th Circuit - Worker Fired For Violating Computer Policy Gets No Sympathy http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=977 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 29 Oct 2009 Article Who Needs EFCA? - Expect Big Labor Law "Reforms" From the NLRB http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=978 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 29 Oct 2009 Article Pandemic Planning - Are You Prepared For This Year's Flu Season? http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=979 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 29 Oct 2009 Article 7th Circuit - Disabled Employees Must Provide Corroborating Evidence of Non-Obvious, Medically Necessary Accommodations http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=970 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 23 Oct 2009 Article North Carolina Bans Texting While Driving http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=958 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article North Carolina - Increased Penalties for Child Labor Violations http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=959 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article North Carolina - Unemployment Benefits Update http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=960 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article North Carolina - Personal Protective Equipment Update http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=961 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article North Carolina - At-Will Employment: Court Strengthens Limits on Contracts that Modify At-Will Employment http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=962 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article North Carolina - Non-Competition Agreements: Court of Appeals Finds Non-Competition Agreements Are Too Restrictive to be Enforced http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=963 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article North Carolina’s Wage and Hour Act Does Not Apply to Non-Residents Working Primarily Out of State http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=964 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article A Non-ERISA Short-Term Disability Plan Gives Employer Reasonable Discretion to Determine Benefits Eligibility http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=965 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article North Carolina Supreme Court Finds that Employee Who Accepts Voluntary Retirement Package is Ineligible for Unemployment Benefits http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=966 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article Federal Courts Require More from Employer Harassment Investigations http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=967 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Fourth Circuit Clarifies Analysis for Administrative Exemptions http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=968 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article 3d Circuit - Replacing Employee With Younger, Less Experienced Person is not Always Age Discrimination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=956 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Article New Jersey - Company Violated Federal Law by Accessing Employee’s Invitation-Only MySpace Chat Group Without Authorization http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=955 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 13 Oct 2009 Article New Jersey Announces Nation’s First RETURN-to-Work Program http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=948 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 09 Oct 2009 Article New Jersey - 5,000+ NJ Residents Have Received Family Leave Insurance Benefits http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=950 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 09 Oct 2009 Article New York - Legislation Proposed to Provide Paid Sick Time in New York City http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=951 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 09 Oct 2009 Article New Jersey - Appellate Division Adopts Broad Definition of “Opposition” Under the NJLAD http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=952 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 09 Oct 2009 Article New Jersey - Employee May Bring FMLA Retaliation Claim Although Leave Had Not Commenced When Allegedly Unlawful Action Occurred http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=953 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 09 Oct 2009 Article New Jersey - Plaintiff’s Failure to Follow Employer’s Version of the Interactive Process Does Not Justify Employer Abandoning the Process http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=954 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 09 Oct 2009 Article Do Your Health and Wellness Plans Violate GINA? http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=946 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 06 Oct 2009 Article 3d Circuit - Independent Contractor May Bring Section 1981 Race Discrimination Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=935 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 22 Sep 2009 Article Massachusetts Data Privacy Law – Compliance Deadlines Nearing http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=931 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 18 Sep 2009 Article 2d Circuit - Employer May Be Liable for Hiring Done by Independent Contractor http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=932 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 16 Sep 2009 Article Merger and Cooperation: The Future for Health Care Unions? http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=930 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 10 Sep 2009 Article 3d Circuit - Homosexual Man’s Gender Stereotyping Claim is Cognizable Under Title VII http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=928 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article 8th Circuit - Employee Must Provide Information Sufficient to Trigger Notice of Need for FMLA Leave http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=927 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New Jersey - NJDOL Revises NJ WARN Act Notification Form and Provides for On-Line Submission http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=914 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New York - NY Wage and Hour Law Amended to Expand Worker Protection and Remedies For Wage and Hour Law Violations http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=915 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New York - Employers Must Provide Written Notice to New Hires of Terms and Conditions of Employment and Receive Written Employee Acknowledgment http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=916 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New York - Human Rights Law Protections Extended to Domestic Violence Victims http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=917 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New York - COBRA Benefits Extended from 18 to 36 Months Under New York “Mini-COBRA” Law http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=918 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New York - Extended Health Insurance Coverage for Dependent Children Through Age 29 http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=919 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New Jersey - “Litigation Hold” Letters May Be Discoverable Where Company’s Efforts to Preserve Evidence Are Questionable http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=920 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New Jersey - Plaintiff’s Use in Litigation of Confidential Documents Taken from Employer Does Not Constitute Protected Activity http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=921 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New Jersey - Release Signed by Plaintiff Post-Termination Upheld as Voluntary http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=922 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New Jersey - Under Title VII, Employer’s Remedial Action Is Adequate If It Is Reasonably Calculated to End the Harassment, Even If the Harassment Continues http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=923 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New Jersey - No CEPA Claim Where Employee’s Interest Was Financial Gain http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=924 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article New Jersey - FMLA and NJFLA “Same or Equivalent Position” Requirement Analyzed http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=925 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article Third Circuit Addresses Standard for Evaluating Misappropriation of Confidential Information Claims http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=926 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 08 Sep 2009 Article 7th Circuit - Evidence of Misconduct Discovered During FMLA Leave May Support Employee Termination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=911 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 27 Aug 2009 Article New Standards for Breaches of Health Plan PHI http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=910 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 24 Aug 2009 Article 7th Circuit - Company’s Prompt Reaction to Noose Precludes Liability for Racial Discrimination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=897 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 19 Aug 2009 Article National - What’s Happening with Health and Welfare Plans? More than You Might Think . . . http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=896 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 13 Aug 2009 Article National - High Court Issues Ruling In Reverse Bias Case http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=888 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 10 Aug 2009 Article National - A HITECH World - New Law Expands HIPAA Enforcement Power http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=889 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 10 Aug 2009 Article National - U.S. Supreme Court Issues Employer-Friendly ADEA Ruling http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=890 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 10 Aug 2009 Article 7th Circuit - Verbal Complaints About Time Clock Not Protected Under Federal Law http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=891 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 10 Aug 2009 Article DC Circuit - "You've Got Mail" - Court Reverses NLRB Decision http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=893 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 10 Aug 2009 Article National - New Employee Notice Rule Proposed for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=887 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 07 Aug 2009 Article New Jersey - Governor Corzine Signs “Egan & Quijano” Bill Imposing Harsher Penalties on Employers Found to Have Knowingly Violated Workers’ Compensation Requirements http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=879 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 06 Aug 2009 Article New Jersey Minimum Wage Increase Affects New Wage Execution/Garnishment Orders http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=880 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 06 Aug 2009 Article New York State Human Rights Law Amended to Allow Imposition of Civil Penalties and Fines Against Employers Found to Have Committed Discriminatory Employment Practices http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=881 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 06 Aug 2009 Article New York Department of Labor Further Revises Its NY WARN Act Emergency Regulations http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=882 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 06 Aug 2009 Article New Jersey - Overseas Employees May Be Eligible for New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Benefits http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=883 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 06 Aug 2009 Article Third Circuit Refuses to Certify Class Challenging UPS’ No Light Duty Policy Under ADA http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=884 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 06 Aug 2009 Article New Jersey - Supreme Court Holds Arbitration Agreements in Electronic Form Are Valid http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=885 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 06 Aug 2009 Article 7th Circuit -- Termination for Obsolete Skill Set Does Not Constitute Age Discrimination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=877 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 05 Aug 2009 Article Massachusetts - Court Sides with Worker on Handbook Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=872 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 04 Aug 2009 Article Massachusetts High Court Rules Discharged Workers Are Owed Vacation Pay http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=873 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 04 Aug 2009 Article Massachusetts - Employer Not Liable for Injuries Caused by Intoxicated Employee http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=875 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 04 Aug 2009 Article New Jersey - Reminder: Employees Now Eligible for New Jersey Family Leave Insurance Benefits http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=845 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey Minimum Wage Increases on July 24 http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=846 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Employment Protection for Volunteer Emergency Responders Bill Proposed http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=847 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Trade Secrets Legislation Introduced http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=848 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Prohibiting Sex Offenders from Working in Youth Serving Organizations Near Passage http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=849 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill to Establish Penalties for Employers that Permit Unauthorized Aliens to Operate Motor Vehicles http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=850 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Would Limit Debt Collectors’ Ability to Contact Debtors at Work http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=851 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill to Allow Corporate Officers to Make Equity Grants to Employees Reaches Governor http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=852 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Extends Right to Sue Only for Discriminatory Compensation Claims http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=853 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article 3rd Circuit - Mere Supervisory Authority Does Not Make Employee “Management Level” for Purposes of Title VII Liability http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=854 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Attorney-Client Privilege Protects Plaintiff’s E-Mails to Attorney from Her Personal E-Mail Account, Using Employer’s Computer http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=855 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Accessing Employees’ Private Internet Chatroom Violates Stored Communication & Wiretap Laws http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=856 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - "Psycho Bitch" Comment Sufficient to Preclude Summary Judgment on Hostile Work Environment Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=857 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Accepting Voluntary Separation Plan Not “Good Cause Attributable to the Work” http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=862 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Termination for Cause Insufficient to Deny Employee Compensation Already Earned http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=859 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Employer Not Entitled to Jury Charge on Ellerth-Faragher Affirmative Defense Where Evidence Was Insufficient to Establish That Policy Existed and Plaintiffs Knew About It http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=860 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article New Jersey - Release in Severance Agreement Invalidated Under OWBPA http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=861 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Article 8th Circuit - Eighth Circuit Rejects Workers’ Disparate Impact Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=838 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 08 Jul 2009 Article Missouri - Inadequate Background Checks Could Result in Jury Trials http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=839 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 08 Jul 2009 Article Missouri - Supervisors Can Be Held Liable Under the MHRA http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=840 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 08 Jul 2009 Article Missouri - I’ve Got A Question . . . http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=841 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 08 Jul 2009 Article ADA’s Interactive Process May Require Plaintiff to Identify Open Position for Transfer http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=837 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 07 Jul 2009 Article 2nd Circuit - Firing of Non-Union Healthcare Workers for Picketing Was Illegal http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=832 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Article 3rd Circuit - Supervisors Without Authority to Affect Employment Status of Other Workers Are not “Managers” for Purpose of Title VII http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=831 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 22 Jun 2009 Article High Court Overturns Pregnancy Bias Ruling http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=819 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 16 Jun 2009 Article After "Card Check" Expect an Explosion of Employment Law Legislation http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=821 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 16 Jun 2009 Article Michelle's Law Provides Extended Medical Coverage For Students http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=822 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 16 Jun 2009 Article Court Rejects Worker's Military Discrimination Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=823 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 16 Jun 2009 Article 2nd Circuit - Summary Judgment Standard Requires Court to View Evidence in Light Most Favorable to Non-Moving Party http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=818 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 10 Jun 2009 Article Rescinding Employment Benefit Extended Only to Employees With Military Obligations Does Not Violate the USERRA http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=816 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 08 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Family Leave Insurance Forms Now Available from NJDOL http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=802 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Would Create Civil “Rape Shield” Law in Sexual Harassment Cases http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=803 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Maximum Weeks Payable for Extended Unemployment Benefits Raised from 13 to 20 Weeks http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=804 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Provides Enhanced Penalties for Repeat Violators of Wage and Hour Laws http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=805 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Seeks to Prevent Striking Workers from Receiving Unemployment Benefits http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=806 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Senate Resolution Urges Governor to Suspend Prevailing Wage Requirement During Current Economic Crisis http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=807 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Bars Certain Sex Offenders from Positions in Youth Serving Organizations http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=808 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Supervisors May Be Individually Liable Under NJLAD for Failing to Respond to Harassment Complaints http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=809 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - CEPA Claim Allowed Where Employee Objected to Use of Company’s Web Portals Due to Lack of Privacy Protection http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=810 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - FLSA Verdict Upheld Against Staples; Liquidated Damages Awarded http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=811 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Ambiguity in Commission Plan Results in Additional Commissions to Former Employee http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=812 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - ADA Claim Dismissed Where Plaintiff Failed to Present Evidence That His Employer Perceived Him As Substantially Limited in a Major Life Activity http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=813 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Court Rejects Employer’s Defamation Claim Based on Statements Posted on Message Board http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=814 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article New Jersey - Appellate Division Limits Immigration-Related Discovery http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=815 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Article Argument for the “Opposition”: The Supreme Court Clarifies Employees’ “Opposition” as Protected Activity http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=799 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 27 May 2009 Article Sarbanes-Oxley’s 90-Day Statute of Limitations Not Triggered By Conditional Firing http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=791 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 18 May 2009 Article EEOC Supplements Its 2007 Guidance Regarding Caregiver Discrimination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=789 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 12 May 2009 Article New Jersey - Reminder Regarding New Jersey Paid Family Leave http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=781 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 08 May 2009 Article New York - New York WARN Act Emergency Regulations Are Extended http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=782 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 08 May 2009 Article New Jersey - Employer Not Liable Where Assault by Employee Not Foreseeable http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=783 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 08 May 2009 Article 3rd Circuit - Third Circuit Rejects Religious Discrimination Claim Where No Accommodation Could Be Made Without Undue Burden http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=784 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 08 May 2009 Article New Jersey - “Over 70 Exception” to the NJLAD Does Not Extend to Renewal of Existing Employees’ Employment Contracts http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=785 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 08 May 2009 Article 3rd Circuit - Demographic Evidence Admissible to Defeat Age Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=786 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 08 May 2009 Article New Jersey - No Breach of Settlement Agreement by Employer Where Employee Agreed to Resign But Was Disciplined Pending Approval of Settlement Agreement http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=787 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 08 May 2009 Article New Jersey - Plaintiff Required to Prove Existence of Reasonable Accommodation to Establish Prima Facie Case of Disability Discrimination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=788 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 08 May 2009 Article Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether Scrapping Promotional Exam Violates Title VII http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=775 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 27 Apr 2009 Article 6th Circuit - Internal Investigation Supports Company’s Legitimate Business Reason for Termination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=769 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 20 Apr 2009 Article 8th Circuit - Request For an Indefinite Leave of Absence is Not a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=767 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 20 Apr 2009 Article 7th Circuit - Employee’s Alteration of Healthcare Provider’s Form May Invalidate FMLA Application http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=765 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 16 Apr 2009 Article 1st Circuit - Societal Stereotypes About Women May Support Title VII Discrimination Claim http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=764 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 09 Apr 2009 Article EFCA Introduced In Congress http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=743 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 07 Apr 2009 Article High Court Issues Key Ruling In Retaliation Case http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=744 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 07 Apr 2009 Article The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - What Every Employer Needs To Know http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=745 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 07 Apr 2009 Article Stimulus Bill Includes Significant COBRA Changes For Employers http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=746 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 07 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Seeks to Prohibit Credit History Discrimination http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=730 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Paid Family Leave Regulations Are Adopted http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=731 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Would Require IT Professionals to Report Discovery of Child Porn http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=732 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - New Law Limits Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Unpaid Suspensions Pending Discipline http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=733 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Seeks to Prevent Striking Workers from Receiving Unemployment Benefits http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=734 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill Would Impose Criminal Penalties for Workers’ Compensation Infractions http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=735 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Employee Waived Attorney-Client Privilege by Sending E-Mails on Company Computer http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=736 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - District Court Questions “Aiding and Abetting” Liability for Non-Supervisory Employees Under NJLAD http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=737 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Sanctions Imposed on Employee Who Destroyed Evidence http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=738 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - No Violation by Prospective Employer Who Withdrew Employment Offer http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=739 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Failure to Accommodate Claim Permitted Where Employer Did Not Consider Reassignment to Vacant Position http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=740 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Retail Establishment Not Entitled to Trucking Industry Exemption Under New Jersey Wage and Hour Law for Employees Operating From Service and Distribution Centers http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=741 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill to Prohibit Credit History Discrimination Introduced http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=714 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New Jersey - Bill to Create a “New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force” to Address the Needs of Older Workers Passed by the Senate Labor Committee http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=715 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New Jersey - Family Leave Tax Does Not Apply to Pension Payments http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=716 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New York - New Emergency NY WARN Act Regulations Published http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=717 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New York - Southern District Rules Faragher-Ellerth Defense Not Available in Harassment Case Brought under New York City Human Rights Law, but Certifies Issue to Second Circuit http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=718 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New Jersey - Sales Managers Win $2.5 Million Jury Verdict Against Staples, Inc. in FLSA Lawsuit http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=719 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New Jersey - New Jersey Supreme Court Overturns Criminal Conviction Based Upon Display of Union Rat, Ruling Ordinance Violated Free Speech http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=720 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New Jersey - Employee’s Discrimination Claims Barred Where Employee Makes Contrary Statements to Social Security Administration http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=721 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New Jersey - Absences Do Not Amount to “Misconduct” Within Meaning of Unemployment Compensation Statute Where Conduct Not Willful, Deliberate or Intentional http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=722 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New Jersey - Federal Court Certifies Class in Race Bias Suit Based Upon Residence Requirement http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=723 Ogletree Deakins Tue, 31 Mar 2009 Article New COBRA Guidance (and Model Notices) from the DOL http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=707 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 30 Mar 2009 Article Deadline to Begin Reporting Payments to Medicare Beneficiaries Delayed to 2011 http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1102 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 26 Feb 2010 E-Alert New Penalty for Failing to Report Payments to Medicare Beneficiaries http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1055 Ogletree Deakins Wed, 30 Dec 2009 E-Alert Senate Approves Health Care Legislation http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1043 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 24 Dec 2009 E-Alert COBRA Subsidy Extended http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=1030 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 21 Dec 2009 E-Alert Congress Expands Family Military Leave http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=990 Ogletree Deakins Fri, 06 Nov 2009 E-Alert Supreme Court Issues Ruling In Firefighter “Reverse” Discrimination Case http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=833 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 29 Jun 2009 E-Alert Supreme Court Issues Employer-Friendly ADEA Ruling http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=824 Ogletree Deakins Thu, 18 Jun 2009 E-Alert High Court Rules Employer Did Not Violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act http://www.ogletreedeakins.com/publications/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PubDetail&publicationid=792 Ogletree Deakins Mon, 18 May 2009 E-Alert Be Careful What You Wish For - 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