The US Department of Labor launched a free application for iPhones to help employees independently track the hours they work. The Department issued a new release about the application: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/whd/WHD20110686.htm. The new application is significant, the release says, because instead of relying on t...
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USDOL Launches iPhone App To Help Employees Track Hours – May 9, 2011
Precautions for Social Media in the Workplace – May 9, 2011
Many applicants and employees use social media like Facebook, LinkedIn and/or Twitter. Employers should take some precautions in response to this development. Applicants: Using social media can help employers screen applicants. Social media often contains information that most employers may not use in making hiring decisions...
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SOX whistleblower provision does not protect leaks to the media – May 3, 2011
The whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act does not protect employees who leak information and documents to the media, according to Tides v. Boeing Co. (9th Cir. May 3, 2011). Nick Tides and Matt Neumann spoke to a newspaper reporter and forwarded the reporter internal e-mails and other company documents regarding con...
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When Employees Exceed Authorized Access – April 28, 2011
When do employees “exceed authorized access” under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? That happens when they obtain information from their employer’s computer and use it for a purpose that violates the employer’s restrictions on the use of that information, according to United States v. Nosal (9th Cir. April 28, 2011).
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Supreme Court Strengthens Arbitration – April 27, 2011
Employers that have arbitration agreements with employees should consider revising them. Employers without such agreements should review whether to adopt them. That is the lesson learned from the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion this morning in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion et ux., which strengthened the arbitration process....
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US Supreme Court modifies cat’s paw analysis in March 1, 2011 ruling.
The issue presented in Staub v. Proctor Hosp., 562 U.S. ___ (2011) was whether an employer could be liable for employment discrimination when an adverse action was influenced by the discriminatory animus of a supervisor even though another supervisor made the ultimate employment decision. The Supreme Court held that an employer ...
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US Supreme Court rules that an oral complaint is protected under the FLSA.
The issue presented in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., 563 U.S. __ (2011) was whether the anti-retaliation provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covered oral complaints. The US Supreme Court held that it did. Information displayed on this website provides general background information and is not in...
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