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		<title>NLRB GC Approves Social Media Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 01:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report on social media use issued by National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel details six policies that may violate the Act, and one revised Wal-Mart policy that was lawful.  Employers may take some guidance from the approved revised policy in drafting or adopting a similar policy to avoid challenges to such polices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New NLRB Rules effective April 30 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The DOL has posted the following information on its website, http://www.nlrb.gov/node/3608: NEW NLRB RULES EFFECTIVE APRIL 30, 2012 Frequently Asked Question &#8211; POSTER All employers that fall under the Board&#8217;s jurisdiction, other than the U.S. Postal Service, must post the notice of employee rights. Employers with remote worksites inside the United States should post the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NLRB Postpones Effective Date of Employee Rights Posting Rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has postponed the effective date of its employee rights posting rule.  The new rule originally was scheduled to be in effect November 14, 2011.  It would have required employers to post a notice in a conspicuous place advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Employment Protections for Domestic Violence Victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective January 1, 2012, employees are protected from discrimination based on domestic or sexual violence victim status if known to their employer.  Employers should take steps to revise policies and train managers regarding their obligations under the law.  See Haw. Rev. Stat. Ch. 378. Information displayed on this website provides general background information and is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Unions in Hawaii</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective January 1, 2012, employers must provide parties in a civil union the same rights that they provide to married couples.  This could include health insurance, Hawaii Family Leave entitlements, and benefits such as funeral leave and merchandise discounts, but may not include spousal benefits granted under federal law.  See Haw. Rev. Stat. Ch. 572.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religious Organization Exemption and Ministerial Exception</title>
		<link>http://torkildson.com/2011/06/u-s-supreme-court-reverses-certification-of-class-of-1-5-million-female-employees-of-wal-mart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Supreme Court declined to review Spencer v. World Vision, Inc., in which the Ninth Circuit held that a humanitarian organization qualified as a religious corporation, association, or society.  In Spencer, the Ninth Circuit upheld the grant of summary judgment in favor of World Vision, Inc. in claims brought by employees who had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Act 105, Session Laws of Hawaii, 2011 – suspends various excise tax deductions and exemptions, including deductions available to sublessors of real estate and deductions available to contractors.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013, sublessors will not be able to deduct amounts paid to a lessor from rental income received from a sublessee.   Since many subleases allow excise taxes to be passed through to the sublessee, this law will effectively increase the taxes paid by many sublessees. Similarly, during the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDOL Launches iPhone App To Help Employees Track Hours – May 9, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 19:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 their employer records, workers can now keep their own records, and “[t]his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Precautions for Social Media in the Workplace – May 9, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 21:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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, however; including information regarding sex, race, ancestry, national origin, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOX whistleblower provision does not protect leaks to the media – May 3, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 00:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 concerns about Boeing’s auditing [...]]]></description>
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