Publications

• New EEOC Guidance Addresses Employers' Use of Criminal Background Checks
  April 30, 2012
  
• Senate Fails to Block New NLRB Election Rules
  April 26, 2012
  
• Federal Appellate Court Limits the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's Scope
  April 20, 2012
  
• Federal Appeals Court Enjoins Implementation of NLRB's Private Sector Posting Rule
  April 19, 2012
  
• California Supreme Court's Brinker Decision Furnishes Much - Needed Clarification on Meal and Rest Period Requirements
  April 17, 2012
  
• Schiff Hardin Labor and Employment Update - Statutory and Regulatory Alert
  April 13, 2012
  
• Illinois Federal Court Sides With Circuits Allowing Non-Disabled Individuals to Bring ADA Claims
  March 13, 2012
  
• Indiana Becomes the First "Right-to-Work" State in the Rust Belt
  February 2, 2012
  
• NLRB Bars Class Action Waiver Arbitration Agreements
  January 11, 2012
  
• Legislative Developments in 2012
  January 5, 2012
  
• NLRB Adopts Final Rule on Union Election Process
  December 23, 2011
  
• NLRB Adopts Portions of Proposed New Election Rule
  December 2, 2011
  
• 'The Sins of the Father': Third Party Retaliation Claims Allowed to Proceed
  October 11, 2011
  
• ERISA Preemption and Spousal Equivalency Benefits Under State or Local Law for Domestic and Civil Union Partners
  Autumn 2011
  Diane M. Soubly
• The Ongoing Battle Over Overtime
  September 2011
  William J. Carroll
• NLRB Clarifies Social Media Issues
  August 25, 2011
  
• California's Overtime Laws Held to Apply To Out-Of-State Residents Performing Work In California
  July 6, 2011
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Class Certification in Wal-Mart Employment Discrimination Case
  June 22, 2011
  
• "Rats" and Facebook — Busy Times at the NLRB
  June 3, 2011
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Offers Option For Employers to Avoid Class Action Litigation
  May 3, 2011
  
• Overbroad Policy in Employee Handbook Found to Violate National Labor Relations Act
  April 5, 2011
  
• EEOC Issues New Regulations Implementing the Amendments to the Americans With Disabilities Act
  March 28, 2011
  
• Title VII Can Protect Third Parties from Retaliation
  January 27, 2011
  
• Recent California Appellate Court Opinion Underscores the Importance of a Well Drafted E-mail and Internet Usage Policy
  January 20, 2011
  
• Supreme Court Grants Review in Wal-Mart Class Action
  December 6, 2010
  
• EEOC Issues Final Regulations on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
  November 19, 2010
  
• Complying With Health Care Reform: Immediate Action Required
  November 11, 2010
  
• Are You Familiar With State Voting Leave Laws?
  November 1, 2010
  
• Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Passed in New York State.
  September 20, 2010
  
• Credit Reports No Longer Allowed for Illinois Employers
  September 2, 2010
  
• FLSA is Amended to Provide Nursing Mothers with Reasonable Breaks in Private Space
  August 2, 2010
  
• California Court of Appeal: California's Laws Protecting Union Speech On Private Property Are Unconstitutional
  July 30, 2010
  
• Expanding the Scope of the FMLA Again New DOL Interpretation Letter May Broaden Non-Traditional Parents' FMLA Rights
  July 14, 2010
  
• Be Aware: Employers Must Pay for Time Spent Donning and Doffing Protective Equipment
  June 23, 2010
  
• Health Care Reform Client Update Number Three
  June 18, 2010
  
• HHS Acceptance of Plan Sponsor Applications to Participate in Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Imminent: How Plan Sponsors May Prepare
  June 11, 2010
  
• U.S. Supreme Court: Time Period for Filing Title VII Disparate Impact Claim Begins to Run When Employer Uses Discriminatory Practice
  June 9, 2010
  
• Health Care Reform Client Update Number Two
  May 27, 2010
  
• Efforts to Prevent the Misclassification of Independent Contractors Continue
  May 3, 2010
  
• OSHA Issues Draft Directive on Severe Violator Enforcement Program ("SVEP")
  April 28, 2010
  
• Are Your Employees Asking For Too Much? Recent Cases Highlight the Challenges Employers Face When Asked to Accommodate an Employee's Disability
  April 20, 2010
  
• Health Care Reform Client Update Number One
  April 9, 2010
  
• President Obama Makes Recess Appointments to NLRB‚ EEOC
  March 31, 2010
  
• Dotting Your I's and Crossing Your T's — The Keys to Form I-9 Compliance
  March 4, 2010
  
• OSHA Reporting Are You in Compliance
  February 11, 2010
  
• Employers Take Heed: Sticks & Stones May Break Bones‚ But Words Alone Can Hurt You
  January 26, 2010
  
• Whats New?
  January 14, 2010
  
• Every Breath You Take: Blogging
  November 5, 2009
  Eric L. Barnum, Nora Kersten Walsh
• Celebrating Halloween Without The Risk of Scary Workplace Surprises
  October 28, 2009
  
• Georgia Supreme Court Extends Strict Scrutiny To "In-Term" Loyalty Covenants In Franchise Agreements
  October 15, 2009
  
• California Supreme Court Holds Employees Have Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Against Workplace Surveillance
  August 27, 2009
  
• D.C. Circuit Reverses Controversial Decision on Non-Solicitation Policies
  July 17, 2009
  
• Faulty Investigation Leads to 'Sex Stereotyping' Claim
  July 6, 2009
  
• Major Victory For Employers: Supreme Court Rules that an Employee's Burden of Proof in a Discrimination Claim is Tougher under the ADEA than under Title VII
  June 23, 2009
  
• The Approach - June 2009
  June 2009
  
• Workers Who Have Been Discharged Due to Foreign Trade Are Now Entitled to Greater Benefits
  May 22, 2009
  
• Federal Government Postpones E-Verify Contractor Rule Until June 30
  April 22, 2009
  
• The Supreme Court Orders Mandatory Arbitration For Age Discrimination Claims in a Collective Bargaining Agreement
  April 16, 2009
  
• Protecting Employee Personal Identifying Information
  April 8, 2009
  
• WARNing Signs in a Slumping Economy: What is Proper Notice in a RIF?
  March 23, 2009
  
• Recent Legislation Impacts Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans
  March 19, 2009
  
• Summary of New Executive Orders Affecting Government Contractors
  March 4, 2009
  
• New Federal Government Program: COBRA Subsidies
  February 20, 2009
  
• U.S. Supreme Court: A Witness Who Reveals Harassment During An Investigation is Protected By Title VII's Retaliation Clause
  February 5, 2009
  
• Arbitrate or Litigate - Choose Your Poison
  February 4, 2009
  Ralph A. Morris
• Ledbetter Act Becomes Law
  February 2, 2009
  
• Legislation Expanding The Limitations Period For Equal Pay Claims Will Become Law
  January 26, 2009
  
• Department of Labor Implements Sweeping Changes to FMLA
  January 14, 2009
  
• California Wage and Hour Laws Apply to Non-Residents Performing Work in California
  November 19, 2008
  
• Layoffs‚ Severance‚ RIFs and WARN — The Employment Law Minefield of Downsizing In a Shrinking Economy
  November 18, 2008
  
• A Minute of News and Views: The Employee Free Choice Act and the New Administration
  November 17, 2008
  
• Labor and Employment Update - November 2008
  November 11, 2008
  
• A Minute of News and Views: Exit Interviews and Severance Agreements
  October 8, 2008
  
• Americans with Disabilities Act is Amended to Expand Coverage Effective January 1‚ 2009
  September 19, 2008
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  August 20, 2008
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  June 25, 2008
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  June 20, 2008
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  June 17, 2008
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  April 10, 2008
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  February 27, 2008
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  February 1, 2008
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  December 18, 2007
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  November 9, 2007
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  October 25, 2007
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  October 10, 2007
  
• DOJ Lawsuit Seeks to Void Illinois Law Prohibiting Employer Participation in Federal E-Verify Program
  September 26, 2007
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  September 7, 2007
  
• EEO-1 Report Revision
  August 29, 2007
  
• Amended Regulations for Handling No-Match Letters
  August 17, 2007
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  June 29, 2007
  
• Discriminatory Pay Claims Triggered by Employment Decision‚ Not Paychecks
  June 1, 2007
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  April 19, 2007
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  January 4, 2007
  
• Avoiding a Holly Jolly Lawsuit
  December 7, 2006
  
• NLRB Clarifies 'Supervisor' Definition
  October 5, 2006
  
• Employer May Be Liable for Low-Level Supervisor's Harassment of a Part-Time‚ Teenage Employee
  August 23, 2006
  
• Illinois Department of Labor Issues New Day and Temporary Labor Regulations
  August 2, 2006
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  July 2006
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Title VII Retaliation Claim
  June 23, 2006
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  June 16, 2006
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  May 2006
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  February 2006
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  April 2005
  
• Understanding Affirmative Action Obligations as a Landlord, Tenant or Government Contractor
  March 2005
  Paula M. Ketcham
• Labor and Employment Update
  January 2005
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  October 2004
  
• Department of Labor Announces New White Collar Exemption Regulations
  April 26, 2004
  
• Illinois Adopts New Overtime Rules
  April 5, 2004
  
• Labor and Employment Update
  March 2004
  
• Recent Sarbanes-Oxley Decision
  January 28, 2004
  
• Employment Applications
  December 12, 2003