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Illinois Passes Law Regulating Use Of Credit Information In Employment Decisions
Illinois law now prohibits most employers from using credit history or a credit report in any employment decision. Specifically, under the Illinois Employee Credit Privacy Act, employers are prohibited from: 1) ordering credit reports on employees or applicants; 2) inquiring about an employee's or...
Read MoreNew York's Wage Theft Prevention Act Increases Employer Obligations And Penalties
On December 13, 2010, Governor Patterson signed the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act (the "Act") into law. The new statute will offer further protection to employees and misclassified workers from minimum wage, off-the-clock, and overtime violations, by requiring more stringent pay notice...
Read MoreWhat Do You Really Need To Know About The FTC's Recent Report On Privacy?
On December 1, 2010, the FTC issued its long-awaited report titled "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers" (the "Report"). The Report was developed after a series of roundtable discussions among stakeholders designed to explore...
Read MoreNLRB "De-Friends" Employers In Its First Complaint Based On Employee's Social Network Comments
The Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint alleging that an employee was unlawfully terminated for posting negative comments about her supervisor on a personal Facebook page. The complaint asserts that comments made by an employee on the world's most...
Read MoreAmendment To Regulation On "Grandfathered" Health Plans Under The PPACA
On June 17, 2010, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the "Departments") released interim final regulations relating to the status of grandfathered health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "IFRs").The IFRs set forth...
Read MoreThe Challenges Facing The Class Action Defense Bar
Editor: Please describe your practice area, particularly in the realm of class actions. What are your key areas of representation? Bloom: Mark and I both practice in the employment law space, but of late we've devoted a substantial amount of our time to focusing on class and collective actions....
Read MoreYear-End Roundup For Employee Benefit Plans - What Needs To Be Done Now?
As the end of the year approaches, employers should review their employee benefit plans and arrangements to ensure compliance with any modifications that must, or should, be made before the end of the year. The following is an overview of the top benefits issues that employers should consider. Of...
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