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Jun 13 12

This & That 12.6.5

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Hello, Here is the latest issue of “This & That” Tuesday. I hope you find it to be informative and useful.     Pregnant Employee Terminated Prior to FMLA Eligibility Can Sue Under FMLA The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the Family and Medical Leave ...

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Jun 6 12

This & That 12.5.29

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Hello All, Here is the latest issue of “This & That.” I hope you find it to be informative and useful.   NLRB posting notice requirement delayed indefinitely An indefinite delay in the effective date of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) rule requiring the ...

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Jun 6 12

“This & That” Tuesday 12.5.22

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Hello All, Here is the latest issue of “This & That” Tuesday. I hope you find it to be informative and useful.   Safeguard Your Company Information For many businesses, employees are the biggest investment and the primary safeguard of their confidential, proprietary and ...

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May 16 12

This & That 12.5.15

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Hello All, Here is the latest issue of “This & That” Tuesday. I hope you find it to be informative and useful.   King Soopers to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Dillon Companies, Inc., owners of the King Soopers supermarket chain, will pay ...

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Apr 16 12

The Brinker Decision

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Finally some good news for employers! The California Supreme Court just ruled on the Brinker case, and overall, it is very favorable to employers regarding both meal and rest periods. For meal periods, the court concluded “… an employer’s obligation is to relieve its employee ...

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Mar 27 12

AutoZone Pays $415,000 to Settle ADA Claim

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A federal court has ordered AutoZone, Inc., a leading auto parts retailer, to reasonably accommodate the disabilities of its retail employees.   They found that AutoZone violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it failed to accommodate the disability of a sales manager. ...

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Mar 27 12

2011 EEOC Statistics Reveal Disturbing Trends

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Total charges were 99,947 for 2011, setting a new record. Despite the record number of charges, the EEOC, for the second year in a row, resolved more charges than it took in. Total resolutions increased seven percent over 2010. Approximately, 78,136 charges are still pending. As far as litigation ...

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Feb 2 12

Staples Easy Tech: poor service and worse customer service!

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“A two part horror story” Part One In early January I brought my laptop into Staples. I told them I thought I was having a resource issue and could they look into it. The person in their Easy Tech department took a look at my laptop and could clearly see it was not working properly ...

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Oct 28 11

The new Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA)

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Effective 1/1/12, the CCRAA (Labor Code section 1024.5) limits when private and public sector employers, except for financial institutions, lawfully can use consumer credit reports in connection with hiring and personnel decisions. Specifically, employers are permitted to use consumer credit ...

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Jun 6 11

Contingent Job Offers

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When you find the person you want for a position, you should always make a ‘contingent offer of employment.’ Making a contingent offer of employment is a commitment to hire, subject to the candidate meeting the contingencies. Typically the offer is contingent upon successfully passing ...

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