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Friday, April 9, 2010
Health Care Reform Bill Also Provides Added Protection for Breastfeeding Women
Monday, February 22, 2010
Proposed Rule Seeks to Define "Reasonable Factors Other Than Age" in Age Discrimination Cases

In Smith v. City of Jackson, 544 U.S. 228 (2005), the Supreme Court found that, because of the similar language and pu read more...


Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Court Certifies Loan Officers and Processors FLSA Overtime Collective Action Against Freedom Mortgage Corporation and Orders Notice Be Sent to Current and Former Employees
On November 2, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey conditionally certified a collective action to recover Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime brought on behalf of loan officers and loan processors who either currently work at Freedom Mortgage Corporation (FMC) or worked read more...


Friday, August 7, 2009
Court Approves Award to Skycaps for Tip Law Violations

A federal jury awarded $325,000 to nine skycaps who contended that their employer, American Airlines, unlawfully deprived them of tips by instituting a $2 per bag service charge. The Massachusetts Supreme J read more...


Wednesday, August 5, 2009
New Notice Requirements for New Hires in New York Regarding Overtime Rate

On July 28, 2009, the Governor of New York signed a law that requires New York employers to give written notice of the rate of pay, the hourly overtime rate of pay, and the regular payd read more...


Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Customers Allege that Kaiser Permanente Has Unlawfully Failed to Refund Copayments