Compromise on Capitol Hill -- Coming Soon- June 19, 2008 When you see these names listed together, what do you thinkAmerican Association of People with DisabilitiesAmerican Diabetes AssociationBazelon Center for Mental Health LawEpilepsy FoundationHR Policy AssociationInternational Franchise AssociationLeadership Conference on Civil RightsNational Association of ManufacturersNational Disability Rights NetworkNational Council on Independent LivingNational Restaurant AssociationSociety for Human Resource ManagementU.S Chamber of CommerceWhen attached...http://employerslawyer.blogspot.com/2008/06/compromise-on-capitol-hill-coming-soon.html 5th Circuit Limits "Associational Rights" Under the FMLA- June 9, 2008 There has been a recent spate of activity about associational rights under various statutes, with most of them taking a relatively broad view of expanding protection for those who have been discriminatedretaliated against because of their association with an employee who had a substantive claim. See for example the Laconic Law Blog's post on Associational Discrimination or the Ohio Employer's Law Blog post on an April decision by the 6th Circuit.Which makes Friday's decision by the 5th Circuit.http://employerslawyer.blogspot.com/2008/06/5th-circuit-limits-associational-rights.html Ads, News Stories -- the Employee Free Choice Act is Serious Business- June 8, 2008 Although it made a short lived run in this Congress, the improperly named Employee Free Choice Act, will quite likely be in the headlines on a regular basis next January and February. Although clearly it depends on the outcome of the election, my guess is that there will be an attempt to get it to the new President's desk as quickly as the Family Medical Leave Act made it to President Clinton's. Fortunately, I don't think that's likely.Unlike the EFCA, the FMLA had been in the works for a long..http://employerslawyer.blogspot.com/2008/06/ads-news-stories-employee-free-choice.html This Can't Be Good for the Workplace- June 8, 2008 This lead from a CNN story, Why some folks get a loan workout and others don't caught my attention:More than 3,000 times daily, struggling homeowners call the foreclosure Help Hotline for advice on how to save their homes.There is no question that pressures at home often carry over into work. Summer with its distractions and hot weather can often make for a less than optimum work environment, if these headlines keep up, you can bank on it this year.http://employerslawyer.blogspot.com/2008/06/this-cant-be-good-for-workplace.html 5th Circuit View on Retaliation Under the FLSA- June 5, 2008 No question that FLSA is the hot topic labor and employment circles these days, although most of that attention is focused on collective actions. Last week, the 5th Circuit took up another area, one of those rare cases of "first impression" -- what constitutes retaliation under the "complaint" portion of the anti-retaliation statute in the FLSA. Hagan v. Echostar Satellite LLC (53008) pdf.That section of the FLSA provides it is illegal for an employer to: discharge or in any other manner...http://employerslawyer.blogspot.com/2008/06/5th-circuit-view-on-retaliation-under.html |