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U.S. Supreme Court: Key HR law rulings to watch for in early 2014

12/12/2013
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a number of cases during the 2013-14 term that could affect em­­ployers. Look for decisions before the term ends in June 2014.

2 employment law bills fall to Gov. Brown’s veto pen

12/03/2013
Gov. Jerry Brown recently vetoed two laws affecting employee rights.

Check settlement agreements for precise ADEA language

12/02/2013
When an employee promises not to sue for age discrimination and accepts money in exchange for that promise, he can revoke that agreement unless it contains some very specific language. But the revocation can only apply to the age discrimination claims, not others. Those remain settled.

Supreme Court to hear variety of employment-related cases

11/14/2013
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a number of cases during the 2013-14 term that could affect employers.

Facebook posts earn Walmart employee the ax

11/14/2013
Walmart managers at the chain’s Hamburg store in suburban Buffalo moved quickly after the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations alerted it to anti-Islamic Facebook postings by one of its assistant managers.

Employees say they want a union? Here’s how not to respond

11/08/2013

It’s natural to feel betrayed and up­­­set if you discover that some employees have invited outsiders to help organize a union at your workplace. Best bet: Think and learn before you act. If you handle the news incorrectly, you may end up in the cross hairs of the NLRB.

Where should we display labor law posters?

10/29/2013
Q. I recently heard that some of our posters have to be displayed where applicants can see them, not just our employees. Is that true?

What’s the definition of ‘right-to-work’?

10/29/2013
Q. What is the difference between a right-to-work state and a non-right-to-work state such as Pennsylvania?

Commonwealth Court rules against Berks County Prison

10/29/2013
A Berks County Prison supervisor’s response to a schedule change request has morphed into an unfair labor practices charge after a Com­­mon­­wealth Court ruled against the employer in a split decision.

The NLRB invalidates employer’s confidentiality rule

10/10/2013
Employers have long believed that they could restrict access to information about wages and benefits so employees couldn’t discuss pay rates, raises and so on. If that’s the case at your workplace, check with your attorney. The prohibition may run afoul of the NLRA, which covers the right to unionize.