By now, you may have heard about Steven Slater, the Jet Blue flight attendant who reportedly called a passenger a “f—ing a–hole” over the plane’s public address system, grabbed some beer from the beverage cart, then deplaned via the emergency chute. (Slater’s attorney said Slater had been hit in the head by a piece of luggage as [...]
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COBRA Subsidy, Unemployment Benefits Extended to June
April 21, 2010 – 3:09 pm
The battle over continued extensions of the COBRA subsidy and emergency unemployment benefits continues in Congress. Last week, Congress passed — and the President signed — another stopgap measure, continuing these programs through May 31 (COBRA) and June 2 (unemployment benefits). Still under consideration: a bill that would continue these benefits through the end of [...]
2009: The Year in Employment Law
January 5, 2010 – 12:52 pm
Last year was quite eventful when it comes to employment issues: Congress, the Supreme Court, and the crummy economy all did their part to keep things hopping. Here are some of the highlights:
New laws. Starting with the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — the first bill signed into law by President Obama — Congress has [...]
Supreme Court to Hear Text Message Privacy Case
December 20, 2009 – 7:59 am
Last week, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear a case on the privacy of employee text messages, Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Co. Although the Quon case involves a government employer, it raises a question that comes up all the time in both private and public workplaces: Are there limits to how far [...]
Regulatory Agenda: ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and Record Keeping Requirements
December 18, 2009 – 10:51 pm
The federal agencies have released their Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (known as the “Unified Agenda.”) Twice a year, federal agencies must provide this information to let the public know what regulatory actions they’re planning and to coordinate rulemaking among the agencies.
The Unified Agenda can be somewhat daunting, both in length [...]