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Public Employee’s Offensive Social Media Comments Unprotected
Electronic monitoring of employee communications may give rise to the First Amendment freedom of speech rights of public-sector employees. That said, a public department's interests in managing its internal affairs…
Writers Guild of America Strike Averted with Health Care Conciliations
One of the main sticking points in the recent negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was health care—a common bone…
Bipartisan Proposals Address Physician Shortage in the U.S.
Lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation in both houses of Congress that would extend and expand a little-known program that places foreign doctors in underserved areas of the United States
Preliminary Rules Released for Minneapolis and St. Paul Sick Leave Ordinances
Minneapolis and St. Paul have issued preliminary rules regarding their respective safe and sick leave ordinances, which are scheduled to take effect on July 1
Americans Most Often Move for Work
Americans who move are doing so for a job more than for any other reason, according to new research from job site Indeed
Is Your Organization on Target in Developing Women for Senior Leadership Roles?
Organizations often miss the mark in developing women as leaders. Women require a different type of support for their development, such as one-on-one coaching
When All Is Said and Done, Will Tax Reform Spare Employee Benefits?
President Donald Trump's tax proposal leaves benefit breaks in place for employer-provided retirement and health plans, but employer groups are concerned that GOP congressional leaders writing the tax reform bill…
St. Louis’s Minimum Wage Increase to Take Effect in the Coming Days
The Supreme Court of Missouri issued a mandate that paves the way for the St. Louis minimum wage ordinance to take effect, which will increase the minimum wage from $7
Pennsylvania Court: Conversion to At-Will Doesn’t Void Nonsolicitation Clause
Nonsolicitation covenants contained in two expired employment agreements were still in effect even after the employees in question were converted to "at-will" status and later terminated, the Pennsylvania Superior Court…
Employer’s Refusal to Allow Employee to Rescind Resignation Does Not Violate Calif. Anti-Bias Law
An employer that would not allow an employee who voluntarily quit her job to rescind her resignation could not be sued for disability discrimination under California's Fair Employment and Housing…