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April 16, 2014

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Supreme Court's Severance Pay Ruling: Employment Law Manual Updated, Law Report Added
Severance payments made to involuntarily terminated employees that do not qualify as supplemental unemployment benefits are subject to FICA taxes.

Landmark ACA Contraceptive Coverage Case Impacts Employers
In-depth coverage of this closely watched case, which many observers view as the most significant of the term because of what it could mean for future challenges to the ACA.

New Affirmative Action Rules Focusing on Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities
The OFCCP is imposing new hiring and recordkeeping requirements on contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees.


State News


New Mexico Expands Posting Requirements
New York City Law Would Protect Unpaid Interns From Discrimination and Harassment
West Virginia Enacts Pregnancy Discrimination Law, Requires Reasonable Accommodations

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Federal News

NLRB Finds Northwestern Football Players 'Employees,' Permitted to Unionize
H-1B Visa Cap for FY 2015 Reached
Mississippi Federal Court: Fired Professor's Religious Speech Not Protected by First Amendment

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Webinars

Previously Recorded - The ACA: New Shared Responsibility Rules and Emerging Liabilities

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Contributor Spotlight


Jason Habinsky is a partner in the labor and employment practice group in the New York office of Haynes & Boone. Mr. Habinsky counsels both small and large domestic and international clients on a wide range of employment-related issues, including discrimination, harassment, accommodation, wage and hour and employee benefits. Read more...
Joel Fremstad, Fremstad Law

From Our Blog

Twitter Offers Window into SHRM Legislative Conference
Uncomfortable Conversations for Supervisors (Part 3): An Employee With Poor Hygiene
Uncomfortable Conversations for Supervisors (Part 2): A Workaholic Who Makes Others Miserable
Uncomfortable Conversations With Supervisors (Part 1): A Good Employee Gone Bad

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What's New This Week?


Is an employer permitted to have a union avoidance policy?


An employer is permitted to have a union avoidance policy so long as that policy does not include conduct that violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Under Section 9(c) of the NLRA, an employer has every right to express his or her opinion about unions and unionization. Read more...
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How to Prepare a Severance or Termination Agreement, and more...


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Health Care Reform Resource Center

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New Affirmative Action Rules Focusing on Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities

OSHA Injury and Illness Summary Form

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Supreme Court Expands Employee Whistleblower Rights
Why Paid Leave Laws Are Starting to Proliferate
Experts Examine Biometrics in the Workplace
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