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January 26, 2011
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OSHA Withdraws MSD Reporting Standard from OMB Review

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Perhaps bowing to pressure from President Obama and his initiative to review all federal regulations to see if they're business friendly or not, OSHA has withdrawn from review by the OMB its proposal to require musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) reporting on the yearly Log 300 injury and illness report. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must review all proposed regulations for their fis...
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January 25, 2011
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Supreme Court Extends Reach of Retaliation Protection Under Title VII

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In Thompson v. North American Stainless, decided yesterday (Jan. 24, 2011), the U.S. Supreme Court extended Civil Rights Act Title VII protection against retaliation to the fiancé of someone who had filed an EEOC complaint against the same company. Eric Thompson, who worked at North American, was fired after his fiancée lodged a complaint with the Equal Employment Opport...
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January 21, 2011
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Tyson Foods Partners with ICE and Joins IMAGE Program

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Tyson Foods has become the first major American business to partner with Immigration and Customs (ICE) officials in a program named IMAGE--ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers. The first step in joining IMAGE is allowing ICE to conduct a full I-9 audit. The I-9 is a form that must be filled out and retained on all new hires that specifies the documents (passport, Social Securit...
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January 20, 2011
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EEOC Discrimination Caseload Reaches Record, But Backlog Falls

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that private sector workplace discrimination charge filings with the federal agency nationwide hit an unprecedented level of 99,922 during fiscal year (FY) 2010, which ended Sept. 30, 2010. Despite the increase in overall charges filed with the EEOC last fiscal year, the Commission dramatically slowed the growth of the charge inv...
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January 17, 2011
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NLRB Considers Suing States Over Ballot Rules

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Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and subsequent amendments and revamps such as the Taft-Hartley Law, union organizers collect signatures on cards from workers at a company, which they can then submit to the owner to certify the union or send  to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRF) to certify them for a union vote by secret ballot. Under terms of the now-dead Employee Fre...
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January 12, 2011
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USERRA Protection Extended & Vet Benefits Increased

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Congress rode to the aid of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with an increased package of benefits at the close of 2010's lame duck session. The benefits will facilitate educational pursuits for the veterans, among other initiatives. At the same time, Congress by voice vote passed a resolution to extend USERRA benefits to people working on Capitol Hill (with a few exceptions). Previously, Cong...
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January 10, 2011
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Final GINA Regulations Take Effect Today

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Released on Nov. 9, 2010, final regulations for the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) take effect today, Jan. 10, 2011, after a 60-day implementation period. GINA prohibits employers from--in most cases--obtaining genetic information about any employee or family member of the employee, but it does provide certain safe harbor protections if the information is obtained accidentally...
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January 7, 2011
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OSHA Sets Revamped Injury and Illness Program as Top Priority

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OSHA chief David Michaels, during a Web chat earlier this week, stressed that creating new standards for workplace injury and illness programs was his agency's highest regulatory priority. The revamped injury and illness program, yet to be formalized, is being dubbed "I2P2." “This is a very important project and it is important that the agency get it right,” Michaels said ...
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January 6, 2011
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First Wave of EEOC Lawsuits Based on the ADAAA Reaches the Docket

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Removing the stool from a cashier with arthritic knees just cost one pharmacy chain a nice lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) based on the strengthened and broadened definition of disability under 2009's Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA). Prior to ADAAA, the chain could've argued that the employee's arthritis didn't prevent her from carrying out her...
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January 3, 2011
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'30 Rock' and 'Grey's Anatomy' Top List of TV Show Workplace Violations

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It seems hard that any show could beat out The Office for the most workplace violations in matters of diversity, discrimination, and respect, but a group calling itself Global Compliance conducted a study and concluded that 30 Rock topped the list, followed closely by Grey's Anatomy. Global Compliance's tally revealed that 30 Rock was home to 11 violations per show on average, while Grey's...
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