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Vol. 27, Nos. 1-41, pp. 1-1148 Jan. 12- Oct. 26, 2009 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
LABOR DEPARTMENT (DOL)
Appointments and personnel changes
Administration and management, assistant secretary, Kerr nominated, In Brief, 292
Associate deputy sec'y, Walker appointment final, In Brief, 518 Chief evaluation officer, new post created, 935 Deputy sec'y, Harris nomination, In Brief, 208 Labor solicitor, Smith nominated, In Brief, 292; Obama sends nomination to Senate, 432; Senate HELP panel approved, 1079 Sec'y of Labor, Rep. Solis (D-Cal) nomination applauded by safety advocates, 18; vote postponed after report of husband's tax troubles, 120; Senate panel approves nomination, 147; confirmation approved, 204; sworn in, priorities cited, 288
FY2009, omnibus spending bill
ESA H1N1 virus, preparation, response, flu season guidance issued by 4 federal agencies, 904 Jobs creation top priority, agency focus on good jobs to rebuild economy, Solis tells business and labor leaders, 974 Layoffs, plant closures elicit rapid DOL response via job training, health care reform, OSHA, wage and hour enforcement, Solis tells conferees, 667 OFCCP Semiannual regulatory agenda, overview, 515 Wage and Hour Division enforcement
Employment, labor policy key to sustainable economic recovery, dialogue required, MIT professor tells conferees, 414
ERISA, right to modify retiree health benefits, Volvo retirees' bid for preliminary injunction denied (W.D. Va.), 356
U.S. Supreme Court docket, 2009-2010 term, Special Report, 1087
DOL semiannual regulatory agenda, overview, 515
LM-2 revisions, large union financial disclosure, OLMS seeks comments on proposed 60-day delay, contents, 124; rule delayed until Apr. 21, 181; 180-day delay proposed, comments sought, 292; LM-2/LM-3 rule delayed until Oct., DOL proposes to rescind, 431; OLMS extends comment period on rescission, In Brief, 546; rule rescinded, 1103 LM-30, union officers, employees financial disclosure, OLMS plans revisions, 458; OLMS plans to extend information collection time about previous version, 934 Union financial disclosure forms
See FORMS
DOL budget request, FY2010, overview, 488
Federal contractors
NLRA rights, posting notices, DOL-proposed requirements, OLMS seeks related data, In Brief, 964; analysis of comments on DOL proposed rule, 1069
Notification of employee right not to join union, rule rescinded, 346
HR Analysis, 2009, 33
SHRM survey, 2009 1st quarter, 162
American time-use survey, well-being, comment sought on additional questions, In Brief, 348
Anniversary commemoration, top officials help celebrate 125 years, In Brief, 710 Budget Employment reports for small metropolitan areas cut due to FY2008 funding shortfall, 163 Independent contractors, BLS to begin tracking fatalities in 2011 to aid OSHA, lawmakers, 187 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)
Green Mountain Landscaping, FLSA retaliation claim viable for landscaper fired after filing wage/benefit form with state DOL (D. Vt.), 831
Md. measure would penalize contractors for independent contractor misclassifications, enactment expected, 404; joint task force created to combat workplace fraud, 796 TruGreen, FMLA, sales rep not compelled to arbitrate retaliatory discharge claim (M.D. Tenn.), 608
Cal., privacy, auditing text messages on sergeant's department-issued pager 4th Amend., state law violation, rehearing denied (9th Cir.), 132
Florida
ADEA, early retirement waiver, no Ledbetter invalidation (11th Cir.), 1084
Sexual harassment, promotions bias, constructive discharge not proved (U.S., rev den), 38 Md., Baltimore, race bias, retaliation, city, police department pay $4.5M to settle officers' claims (D. Md.), 739 Neb., arbitrator's reinstatement of state trooper fired for joining Ku Klux Klan offends public policy against race bias, vacated (U.S., rev den), 682 Pa., religious bias, accommodation hardship (3d Cir.), 408 Tenn., USERRA, reinstatement of police officer delayed (U.S., rev den), 369 U.S. Marshals Serv., ADA, hearing aid ban for court security officers lawful under business-necessity defense (11th Cir.), 241
Agilent Tech., 320
Alcoa, 12 Am. Express, 546 AstraZeneca, 125 AT&T, 1020 Boeing, 40 Caterpillar, 97; 125; 292 Cessna Aircraft, 41; 684 Cigna, 12 Circuit City, 68 Continental Airlines, 797 Delta Air Lines, 181 Eli Lilly, 993 Fidelity Natl., 152 Goodyear Tire & Rubber, 181 Harley-Davidson, 797 Hewlett Packard, 572 Home Depot, 98 Hutchinson Tech., 41 Kaiser Permanente, 908 KV Pharm., 236 Macy's, 41; 125 McClatchy, 264 Medtronic, 572 Microsoft, 68 Pfizer, 98 PNC Fin. Servs. Group, 125 Sprint Nextel, 98 Starbucks Coffee, 98 Sun Microsystems (JAVA), 1132 Time Warner Cable, 152 United Techs., 264 Verizon, 824 Walgreens, 41 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, 374 Whirlpool, 936 Wyeth, 98
Creative alternatives could help employers survive, thrive, analysts say, 193
Furloughs
See FURLOUGHS
Alert Laid-Off Employees in Reasonable Time (ALERT) Act
WARN Act Recession, many laid off U.S. workers view dismissal as blessing, survey, 680 RIFs Survey finds most employees willing to work more to save job, few would take pay or benefit cut, 52 WARN Act
See specific types of leave
FMLA
House
HR 1, Am. Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $819B stimulus bill approved, includes whistleblower protection, E-Verify, 94; employers anticipating COBRA subsidies preparing now, practitioners say, 127; conferees agree on terms of $789B stimulus package, 147; Obama signs into law, 176
HR 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, Pallone (D-NJ), expansion amends ERISA to allow coordination with employer health plans, summary, 123 HR 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, would overturn Supreme Court decision limiting time frame for filing pay bias claims, amend Equal Pay Act to enhance remedies for sex-based pay disparities, House approves, 7; HR Outlook, 2009, 33; Obama signs bill, reactions varied, 93 HR 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, would make compensatory and punitive damages available as remedies in Equal Pay Act cases, authorize class actions governed by FRCP, mandate wage bias training, outreach by EEOC, OFCCP, House approves, 7; HR Outlook, 2009, 33; DOL wage gap study lacked proper clearance, pulled from Web pending Solis review, Chamber decries action, 135; passage urged, overview, Analysis and Perspective, 444; enactment more urgent in weak economy, DeLauro (D-Conn) tells forum, 470 HR 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act, Dreier (R-Cal) introduced to increase fines, jail for those who knowingly hire undocumented workers or fail to verify eligibility, authorizes further sanctions, funding, 39 HR 290, Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, McDermott (D-Wash), would make $7B from federal UI Trust Fund available to states in return for reforms to state UI programs in aid of low-wage and part-time workers, introduced, 10 HR 291, Unemployment Supplemental Assistance Act, McDermott (D-Wash), would provide temporary $50 increase in weekly benefits, introduced, 10 HR 466, Wounded Veteran Job Security Act, Doggett (D-Tex) introduced to amend USERRA to bar bias, retaliation against persons receiving treatment for illnesses, injuries, disabilities incurred or aggravated during military service, House approves, 627 HR 554, Natl. Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments, Gordon (D-Tenn) introduced to reauthorize multi-agency research program, 74 HR 626, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, Maloney (D-NY), oversight and government reform panel approves, leave urged for parental caregivers, 490; passed, In Brief, 626; paid leave benefits offered by employers varied, CRS report, 666 HR 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act, Maloney (D-NY), would amend FMLA to allow parental involvement leave, family wellness leave, expand coverage by dropping threshold to 25 employees, introduced, 147 HR 849, Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act, Miller (D-Cal), Woolsey (D-Cal), Barrow (D-Ga), would force OSHA to issue interim rule within 90 days, final rule within 18 months, introduced in response to fatal sugar refinery blast, 158 HR 912, Airline Flight Crew Tech. Corrections Act, Bishop (D-NY), would amend FMLA to clarify eligibility requirements for airline flight crews, 148 HR 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act, Rogers (R-Wash), family time bill would amend FLSA to allow private sector employers to offer paid time off as compensation for overtime, reintroduced, 147 HR 1098, Veterans Worker Retraining Act, Perriello (D-Va) introduced to allow veterans to use educational assistance entitlement for full-time apprenticeship or internship, require paid training, hearing held, 600; Veterans' Affairs Comm. approves, 627 HR 1105, FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Obey (D-Wis), $410B measure approved with funding increase for OSHA, NIOSH, MSHA, 214; Obama signs with increases for DOL, E-Verify, EB-5 visa extensions, summary, 259; $513M for OSHA, $360M to NIOSH, safety proponents disappointed, 270; new job competitions under Circular A-76 halted until FY2010, 291 HR 1127, Religious Worker Visa Extension Act, would extend Non-Minister Religious Worker Visa Program until Sept., 2009, approved, sent to Senate, 263 HR 1409, Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), Miller (D-Cal) introduced to require card check recognition by employers, three key components summarized, Analysis, 257; enactment could increase union membership while raising unemployment, study, 274; Specter (D-Pa) voices opposition, lessening chances of Senate passage, 313; card-check provision, Democratic opposers increase, 346; Senate Democratic supporters likely to draft compromise bill, 371; retailer poll favors secret ballots, minority business groups criticize bill, 442; businesses, unions continue battle in Congress, overview, Analysis & Perspective, 444; Specter (D-Pa) still opposed despite switch in party affiliation, 456; Senate passage uncertain, emerging alternative proposals detailed, 481; Obama reiterates support, GOPs opposed, 513; Harkin (D-Iowa) intends to bring up bill for Senate floor debate in next month, 544; Harkin reiterates vow to demand up-and-down cloture vote if no compromise occurs, 600; Romney (R-Mass) says EFCA is political piggyback, threat to economy, 612; coalition of small business leaders urges passage, 638; business groups reject alternative proposals, 792; Senate vote delayed until after Aug. recess, Harkin (D-Iowa) comments, 819; Specter (D-Pa) would support cloture vote on modified version, 918; university labor economists oppose passage, internet survey, 918; Senate action delayed, health care, other bills given priority, Reid (D-Nev) spokesman explains, 933; EFCA action delayed while focus on health care reform, 985; Specter (D-Pa) says compromise reached without card check recognition, AFL-CIO and Chamber skeptical, 989; employer coercion, Chamber report, 1115 HR 1664, Amendment to Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA), would curb unreasonable or excessive executive pay at firms that accepted federal bailout funds, passed, 348 HR 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act, Stark (D-Cal) introduced to provide paid leave to care for ill family member, new child, or serious personal illness, with benefits paid from federal trust fund comprised of employer, employee contributions, 318; paid leave benefits offered by employers varied, CRS report, 666 HR 1879, Veteran employment, re-employment bill, Coffman (R-Colo) introduced to amend USERRA to include full-time National Guard duty for possible exemption from 5-year re-employment limit, hearing held, 600 HR 1897, Healthy Workforce Act, Blumenauer (D-Or), Mack (R-Cal) introduce to provide tax credit incentive to employers offering wellness programs, S 803 identical, In Brief, 374 HR 1984, 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act, Miller (D-Cal) reintroduced to require 401(k) plan administrators to disclose hidden fees and conflicts of interest, GOPs blame market for plan losses, 430 HR 2021, Savings Recovery Act, Boehner (R-Ohio) offers bill to rebuild retirement, college, and personal savings lost in economic crisis, 430; correction, 460 HR 2028, New Employment Verification Act (NEVA), Johnson (R-Tex), Giffords (D-Ariz) reintroduce to create mandatory employee verification process for citizens and immigrants, eventually replace E-Verify program, 458 HR 2067, Protecting Am.'s Workers Act, Woolsey (D-Cal) introduced to amend OSH Act to expand coverage, increase penalties and whistleblower protections, companion to S 1580, 431 HR 2077, Alert Laid-Off Employees in Reasonable Time (ALERT) Act, Gutierrez (D-Ill) introduced to amend WARN Act, expand and redefine mass layoff, hike penalties, 457 HR 2110, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, Johnson (D-Ga) introduced to ban state income taxes on workers visiting for under 30 days, WFS 15 (5/25/09) HR 2132, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act, Maloney (D-NY) introduced to amend FMLA, permit leave to care for domestic partner, same-sex-spouse, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with serious health condition, 487 HR 2151, Fair Pay Act, Norton (D-DC) introduces to amend FLSA, update EPA, require employers to provide equal pay for comparable work, 455 HR 2161, Family and Medical Leave Act restoration bill, Shea-Porter (D-NH) introduced to repeal Bush-era rules that restrict use of FMLA leave, restore former protections, original intent, 487 HR 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act, Conyers (D-Mich) introduced to promulgate ergonomic standard mandating use of mechanical lifts to move patients, require hospitals to develop injury prevention plans, track trends, 552; lift devices, injury tracking mandate, 1139 HR 2460, Healthy Families Act, DeLauro (D-Conn) introduced to require employers to offer paid sick leave to workers for individual and family health needs, summary, 545; supporters and opponents debate at House hearing, 623; paid leave benefits offered by employers varied, CRS report, 666 HR 2517, Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act, introduced to provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees, Obama memo reiterates support, 655 HR 2537, Freedom From Union Violence Act, Wilson (R-SC), would amend Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act to fine and/or imprison persons committing violence, extortion during labor disputes, 570 HR 2564, Paid Vacation Act, Grayson (D-Fla) introduced to amend FLSA, require large and small firms to offer workers paid annual leave, summary, 569 HR 2625, Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act, McDermott (D-Wash) introduced to end taxation of health care benefits of qualified beneficiaries including domestic partners of same or opposite sex, 573 HR 2647, FY2010 DOD authorization, conference report passed, military FMLA leave expansion, sick leave retirement credit for federal employees, Senate approved, 1127 HR 2679, Employee Verification Amendment Act, Giffords (D-Ariz) introduced to extend E-Verify as 5-year voluntary program, authorize studies of program, extend commercial enterprise, nonminister religious visa programs, 626; status, 985 HR 2732, Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees (RAISE) Act, McClintock (R-Cal) introduced to amend NLRA to permit employers to higher pay to individual union workers, 627 HR 2776, Living organ donations bill, Hinojosa (D-Tex), would amend FMLA to allow unpaid leave for transplant donors, In Brief, 656 HR 2808, Truth in Employment Act, King (R-Iowa) introduced to amend NLRA, permit firing of union salts, In Brief, 656 HR 2861, 2009 Shareholder Empowerment Act, Peters (D-Mich) introduced to enhance shareholder rights in areas such as pay, director nominations, clawbacks, 657 HR 2892, DHS appropriations, FY2010, Price (D-NC), House budget panel approves E-Verify, visa program extensions, 655; Senate moves to block funding for DHS plan to rescind no-match rule, 737; Senate clears with 5 immigration provisions, 765; conferees approve, 1074; House approved conference report, awaiting Senate action, 1104; Senate approved, 1127 HR 2918, FY2010 legislative branch appropriations, continuing resolution to extend E-Verify, others, approved, In Brief, 1048; Obama signs, 1079 HR 2981, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), Frank (D-Mass) reintroduced to ban most public, private workplace bias based on sexual orientation, gender identity, 679; status, 985 HR 2989, 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Sec. Act, Miller (D-Cal) bill introduced to amend ERISA and IRC with provisions related to pension funding, investment advice, and fee disclosure, House education panel passes, 680; speakers address plan fiduciaries' expanded duties, 1134 HR 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), Frank (D-Mass) introduced gender variance, sexual orientation job bias ban, House panel urged to approve, hearing summary, 1016 HR 3041, Living American Wage (LAW) Act, Green (D-Tex) introduced to amend FLSA, index minimum wage to federal poverty threshold for family of 2 with one child, 740 HR 3042, Federal Oversight, Reform, and Enforcement of the WARN (FOREWARN) Act, Miller (D-Cal), to strengthen WARN Act enforcement, close loopholes, introduced, 712 HR 3047, Balancing Act, Woolsey (D-Cal), comprehensive measure encompasses several FMLA-related bills, would provide paid leave for family issues, paid sick leave, parental involvement leave and other benefits expansions, introduced, 763; status, 985 HR 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, Cohen (D-Tenn) bill would bar use of credit checks in hiring, amend FCRA, In Brief, 824 HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, House Democrats release $1 Trillion package to overhaul health care, pledge quick action, overview, 765; Reid (D-Nev) says Senate vote delayed until after Aug. recess, hopes for Finance panel markup before recess, 792; nonprofit group workers to preserve excluded pre-tax FSAs, Analysis, 873; employer requirements, group health plan changes, pros and cons under Senate HELP bill discussed, Analysis, 920 HR 3234, Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act, Johnson (D-Tex), would amend WIA to provide $25M in grants for qualifying community partnerships to create, expand retraining programs for displaced workers, introduced, 796 HR 3249, Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Educ. and English Skills Act, Honda (D-Cal) introduced to help immigrants integrate, includes tax breaks for businesses offering English literacy programs to workers, 820 HR 3293, DOL-HHS FY2010 spending bill, Senate appropriations panel approves $431M hike for DOL, summary, 820 HR 3308, Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act, Shuler (D-NC), Pryor (D-Ark) introduced to require employers to verify status of existing and new employees through DHS E-Verify program, includes border security component, 794 HR 3326, FY2010 DOD military activities authorization, amendment to limit defense contractors' use of mandatory arbitration, Senate passed, 1079 HR 3404, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, McDermott (D-Wash) introduced to extend federal benefits program for all states to end of 2010, provide additional weeks of funding for states with highest jobless rates, 851; status, 985 HR 3408, IRC amendment bill, McDermott (D-Wash), would clarify rules classifying workers as independent contractors versus employees to ensure proper tax filing, introduced, In Brief, 852 HR 3548, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, McDermott (D-Wash) introduced streamlined bill to extend federal benefits to states with higher jobless rates, 962; UI extension approved, 1017 HR 3721, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, Miller (D-Cal), ADEA, madatory arbitration, overturning Supreme Court rulings, hearing testimony, 1077; judicial erosion of Congressional intent, civil rights, 1115 HR 7327, Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act, would provide pension funding relief in economic crisis, enacted, provisions, effects summarized, 10
S 1, Am. Recovery and Reinvestment Act, mass transit subsidy would equalize existing parking tax break, 100; employers anticipating COBRA subsidies preparing now, practitioners say, 127
S 181, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Mikulski (D-Md), would overturn SupCt decision limiting time frame for filing pay bias claims, passed, 64; Obama sign bill, reactions varied, 93 S 182, Paycheck Fairness Act, would make compensatory and punitive damages available in Equal Pay Act cases, authorize class actions, mandate wage bias training, outreach, Chamber decries recent removal from Internet of DOL wage gap study, 135; passage urged, overview, Analysis and Perspective, 444; enactment more urgent in weak economy, DeLauro (D-Conn) tells forum, 470 S 275, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, Baucus (D-Mont), expansion amends ERISA to allow coordination with employer health plans, summary, 123 S 354, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, Webb (D-Va) introduced, companion bill HR 626 discussed, In Brief, 490; House measure passed, Maloney (D-NY) urges Senate action, 626 S 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act, Mikulski (D-Md), Specter (R-Pa) introduce to extend exemption on H-2B visas cap for seasonal foreign workers who return to the U.S. under the visa program, referred to judiciary panel, 178 S 431, TARP stimulus adjunct, Whitehouse (D-RI) bill would establish the Temporary Economic Recovery Adjustment Panel to curb excessive executive compensation at firms receiving emergency economic assistance, introduced, 180 S 469, Federal retirees part-time work bill, Voinovich (R-Ohio) introduced to provide CSRS annuities based in whole or in part on part-time period of service should be prorated, 570 S 560, Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced to require card check recognition by employers, three key components summarized, Analysis, 257; enactment could increase union membership while raising unemployment, study, 274; Specter (R-Pa) voices opposition, lessening chances of Senate passage, 313; Senate Democratic supporters likely to draft compromise bill, 371; retailer poll favors secret ballots, minority business groups criticize bill, 442; Specter still opposed despite switch in party affiliation, 456; Obama reiterates support, GOPs opposed, 513; Harkin (D-Iowa) intends to bring up bill for Senate floor debate in next month, 544; Harkin reiterates vow to demand up-and-down cloture vote if no compromise occurs, 600; Romney (R-Mass) says EFCA is political piggyback, threat to economy, 612; coalition of small business leaders urges passage, 638; business groups reject alternative proposals, 792; Specter (D-Pa) would support cloture vote on modified version, 918; university labor economists oppose passage, internet survey, 918; Senate action delayed, health care, other bills given priority, Reid (D-Nev) spokesman explains, 933; EFCA action on hold while focus on health care reform, 985; employer coercion, Chamber report, 1115 S 629, Part-Time Reemployment of Annuitants Act, Collins (R-Me) introduced to allow agencies to re-employ federal retirees on limited basis without reduction in salary corresponding to retirement annuity, 570 S 707, Telework Enhancement Act, Akaka (D-Haw) introduced to require OPM to establish uniform guidelines for federal agencies in developing telework policies, governmental affairs panel approved, 570 S 803, Healthy Workforce Act, Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced to provide tax credit incentive to employers offering wellness programs, identical to HR 1897, In Brief, 374 S 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, Durbin (D-Ill), Grassley (R-Iowa) introduce to overhaul programs to prevent fraud, protect American workers, labor applauds, business questions, 457 S 904, Fair Pay Act, Harkin (D-Iowa) introduces to amend FLSA, update EPA, require employers to provide equal pay for comparable jobs, 455 S 931, Arbitration Fairness Act (AFA), Feingold (D-Wis) introduced to amend FAA, bar mandatory arbitration of employment claims, pre-dispute waiver of right to sue unless part of collective bargaining pact, referred to judiciary panel, 487 S 1025, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act, Carper (D-Del) introduced to ban adverse action against workers assisting relief efforts during presidentially-declared disaster or emergency, 545 S 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights, Schumer (D-NY) and Cantwell (D-Wash) introduced to give shareholders authority over nomination, election, and compensation of public company executives, 602 S 1102, Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act, introduced to provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees, Obama memo reiterates support, 655 S 1152, Healthy Families Act, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduced to require employers to offer paid to workers for individual and family health needs, companion bill to HR 2460, 569; supporters and opponents debate at House hearing, 623; paid leave benefits offered by employers varied, CRS report, 666 S 1184, Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees (RAISE) Act, Vitter (R-La) introduced to amend NLRA to permit employers to higher pay to individual union workers, 627 S 1227, Truth in Employment Act, DeMint (R-SC) introduced to amend NLRA, permit firing of union salts, In Brief, 656 S 1298, DHS appropriations, FY2010, Homeland Sec. subpanel approves, 655 S 1374, Federal Oversight, Reform, and Enforcement of the WARN (FOREWARN) Act, Brown (D-Ohio) introduced to strengthen WARN Act enforcement, close loopholes, 712 S 1422, Airline Flight Crew Tech. Corrections Act, Murray (D-Wash), House-passed measure would close hours loophole effectively excluding flight attendants and pilots from FMLA coverage, introduced, 767 S 1441, Military Family Leave Act, Wyden (D-Or.) bill would allow unpaid leave for all active military, family members after notice of pending duty, introduced, 766 S 1451, Federal Aviation Act reauthorization, Rockefeller (D-WVa), 5-year bill omits FedEx collective bargaining changes but includes other labor provisions including crew fatigue study, introduced, 766 S 1478, Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Educ. and English Skills Act, Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced to help immigrants integrate, includes tax breaks for businesses offering English literacy programs to workers, 820 S 1580, Protecting Am.'s Workers Act, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduced to amend OSH Act to expand coverage, increase penalties and whistleblower protections, companion to HR 2067, 886 S 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Merkley (D-Or) introduced to ban job bias based on sexual orientation, gender identity, 849; status, 985; House panel urged to approve, hearing summary, 1016 S 1607, Wounded Veteran Job Security Act, Brown (D-Ohio) introduced to amend USERRA to bar bias, retaliation against persons receiving treatment for illnesses, injuries, disabilities incurred or aggravated during military service, companion to HR 466, 877 S 1612, Employee Stock Ownership Plan Provision and Improvement Act, Lincoln (D-Ark), would repeal the 10 percent excise tax on S corporation dividends passed through to ESOP participants in cash, introduced, summary, 877 S 1647, Assistance for Unemployed Workers Extension Act, Reed (D-RI) introduced to continue federal extended benefits program for all states to end of 2010, provide additional weeks of funding for states with highest jobless rates, 878; status, 985 S 1722, Telework Improvements Act, Sarbanes (D-Md) introduced to establish reporting requirements for OPM and GAO to track telework activities for eligible workers, governmental affairs panel approved, 570 S 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, Harkin (D-Iowa), ADEA, mandatory arbitration, overturning Supreme Court rulings, hearing testimony, 1077; judicial erosion of Congressional intent, civil rights, 1115 S 1788, Nurse Protection Act, Franken (D-Minn), safe patient handling bill would require ergonomic standard, lift devices, injury prevention plans, introduced, 1139
EPPA
Cigna, ERISA, abuse of discretion review, Glenn balancing analysis includes structural conflict of interest, disability case remanded (7th Cir.), 888
Employee benefits, 2009, BLS report, 825 New York Life Ins., age bias, $6M verdict upheld, but $10M punitives violate due process, remanded for reduction (6th Cir.), 296 Northwestern Mut. Life Ins., overtime, proposed class of sales, financial reps file $200M FLSA, Cal. suit alleging misclassification as independent contractors (S.D. Cal.), 713
ADEA, cash balance plans, fair pay act applied to revive accrual rates challenge (D. Colo.), 943
EEOC compliance manual revised to conform with Ledbetter Act, In Brief, 907 Ill., continuing violations, pay equity filing options expanded, Ledbetter paycheck-based timing adopted, 935 Lawyers debate impact on employer policies and practices, ALI-ABA teleconference, 229 Obama agenda on labor and employment law called aggressive, but pragmatic by ABA panelists, 863
Pay equity, Iowa bill enacted, incorporates federal Ledbetter law, In Brief, 460
Police
See STATE AND LOCAL LAWS; specific states
Labor legislation, 2008, DOL reports, 145
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