Daily Labor Report® Index-Summary

CAA

CALIFORNIA

– Cal/OSHA

– – Asbestos removal safety training, false certifications, fraud indictment (N.D. Cal.), 208:A–4 (10/30/09)
– – Diacetyl regulation, 189:A–14 (10/2/09)
– – H1N1 virus, N95 respirators, issuance, distribution, guidelines, 204:A–6 (10/26/09)
– – Heat illness prevention standard, compliance, 197:A–5 (10/15/09)

– FEHA

– – Pregnancy bias, essential job function, duty to shift jobs (Cal. Ct. App.), 207:A–1 (10/29/09)
– – Summary judgment abuse, de novo review (Cal. Ct. App.), 197:A–7 (10/15/09)

– Furloughs, reports claim illusory benefits, higher costs, 200:A–2 (10/20/09)
– Health care, San Francisco play or pay law, ERISA preemption (U.S., brief invited), 191:B–1 (10/6/09)
– Home health care (IHSS), Fresno County, consumer challenge to state wage, benefits cuts (N.D. Cal.), 204:A–4 (10/26/09)
– Immigration, E-Verify bill, veto, 198:A–7 (10/16/09)
– Los Angeles County employees, tentative pacts, 193:A–11 (10/8/09)
– Pay equity bill, veto, 198:A–7 (10/16/09)
– Sexual harassment, retaliation, reduction of punitive damages (U.S., rev den), 191:B–7 (10/6/09)
– South Gate, police, association bias, harassment (Cal. Super. Ct.), 194:A–8 (10/9/09)
– Wage and hour

– – Domestic worker, spoliation of evidence, settlement (N.D. Cal.), 199:A–7 (10/19/09)
– – Los Angeles County car washes, criminal arraignment (Cal. Super. Ct.), 196:A–10 (10/14/09)
– – SelectBuild, overtime, off-the-clock work (C.D. Cal.), 199:A–13 (10/19/09)

– Whistleblowing, federal preemption, FELA, RLA, FRSA (E.D. Cal.), 206:A–6 (10/28/09)

CALIFORNIA NURSES (CNA)

– CNA/NNOC

See NATIONAL NURSES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (CNA/NNOC)

– H1N1 vaccination, voluntary shots urged, but mandatory policy opposed, 195:C–1 (10/13/09)

CANADA

– Collective bargaining, average base-rate annual wage increases, HRSD Canada reports, Aug., 2009, 198:A–13 (10/16/09)
– Manufacturing business model, worker-owned cooperatives, USW-Mondragon Internacional accord, 206:A–1 (10/28/09)
– Statistics Canada reports

– – Employment and unemployment rates, Sept., 2009, 195:A–3 (10/13/09)
– – Wages, average weekly pay, July, 2009, 188:A–6 (10/1/09); Aug., 2009, 208:A–4 (10/30/09)

CASH BALANCE PLANS

– BP, ERISA, interest rates, statutory interpretation, administrative exhaustion (E.D. Ky.), 203:A–7 (10/23/09)
– CIGNA, ERISA, conversion, notice, “wear away,” remedies (2d Cir.), 194:A–5 (10/9/09)
– Citigroup, ERISA, fractional test, minimum accruals, computation, backloading (2d Cir.), 200:A–1 (10/20/09)
– Pension funding and benefits, IRS final rules, comments, 198:A–5 (10/16/09)
– Year-end guidance, interest crediting rates, 191:A–5 (10/6/09)

CBO

See CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)

– H1N1 virus

– – Guidance, health care workers, N95 respirators, 198:A–16 (10/16/09)
– – Vaccine, health care workers, House hearing, 188:A–5 (10/1/09)

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, U.S.

– Ergonomics, OSHA rulemaking, Chamber strategy to discredit science, 199:A–8 (10/19/09)
– Federal contractors, posting notices, NLRA employee rights, analysis of comments on proposed DOL rule, 191:C–1 (10/6/09)
– Free enterprise, free trade, job creation campaign, 197:A–13 (10/15/09)

CHEMICALS INDUSTRY

– DuPont, ERISA, surviving spouse pension rights, prenuptial agreement, waiver (D.N.J.), 197:A–8 (10/15/09)

CHILD CARE

– Md. home-based contractors pact, SEIU, governor signs, 198:A–15 (10/16/09)

CHILD LABOR

– Western Wats Ctr., teens in seven states, DOL penalties, 192:A–13 (10/7/09)

CHINA

– Pre-employment testing, hepatitis B screening, 200:A–6 (10/20/09)

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)

– Northern Mariana Islands, transitional worker visa, interim rule, 205:A–1 (10/27/09)
– Religious perspectives on immigration, no role in public debate, panel discussion, 197:A–12 (10/15/09)
– Visa program enforcement

See VISAS

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1866

– Ed. Note: This law was reenacted, with an additional enforcement provision, as the Civil Rights Act of 1870.

See CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1870

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1870

– Ed. Note: This law is a reenactment, with an additional enforcement provision, of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
– §1981 claim, res judicata, Title VII dismissal precludes (3d Cir.), 194:AA–1 (10/9/09); text, 194:E–1 (10/9/09)

CLAIM PRECLUSION

See RES JUDICATA

CLASS ACTIONS

– Antitrust, wage suppression, certification denied (N.D. Ill.), 189:A–1 (10/2/09)
– Hiring criteria, use of credit, criminal histories, EEOC suit (D. Md.), 189:A–8 (10/2/09)
– Ill. wage and hour violations, settlement (N.D. Ill.), 197:A–16 (10/15/09)
– Overtime

– – FLSA executive exemption (U.S., rev den), 191:B–4 (10/6/09)
– – Misclassified IT workers, FLSA, certification (N.D. Cal.), 207:A–9 (10/29/09)
– – Off-the-clock work, FLSA, walking to and from work stations (N.D. Ind.), 202:A–7 (10/22/09)

– Settlement invalid without notice to lawyer, putative class members (Wash. Ct. App.), 188:A–8 (10/1/09)
– U.S. Supreme Court docket, 2009-2010 term, 189:AA–1 (10/2/09)

CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)

– Asbestos handling, notice violations, demolition contractor pleads guilty (E.D. Pa.), 189:A–4 (10/2/09)

CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)

– Interior Department FY2010 appropriations

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2996

CLOTHES CHANGING

– Del Monte Fresh Produce, compensation of minimum wage workers (Ore. Cir. Ct.), 195:A–8 (10/13/09)

CNA

See CALIFORNIA NURSES (CNA)

CNA/NNOC

See NATIONAL NURSES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (CNA/NNOC)

COLAs

See COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS (COLAs)

COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL

– Independent contractor status, Pa. UI ruling precludes wage claims (E.D. Pa.), 195:AA–1 (10/13/09)

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

– Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1409, S 560

– LMRA, ERISA, rehire promise “status benefit” (E.D. Mich.), 200:A–9 (10/20/09)

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

– U.S. Supreme Court docket, 2009-2010 term, 189:AA–1 (10/2/09)

COLLEGES

See EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

COLORADO

– Crowley County, Dominion Correctional Servs., Corrections Corp. of Am., sexual harassment, rape, EEOC settlement (D. Colo.), 199:A–3 (10/19/09)
– Minimum wage drop proposal, 190:A–7 (10/5/09)
– UI modernization incentive funds, DOL grant, 198:A–17 (10/16/09)

COMMUNICATION WORKERS (CWA)

– AT&T core wireline legacy unit, pact ratified, 190:A–16 (10/5/09)
– Local 1400, FairPoint Commc'ns bankruptcy, concessions talks, 206:A–7 (10/28/09)

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS (CWA)

– AT&T Southwest, tentative pact, 196:A–12 (10/14/09)

COMPENSATION

See WAGES AND SALARIES
– Minimum wage

See MINIMUM WAGE

– Overtime

See OVERTIME

– Unemployment

See UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

COMPRESSED WORKWEEKS

– Utah, 4-day week, energy cost savings, 208:A–7 (10/30/09)

COMPUTERS

– Dell, N.C. desktop plant closure, 193:A–9 (10/8/09)

CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

– Alliance for Am. Manufacturing, 208:C–1 (10/30/09)
– American Bar Ass'n (ABA), 195:A–5 (10/13/09); 196:A–7 (10/14/09); 197:A–6 (10/15/09); 201:A–5 (10/21/09); 201:A–6 (10/21/09); 202:A–1 (10/22/09); 202:A–3 (10/22/09); 203:A–9 (10/23/09)
– American Law Inst. (ALI), 195:A–5 (10/13/09); 196:A–7 (10/14/09); 197:A–6 (10/15/09)
– Calendar, 206:Z–1 (10/28/09)
– Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), 204:A–14 (10/26/09)
– Demos, 198:A–12 (10/16/09)
– Immigration Policy Ctr., 202:A–8 (10/22/09)
– Inst. for America's Future, 208:C–1 (10/30/09)
– Inst. for the Study of Labor, 204:A–10 (10/26/09)
– Natl. Ass'n of Corporate Directors, 202:A–4 (10/22/09)
– Natl. Employment Lawyers Ass'n (NELA), 205:A–4 (10/27/09)
– Practising Law Inst., 189:A–6 (10/2/09); 196:B–1 (10/14/09); 197:C–1 (10/15/09); 197:C–2 (10/15/09)
– Retirement USA, 202:A–11 (10/22/09)
– Woodrow Wilson Intl. Ctr. for Scholars, 204:A–11 (10/26/09)
– Workplace Flexibility 2010, 204:A–13 (10/26/09)

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

– 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2989

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)

– Environment, greenhouse gas emissions bill effects, report, 198:A–14 (10/16/09)
– Health care reform, Senate Finance amended plan costs, coverage, report, 193:A–14 (10/8/09)
– Income distribution, women's real median annual earnings, 1979-2007, report, 191:A–8 (10/6/09)

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS)

– H1N1 influenza pandemic, ADA application, CRS report, 205:A–7 (10/27/09); correction, 206:A–15 (10/28/09)
– Health Care Reform and Small Business, report, 191:A–10 (10/6/09)

CONNECTICUT

– New Haven, race bias, firefighter promotions tests, written versus oral, disparate impact (D. Conn.), 200:A–8 (10/20/09)
– Title VII, choice of remedies grievance arbitration, administrative, or judicial (U.S., rev den), 191:B–8 (10/6/09)

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

– Contract clause, AFGE, RIFs, contracting out (D.D.C.), 208:A–7 (10/30/09)
– Due process

See DUE PROCESS

– First Amendment

See FIRST AMENDMENT

– State constitutions

See specific states

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

– A-1 Excavating, trenching hazards, OSHA penalties, 195:A–4 (10/13/09)
– Building Materials Holding, SelectBuild, overtime, FLSA, state law claims (C.D. Cal.), 199:A–13 (10/19/09)
– Driftwood Elec. Contractors, overtime, independent contractor misclassifications, FLSA economic reality test (5th Cir.), 196:A–9 (10/14/09)
– Federal contractors

– – ARRA reporting requirements, FAR compliance, enforcement changes, 201:A–5 (10/21/09)
– – PLAs, regulations, building trades seek broader scope, contractors say counterproductive, 196:C–1 (10/14/09)

– Lunde Elec., ERISA, 401(k) embezzlement, felony convictions (W.D. Wash.), 203:A–6 (10/23/09)
– Nev. fatalities, OSH program review, OSHA report, 205:A–9 (10/27/09); discussed, 208:A–2 (10/30/09)
– Recovery Through Retrofit, home energy efficiency, Biden proposal, 200:A–5 (10/20/09)
– Rocksolid Granit USA, ADA, failed service of process, fault (11th Cir.), 191:A–2 (10/6/09)
– Roughneck Concrete Drilling & Sawing, arbitration, judicial appeal of authority (N.D. Ill.), 192:A–8 (10/7/09)
– Steel erection, OSHA rule, fall protection policy revisions, 194:A–6 (10/9/09)
– Stone and Webster Constr., overtime computations, bonuses, back pay, DOL, 195:A–11 (10/13/09)
– United Renovations, FLSA, back pay, DOL, 205:A–11 (10/27/09)

CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE

– Race bias, promotions, county failure to post vacancy (S.D. Ill.), 199:A–1 (10/19/09)

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

– Conf. Bd. index, Oct., 2009, 206:A–11 (10/28/09)

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)

– Monthly reports, BLS data, Sept., 2009, 198:D–4 (10/16/09)

CONSUMER SPENDING

– Goods and services, 2008, BLS survey, 192:A–6 (10/7/09)

CONTINGENT WORKERS

– Temporary employees, agencies

See TEMPORARY AGENCIES

– Wash., contract worker, mandatory arbitration (Wash. Ct. App.), 199:A–5 (10/19/09)

CONTRACTING OUT

See FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS; specific states

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

– Colo., Crowley County CF, Dominion Correctional Servs., Corrections Corp. of Am., sexual harassment, rape, EEOC settlement (D. Colo.), 199:A–3 (10/19/09)

COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS (COLAs)

– Pensions, 2010 plan benefits limited to 2009 levels, 199:A–4 (10/19/09)
– Social security benefits, 2010, no COLA, 198:A–13 (10/16/09)

CPI

See CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)

CRS

See CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS)

CWA (CLEAN WATER ACT)

See CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)

CWA (COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS)

See COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS (CWA)