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Can Using Facebook Be a Firing Offense?

Todd C. Taylor

Do employers have carte blanche to discipline employees for their social media use? An in-depth discussion.

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How Metadata Changed the Outcome of a Complex Employment Case

Victor Vital

How a detailed forensic analysis of data and its metadata produced a "smoking gun" that allowed a firm to win a major case.

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Changing Demographics, The EEOC, and National Origin Discrimination

Paul Kehoe

The EEOC has included "Protecting Immigrant, Migrant and Other Vulnerable Workers" as a priority. Here's what you need to know.

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How the Federal Government Can Learn from the Evolution of CA's Family Leave Act

Evie P. Jeang

The advent of CA SB761 and the recent approval of CA SB770 signifies progress in the evolving quest to provide paid family leave for instances such as maternity leave.

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The Meaning of 'Clothes'

Jessica Schauer Lieberman

A case pending before the Supreme Court is putting a new spin on the question, "What are you wearing?"

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The 'Right to Be Forgotten'

Philip Segal

How do the fast-spreading "Right to be Forgotten" and "Ban the Box" initiatives affect employers looking to screen for criminal activity among their job applicants? You'd be surprised.

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Defecting Employees

Susan Guerette

In today's business world, the entirety of a company's most significant information can be uploaded to a device the size of a thumbnail and taken by a departing employee.

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Nassar's Effect on the Causation Standard

Kari Erickson Levine

In one of the biggest employment cases of 2013, the Supreme Court held that the mixed-motive theory under employment discrimination laws does not apply in Title VII retaliation claims.

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'Obamacare': Delayed But Not Dead

Robert G. Brody, John F. Woyke & Abby M. Warren

This article analyzes some of the biggest issues large and small employers need to address regarding the Affordable Care Act.

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Seasonal Workers Have Rights Too

Rebekah Mintzer

The health care mandate may not be a concern for companies hiring help for the busy holiday season, but experts say there are still plenty of legal issues that companies should keep in mind for fourth-quarter hiring.

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