2013 Employment Law Update analyzes recent developments
in case law of interest to employment law practitioners representing
plaintiffs, defendants, and labor unions and comprehensively covers recent
developments in the rapidly changing employment and labor law field. Comprised
of ten chapters - each written by an expert in employment law - this edition
provides timely, incisive analysis of critical issues. 2013 Employment
Law Update provides, where appropriate, checklists, forms, and
guidance on strategic considerations for litigation and other forms of dispute
resolution.
Chapter 1. LIMITATIONS ON CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYER INVESTIGATIONS -
Henry H. Perritt, Jr.
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§ 1.01 Introduction
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§ 1.02 Employer Duties Under the National Labor Relations Act
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§ 1.03 The Banner Health System Decision
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§ 1.04 Unfair Labor Practice Procedure
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§ 1.05 Elements of a Section 8(a)(1) Violation
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§ 1.06 Countervailing Employer Interests
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§ 1.07 Maintenance and Enforcement of Confidentiality Rules
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§ 1.08 Employer Guidelines
Chapter 2. YOU’RE GUILTY: HOW TO SURVIVE THE RIGOROUS SCRUTINY OF THE EEOC
WHEN REJECTING APPLICANTS BASED ON AN ARREST OR CONVICTION RECORD -
Andrew S. Goldberg & Matthew P. Kellam
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§ 2.01 Introduction
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§ 2.02 Background Statistics
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§ 2.03 Trends in State and Local Laws
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§ 2.04 The Recently Published EEOC Guidance
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§ 2.05 Lawful Employer Policies and Practices
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§ 2.06 How to Comply and Still Have Meaningful Screens and Conditions
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§ 2.07 Conclusion
Chapter 3. THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT’S EMPLOYER MANDATE: AN EXPLANATION AND
DISCUSSION OF THE IMPACT ON EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLANS - Ben Conley
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§ 3.01 Introduction
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§ 3.02 Employers Subject to the Employer Mandate
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§ 3.03 Penalty Under the Employer Mandate
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§ 3.04 Determining Who Is a “Full-Time Employee” for Purposes of the Employer
Mandate
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§ 3.05 Impact of Tax Credits and Subsidies on the Employer Mandate
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§ 3.06 Will the Employer Mandate Cause Employers to Drop Coverage?
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§ 3.07 Conclusion
Chapter 4. CLAIMS UNDER STATE WAGE PAYMENT STATUTES - Henry H.
Perritt, Jr.
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§ 4.01 Introduction
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§ 4.02 Pre-Requisites to Employer Obligation
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§ 4.03 Creature of Private Contract
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§ 4.04 Basic Contract Law Principles
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§ 4.05 Specificity of Promise
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§ 4.06 Statute of Frauds
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§ 4.07 Contract Modification
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§ 4.08 Disclaimers
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§ 4.09 At-Will Employment Status No Bar
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§ 4.10 Enforcement Mechanisms
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§ 4.11 Remedies
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§ 4.12 Federal Preemption
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§ 4.13 Checklist for Employee/Claimants
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§ 4.14 Checklist for Employers
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§ 4.15 Resources
Chapter 5. CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES—SECTION 1983 CAUSE OF ACTION
- Jason D. Keck
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§ 5.01 Section 1983—Purpose and Cause of Action
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§ 5.02 Individual Immunities
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§ 5.03 Substantive Due Process
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§ 5.04 Attorney’s Fees
Chapter 6. ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY IN EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES - Henry H.
Perritt, Jr.
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§ 6.01 Introduction
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§ 6.02 Basic Requirements
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§ 6.03 Litigation Holds and Duty to Preserve Information
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§ 6.04 Planning
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§ 6.05 Specifying Systems and Individuals
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§ 6.06 Search Terms
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§ 6.07 Discovery Management Orders
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§ 6.08 Specific Issues
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§ 6.09 Cloud Computing
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§ 6.10 Costs
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§ 6.11 Sedona Conference Papers
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§ 6.12 Appendix—Seventh Circuit Standing Order
Chapter 7. NON-COMPETES AND OTHER RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS IN THE
INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT - Donald C. Dowling, Jr.
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§ 7.01 Introduction
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§ 7.02 “Plain Vanilla” Single-Jurisdiction Restrictive Covenants
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§ 7.03 Cross-Border Restrictive Covenants
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§ 7.04 Conclusion
Chapter 8. WORKPLACE PRIVACY IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
- Timothy E. Grochocinski and John Campbell
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§ 8.01 Introduction
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§ 8.02 “Facebook Demand” Laws
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§ 8.03 Ownership of Social Media
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§ 8.04 National Labor Relations Board Chimes in Regarding Social Media
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§ 8.05 Recent Developments in Invasion of Technology Privacy and Potential
Trade Secret Risks: E-Mail and SIRI
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§ 8.06 Conclusion: Practical Tips for Employers Regarding Social Media
Chapter 9. EXTENDING OVERTIME PROTECTIONS TO WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS “THE NEW WORKING CLASS” - Laurie E. Leader
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§ 9.01 Introduction
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§ 9.02 Historical Background of the White-Collar Exemptions
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§ 9.03 General Principles Governing FLSA Overtime Exemptions
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§ 9.04 Regulatory Framework for the White-Collar Exemptions
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§ 9.05 Proposals for Change
Table of Cases
Index