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		<title>Ruling Confirms EEOC’s Authority to Seek Court Supervision for Settlements</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina M. Kennedy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EEOC Developments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Court Supervision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Settlements]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dennis Anderson was terminated for violating his employer’s policy requiring employees to report their use of prescription drugs, even legal ones, that could cause dizziness or otherwise impair employees. The EEOC alleged that under the drug policy, Product Fabricators made unlawful medical...<br/>
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		<title>The DOL Gets Creative in Its Efforts to Address the Wage Gap</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LaborEmploymentLawPerspectives/~3/HIKaPjgf5Go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer L. Neumann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Labor Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Wage Gap"]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you know the DOL was in the application development business? In May 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor launched its first smartphone application, designed to help employees track their hours worked and wages owed. Continuing this trend of embracing the use of novel technology to help in its...<br/>
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		<title>Leap Symposium – March 21-23, 2012</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LaborEmploymentLawPerspectives/~3/5xXR7HbudNA/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Now in its 8th year, the Labor and Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium is regarded by many as the most expert and entertaining means of helping HR professionals and employment law attorneys apply practical, real-world strategies to comply with the latest employment law mandates. Dan Kaplan...<br/>
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		<title>Inner Workings Web Conference – February 23 – 11:30 CT</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LaborEmploymentLawPerspectives/~3/d0EZv3qXS_8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA)]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Deployment to Employment: Overview Of Military Veterans&#8217; Employment Rights Compliant employers must know what they have to do; savvy employers should also consider what more they should do. An array of employment laws protect veterans and their families and incentivize employers to employ...<br/>
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		<title>EEOC Announces Enforcement Statistics and Priorities</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LaborEmploymentLawPerspectives/~3/wm-xC6CKChQ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.laboremploymentperspectives.com/2012/01/30/eeoc-announces-enforcement-statistics-and-priorities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul R. Monsees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EEOC Developments]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week, the EEOC released final statistics for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 and has issued a draft strategic plan that highlights a particular emphasis on pursuing systemic bias cases. Employers can take note of emerging trends regarding EEOC workplace enforcement efforts from these...<br/>
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		<title>Union Must Prove Changed Circumstances to Overcome Bargaining Impasse</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LaborEmploymentLawPerspectives/~3/FTVJbt8pyH4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Mollman Elliott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Labor Relations]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On January 20, 2012, a federal court slapped down the NLRB for insisting that an employer must “test the Union’s stated willingness to move” after impasse is reached. The Board had ruled that an employer committed unfair labor practices when it declared an impasse and implemented a unilateral wage...<br/>
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		<title>In a Landmark Decision, the Supreme Court Exempts “Churches” From Most Employment Discrimination Statutes Affecting “Ministers”</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LaborEmploymentLawPerspectives/~3/Ap6jz8ax8nw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory W. McClune</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Churches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Discrimination]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The First Amendment of the United States Constitution (U.S. Const. amend. I) provides, in part, that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This short sentence containing what is known as the Establishment Clause and the Free...<br/>
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		<title>How Employers Faced With Potential False Claims Act Liability May Avoid Liability for Whistleblower Retaliation</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LaborEmploymentLawPerspectives/~3/sHND8f70PY4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.laboremploymentperspectives.com/2012/01/23/how-employers-faced-with-potential-false-claims-act-liability-may-avoid-liability-for-whistleblower-retaliation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael B. McCollum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[False Claims Act]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Under the False Claims Act, a private whistleblower can bring suit on behalf of the federal government to recover funds fraudulently obtained from the government. See 31 U.S.C. § 3730. It is not uncommon for the whistleblower, who can keep up to 30 percent of the government’s total recovery, to be...<br/>
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		<title>NLRB Declares Arbitration Agreements Prohibiting Class Action Claims Unlawful</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LaborEmploymentLawPerspectives/~3/hwVhrdLMk2g/</link>
		<comments>http://www.laboremploymentperspectives.com/2012/01/17/nlrb-declares-arbitration-agreements-prohibiting-class-action-claims-unlawful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan R. Maisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Labor Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New and Recent Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arbitration]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The NLRB has decided to enter the fray in a big way as to the enforceability of arbitration agreements that do not allow for arbitration of class claims. On January 3, 2012, the NLRB ruled in D.R. Horton, Inc. and Michael Cuda, that it constitutes an unfair labor practice for an employer to...<br/>
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		<title>Does Your New Year’s Resolution Involve Purging Records? Before You Do So, You Should Ensure Compliance With Applicable Recordkeeping Laws</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LaborEmploymentLawPerspectives/~3/kWhnIEFtu-M/</link>
		<comments>http://www.laboremploymentperspectives.com/2012/01/17/does-your-new-year%e2%80%99s-resolution-involve-purging-records-before-you-do-so-you-should-ensure-compliance-with-applicable-recordkeeping-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristy Kunisaki Marino</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recordkeeping Laws]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the new year, you may be planning to purge records in an effort to create virtual or physical space and to save money on the cost of storing unnecessary records. However, before you do so, it is important to be familiar with federal and state document retention rules.Below is a sample of some...<br/>
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