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The National Labor Relations Board recently created significant uncertainty about the permissible scope of an employer’s social media policy. The Board issued a complaint against an employer who fired an employee for posting negative comments about her supervisor on her Facebook page.
Continue Reading LAW ALERT: The NLRB’s Facebook Case: Employers Should Review Their Policies Dealing With Social Media

According to recent media reports, California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman released employment records to refute allegations that she knowingly hired an illegal immigrant as a nanny and housekeeper in 2000.  These documents, which The Sacramento Bee posted at http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/Diaz%20Forms.pdf, provide a good illustration as to why California employers should use caution before adopting employment applications, forms, or policies of other employers.  Regardless of their source, using such materials without first consulting a lawyer may lead to problems.
Continue Reading Meg Whitman’s “Nannygate” Records are a Good Reminder that Employers Should Consult Legal Counsel Regarding Employment Applications, Forms, and Policies

On January 19, 2010, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued model notices to help plan administrators and employers comply with COBRA notice requirements as dictated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”), as amended by the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 2010 (“2010 DOD Act”).
Continue Reading LAW ALERT: Department Of Labor Issues Model Notices For The Extended COBRA Subsidy

President Obama signed the “Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act” (“DAA”) on December 21, 2009. The DAA provides two important changes to the COBRA subsidy that was established under the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009” (“ARRA”) earlier this year.
Continue Reading LAW ALERT: COBRA Subsidy Is Extended By President Obama