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(Labor & Employment Newsletter - 2000) Three sources of employment-related disability rights (Workers' Compensation laws; The Americans with Disabilities Act; and The Family and Medical Leave Act) frequently intersect and sometimes collide. The key to making defensible personnel decisions is an independent analysis of each law in light of the facts of any given case. View Article The above publication is saved in PDF format.…

The U.S. Department of Labor has revised the "white-collar" exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) with the final rules published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004. .

A recent study by the National Council on Compensation Injuries ("NCCI") found that male workers are more likely to sustain workplace accidents, although females are more likely to file claims for occupational diseases and cumulative trauma. The study, "Gender in Workers' Compensation Claims," showed that male employees were more likely to file claims for traumatic injuries and that the incidence of serious workplace injuries, fatalities…

In the Winter 2000 edition of our Newsletter, we reported on new ergonomic regulations proposed by OSHA concerning alleged repetitive motion disorders. If adopted, these regulations would have required employers to establish comprehensive plans to monitor, control and reduce workplace hazards associated with repetitive motion disorders through management investigation, employee interviews, additional training, and advice of medical care professionals. The proposed rules would have been…

Liability for workplace harassment, including racial, religious, disability, and sexual harassment, is increasingly a concern for private and public employers. How to react to allegations of workplace harassment is one of the trickiest questions facing human resources and other corporate managers today.

(Labor & Employment Newsletter - 2000) Bosses can be liable for workplace violence when they fail to prevent a known threat. Published in The National Law Journal, Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved" View Article The above publication is saved in PDF format. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document.