December 2003

Employment Law Advisory

• NLRB Clarifies Definition of Supervisor
• Significant New California Employment Laws for 2004

October 2003

Employment Law Advisory

• Terminated California Governor Designates Employees as Private Attorneys General

July 2003

Employee Benefits Alert

• DOL Proposes Changes to Your COBRA Notice Obligations

June 2003

Employment Law Advisory

• California Employers Gain Yet One More Reason for Internal Grievance Policies and Procedures

February 2003

Employment Law Advisory

• Military Leaves and USERRA
• New Developments Involving Partial-Day Leave Bank Deductions for Exempt Employees

December 2002

Employment Law Advisory

• California Supreme Court Opens Door to Enforcement of Out-of-State Non-Competes
• New California Employment Laws for 2003

Fall 2002

Employee Benefits Alert

• Special HIPAA Alert: October 15 Extension Deadline Looms for Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans

Employment Law Advisory

• What Employers Need to Know About the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Post-Enron Legislation")

Spring 2002

Employee Benefits Alert

• Cafeteria Plans No Longer File Form 5500

Employment Law Advisory

• New Washington State Prohibition On Mandatory Overtime for Nurses
• New Legislation Expands Washington's Family Care Act
• New Washington Unemployment Insurance Regulations Affecting Disabled Employees
• California Employment Law Update

Winter 2002

Employee Benefits Alert

• Statement Required Upon Exercise of Qualified Stock Options
• New IRS Notices for Recipients of Eligible Rollover Distributions

Employment Law Advisory

• New California Employment Laws: Understanding Employer Obligations
• New IRS Notices for Recipients of Eligible Rollover Distributions

Fall 2001

• New IRS Guidance on Catch-Up Contributions, Savers Tax Credit

Summer 2001

Employment Law Advisory

• Furloughs: Do Employees Lose Their "Exempt" Status if They Are Required to Take Time Off Without Pay?

Spring 2001

Employment Law Advisory

• Oregon Supreme Court Rules Injured Employees Denied Workers' Compensation Benefits Can Sue Their Employers for Negligence
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules Arbitration Clauses in Individual Employment Contracts Are Enforceable Under the Federal Arbitration Act

Winter 2000/2001

Employment Law Advisory

• Reasonable Accommodation of an Employee's Disability -- When Is The Employer Supposed to Act?

Employee Benefits Alert

• HIPAA Nondiscrimination Rules Clarified, Compliance Now Mandatory
• A Little Tweak: IRS Finalizes 1999 Proposed Regulations Without Many Changes
• New Claims Procedure Rules -Drastic Changes for Group Health Plans and Disability Plans
• New SPD Content Rules -- Require Numerous Changes to SPDs
• The IRS Gives Its Final Word On Cafeteria Plan Election Changes
• The IRS Finalizes Regulations On Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits
• New Minimum Distribution Rules: Easier, Cheaper, and Safer

Special Employment Law Advisory

• New California Employment Laws: How to Reduce Risk
• New Washington State Court Decision On Rest Breaks
• EEOC Rules Medical Plan Must Cover Contraceptives

Fall 2000

Special Employment Law / Employee Benefits Alert

• New Immigration Law Helps American Businesses
  

Special California Law Issue

• California Supreme Court Sides with Employer on Two Key Issues
• California Supreme Court Approves Mandatory Arbitration
• New California Wage Laws Benefit Health Care and Software Industries
• New California Law Relaxes Requirements for Disability Discrimination Claims
• Heads Up on Minimum Wage Hike

Summer 2000

• NLRB Extends Weingarten Rights to Nonunion Employers
• Employees May Lose Exempt Status if Employers Enforce 40-Hour Work Week
• Ninth Circuit Rejects "Direct Threat" to Disabled Employee Defense
• Supreme Court Clarifies Factfinders Ability to Infer Intentional Discrimination
• Supreme Court Takes on Erisa Issues

Spring 2000

Special Employment Law/Employee Benefits Alert

• Congress Rushes to Protect Employee Stock Options

Winter 2000

• DOL Ruling May Kill Stock Options for Rank and File

Summer 1999

• Supreme Court Restricts ADA Definition of "Disability"
• Complete Advisory Bulletin (47K .pdf)

Spring 1999

• IRS Proposes Significant Changes to COBRA Rules
• Oregon Legislative Activity
• Employers Required to Report New Hires for Support Enforcement
• Medical Marijuana — How Will It Affect the Workplace?
• Complete Advisory Bulletin (69K .pdf)

Winter 1998

• Supreme Court's Ruling Re: Binding Arbitration of Statutory Discrimination Claims
• What Does It Mean To Have an Effective Sexual Harassment Policy in the Wake of Recent Supreme Court Decisions?
• Supreme Court Rules Inclusion of "Standard" Security Clause Not a Fair Representation Violation

Summer 1998

• Supreme Court Expands Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

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