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Offer Letters ( April 2004 )
In an effort to bind employees to certain duties without creating an employment contract, many employers are sending offer letters setting forth the terms and conditions of an employment relationship and requiring employees to sign them to show their acceptance of such terms and conditions. However, in doing so, employers may be binding themselves to certain obligations to which they never intended to be bound. Northeast Real Estate Services, LLC was one such employer. -
Employment Law Alert: Recent California appellate decision invalidating predispute jury trial waiver ( March 2004 )
The decision in <i>Grafton Partners LP v.Superior Court (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)</i>, should cause employers with California operations who have previously eschewed binding arbitration in favor of jury trial waivers or unfettered judicial process in such cases to think again. All employers with California operations are urged to familiarize themselves with the <i>Grafton</i> holding and consult immediately with experienced employment counsel as to its impact on predispute jury trial waivers and/or binding arbitration language presently in effect in their employment agreements, releases, policies, and handbooks. -
Flood Insurance Manual ( August 2003 )
Flood Insurance Manual from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. -
Washington is an At-Will State -- Isn't It? ( September 2003 )
Under most circumstances, Washington is an at-will state, but there are exceptions that attorneys who advise employers or employees should be aware of. These exceptions have developed over time and are still evolving. -
Employment Contracts and Severance Agreements: The Devil is in the Details ( August 2003 )
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently decided <i>Swanson v. The Image Bank, Inc.</i>, a case that illustrates the importance of getting the details right when dealing with employment documents. -
Safe Layoffs--A Systematic Approach To Downsizing ( August 2003 )
No one likes a layoff. But if you must reduce your workforce, you can reduce the risk of subsequent lawsuits by applying a systematic approach outlined in the following checklist. -
Yes, You Can Still Prohibit Guns in Your Workplace ( May 2003 )
Minnesota's recently-passed concealed weapons law raises a host of questions for Minnesota employers. Among the most pressing are whether Minnesota employers are still permitted to prohibit guns in the workplace, and whether new gun safety policies should be adopted. Unfortunately, until Minnesota courts have had a chance to interpret the new law, few answers will be known with absolute certainty. -
Can New Jersey Employers Require its Employees to Arbitrate Discrimination Claims? ( April 2003 )
There has been a great deal of controversy between employees and employers regarding the enforceability of arbitration clauses in employment agreements, employee handbooks or job applications. This is especially true when litigating discrimination claims that are governed in New Jersey by the Law Against Discrimination ("NJLAD"), which creates arguably the most expansive statutory rights for employees. New Jersey has seen no shortage of litigation on this issue. -
Beware of Wage and Hour Class Actions ( February 2003 )
In October 2001, Perdue Farms, Inc., a chicken processing company, paid $10 million to a group of its employees to settle a lawsuit. The suit was premised upon a simple, yet costly proposition: Perdue had failed to compensate its employees for the time that they spent putting on, taking off, and cleansing their sanitary equipment. -
Does a Social Security Mis-Match Letter Obligate an Employer to Re-Verify an Employee's Employment Eligibility Status? Maybe… ( September 2002 )
Because of a recent change in government policy, however, SSA is now sending mis-match letters to employers whose wage reports reflect any mismatch with SSA records. This means employers nationwide are far more likely to receive such letters than in prior years.
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