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10 states with the most workplace discrimination charges

Employee Benefit News

Using data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, this law firm ranked which states saw the most charges since 2009.

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How the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Protects Older Employees

HR Digest

Exploring the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and its implications, this article delves into the historical context, key provisions, significant amendments, and the pivotal role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in enforcing the act. Supreme Court Rulings : In 2009, the U.S.

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FTC Proposes Health Breach Notification Rule Amendments

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

At a recent open Commission meeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). The FTC’s proposed amendment aims to codify the HBNR’s application to digital health and mobile technologies.

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Awards and Memories

Florida Workers' Comp

The Section amended the award, and re-named it, in 2009. Stewart Colling demonstrated his leadership in a number of legal organizations: the Orange County Bar Association, the Florida Justice Association, and the Florida Workers’ Advocates, (and) he was appointed by Governor Bush to the Governor’s Commission on Workers’ Compensation Reform.

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Employment and Labor Law in Australia

Global People Strategist

Fair Work Act 2009. All Australian nationals and foreign workers are entitled to basic rights and protections under the Fair Work Act of 2009. Under this Act, a Fair Work Commission was formed to oversee the enforcement of workplace laws and bring unlawful practices at the workplace to the government’s attention.

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Wrongful Termination: Here’s How To Fix It

HR Digest

The Fair Work Act 2009, section 772, states that employers cannot terminate your contract of employment for having health issues that prevent you from working, not participating in a trade union, being under a protected class(race, gender, etc), or participating in union activities outside working hours. Labour Law On Wrongful Termination .

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Iowa High Court: Res Judicata Principles Don’t Bar Petitions for Change of Condition

The Workcomp Writer

In June 2018, Green filed a petition for review-reopening with the workers’ compensation commission. The commission could not, therefore, reevaluate an employee’s level of physical impairment or earning capacity if all the facts and circumstances were known or knowable at the time of the original action [in Kohlhaas v. Hog Slat, Inc.