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Human Resources / Labor Relations Updates

Each month, a professor or doctoral candidate from the School of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University writes a brief article on a current HR/LR Topic. The articles are posted below providing HR and LR professionals one more opportunity to keep up-to-date with developments and innovations in their areas.

• Legitimizing Hiring and Promotion Decisions - December 2009
• Family & Medical Leave Expanded for Family of Service Members - November 2009
• Privacy Rights of Employees Clarified - October 2009
• Proposed Regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act - September 2009
• Controlling the Cost of Health Benefits for Retirees - August 2009
• Age Discrimination Proof Clarified - June 2009
• Affirmative Action Becomes More Difficult - June 2009
• Effect of ADA Amendments So Far - June 2009
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act Protection Limited - June 2009
• Avoiding Liability for Hiring Dangerous Employees - May 2009
• OSHA Regulations Adopted and Upheld - April 2009
• Arbitration First Under New Supreme Court Decision - April 2009
• Clarifications of the Fair Labor Standards Act - April 2009
• Regulations Interpret Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - March 2009
• Economic Stimulus Package Includes Changes to Employment Laws - February 2009
• Worker's Compensation Costs Continuing to Decline - February 2009
• Lilly Ledbetter Act Will Allow Older Claims For Discrimination - February 2009
• Supreme Court Clarifies Retaliation Protection - January 2009
• The Impact of the Employee Free Choice Act - January 2009
• Mandated Paid Sick Leave for Workers? The Healthy Families Act - December 2008
• Summary of New Regulations on Family & Medical Leave Effective in January 2009 - November 2008
• Important Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act - October 2008
• Permanent Partial Disability Benefits - October 2008
• Adverse Actions Based on Employee Speech - September 2008
• Compensability of Employee Time under the Fair Labor Standards Act - August 2008
• One Day, Three Supreme Court Decisions on Employment Law Issues - June 2008
• Tests with Impact on Applicants from Protected Groups Can Still Impose Liability - June 2008
• Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Enacted - May 2008
• Employee Benefits Protected by Vesting & Fiduciary Duties - April 2008
• Retaliation Claims are on the Rise - March 2008
• Managers & Supervisors Not Always Exempt from Overtime Pay Requirements - February 2008
• FMLA amended under 2008 National Defense Authorization Act - February 2008
• Sexual Harassment in the Courts - January 2008

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