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  • An update on the recent statistics published by NERA, the employment law watchdog tasked with ensuring that employers comply with their employment law obligations.
    • An Overview for Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries of the New Requirements for Service Provider Arrangements (McGuireWoods LLP)
  • The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new rules requiring disclosure of information in connection with services provided to ERISA-covered employee benefit plans.
    • Department of Labor Issues New Guidelines for Breaks for Nursing Mothers (Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren)
  • The Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a fact sheet in July 2010 to aid employers in complying with the recent federal law that requires employers to (1) provide reasonable break times to express breast milk, and (2) provide a private location to express breast milk.
    • Recently Enacted and Pending Federal Labor and Employment Legislation (Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren)
  • During the past several months, several significant federal labor and employment laws have been enacted into law. In addition, legislation currently pending in Congress will have an impact on employers, if enacted.
    • Recent Minnesota Court of Appeals Decision Again Reminds Employers of the Importance of Carefully Drafting Their Employment Handbooks in Order to Avoid Liability (Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren)
  • In an opinion written by Chief Judge Toussaint, the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently reemphasized the importance for employers to have a well-drafted and clearly written employment handbook in order to avoid uncertainty and potential liability.
    • Latest Pensions Law Developments - Your Quarterly Summary (CMS Cameron McKenna LLP)
  • Trustees of occupational pension schemes now have a statutory duty to ensure that they have an adequate knowledge and understanding of the legal issues relevant to their scheme.
    • New York Enacts Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers (Littler Mendelson)
  • On August 31, 2010, just in time for Labor Day, New York Governor David Paterson signed into law the "Domestic Workers Bill of Rights" ("Bill of Rights").
    • Did Your Business Make the OSHA Primary Inspection List? (McDermott Will & Emery)
  • The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has narrowed its Site-Specific Targeting primary inspection list to 4,100 workplaces with high rates of workplace injuries.
    • Kentucky Consular Center Conducting Telephonic Confirmation Regarding Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions (Morgan Lewis)
  • The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) has commenced verification of information contained in nonimmigrant visa petitions received from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
    • Ninth Circuit Provides Clarity on Similarly Situated Standard for Discrimination Cases (Dorsey & Whitney LLP)
  • On August 16, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the District of Arizona's grant of summary judgment in favor of former employer Executive Jet Management ("Executive Management") against three former employees Gregory Hawn, Michael Prince and Aric Aldrich ("Plaintiffs") on their Title VII sex discrimination claims.