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Pension Reform - The Time Has Come, The Time is Now (Arnstein & Lehr LLP)
  • As Dr. Seuss once famously wrote (Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now), "THE TIME HAS COME, THE TIME IS NOW". Good faith efforts to bargain with Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code in the foreground must begin now if we want to emerge from this financial crisis.
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  • On July 20, 2010, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a decision that clarifies the standard for determining whether certain workers are properly classified as employees or independent contractors.
    • Employee Benefit Trusts (Rosenblatt Solicitors)
  • In the June 2010 budget the coalition government confirmed that it will introduce legislation with effect from April 2011 to tackle "arrangements … which seek to avoid, defer or reduce liabilities … to income tax and national insurance contributions or to avoid restrictions on pension tax relief".
    • Amendment to Massachusetts Personnel Records Law Imposes Significant New Burdens on Employers (Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.)
  • Recently, the Massachusetts Personnel Records Law was amended to require employers to notify an employee within 10 days of any addition to his or her "personnel record" of "any information to the extent the information is, has been used or may be used, to negatively affect the employee’s qualification for employment, promotion, transfer, additional compensation or the possibility that the employee will be subject to disciplinary action."
    • Employment Briefing - September 2010 (Bircham Dyson Bell LLP)
  • In Hameed v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the High Court considered whether Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust was in breach of Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights when it dismissed Dr Hameed for gross misconduct.
    • NLRB Expands the Tools Available for Unions to Target Neutral Employers (Morgan Lewis)
  • In a case of first impression, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), now operating under a Democratic majority, issued a controversial decision on August 27 that expands the labor movement’s ability to wage public campaigns against "neutral" or "secondary" employers in addition to the "primary" employers that are the source of the labor dispute. United Bhd. of Carpenters, 355 N.L.R.B. No. 159 (2010).
    • Labor and Employment Law Weekly Update (Week of September 7, 2010) (Foley & Lardner)
  • California Penal Code Section 502 regulates unauthorized access to computers and computer networks and has implications for employers with employees in California.
    • New Equal Pay Guidance for SMEs Published (Matthew Arnold & Baldwin)
  • The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the British Chambers of Commerce have co-published a new guide to help small and medium-sized businesses comply with equal pay legislation.
    • Illinois Gets Tough on Wage Theft (Littler Mendelson)
  • Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently signed Senate Bill 3568 (SB 3568), the most extensive change to the state's wage payment statute in decades.
    • Registered Employers Where Do You Sit In The Scheme – Worker’s Compensation And Rehabilitation Act South Australia (Donaldson Walsh)
  • Registered employers should have an understanding of the process and be prepared, where necessary, to play a proactive role in the management of an injured worker’s claim for compensation.