Labor & Employment Law Update

Employers addressing the variety of new obligations imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) should also be aware of the PPACA’s whistleblower protection amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).  The U.S. Department of Labor published its interim final regulations governing the employee whistleblower protection of […]

On March 8, 2013, the Department of Homeland Security issued a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (“Form”).  The current version of the Form expired last August; however, implementation of a new Form was delayed when the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) received over 6,000 […]

Iowa: Iowa taxpayers will pay approximately $448,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit that an 81-year old doctor filed against a state home for the disabled. The doctor was fired after working eight days at the state home. The doctor claims that he was asked age-related questions during his job […]

A panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a jury verdict requiring a former Hallmark executive to repay her entire cash severance after she violated the severance agreement by using and disclosing confidential company documents. Janet Murley was Hallmark’s group vice president of marketing until her position […]

As the effective date (January 1, 2014) of significant provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acts (“PPACA”) nears, federal regulatory agencies have been hard at work issuing extensive guidance to help employers and individuals comply with the new health care laws. While the new regulations and guidance are […]