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Comments from the Chair Jim LaVaute
Our Annual CLE Conference on November 7 – 10 is going to be fabulous. This is a great time to “meet” the Section. You can see a detailing of just some of the highlights of the conference in this issue – government agencies that we interact with, and federal district court and court of appeals judges making substantive presentations. The conference is almost sold out, but there’s still time to register if you move fast. Read more >>
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ANNUAL CLE CONFERENCE PREVIEW Space is running out! Registrations for the Section of Labor & Employment Law's inaugural CLE Conference in Philadelphia, November 7-10, are going strong with over 800 already signed up. Register today to ensure you will be able to participate in this exciting Conference.
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November 7-10, 2007 is When, and Philadelphia is Where It’s Happening!
The NLRB, the EEOC, the Department of Labor, Judges, Judges, and More Judges
The NLRB has scheduled an oral argument in Philadelphia, Nov. 9, at 9:30 A.M. in the Ceremonial Courtroom, Room 643, Philadelphia City Hall, Broad and Market Streets, in Philadelphia. The case is New York New York Hotel, LLC, d/b/a New York New York Hotel and Casino, Case 28-CA-14519. The Board’s release says: “The issues presented in the case include whether Ark Las Vegas Restaurant Corporation’s employees, who are employed by Ark on the premises of the New York New York Hotel and Casino, have a statutory right to distribute handbills at various places on hotel property during the employees’ off-duty hours. The handbills were aimed at guests and customers and protested Ark’s nonunion status and wages.” Read More >>
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW DEVELOPMENTS
Supreme Court will hear six employment-law related cases this term
On Tuesday, September 25, 2007, the Court grated review in four additional employment-law cases, bringing this Term’s unusually high total to six cases. The new cases and their issues are:
Kentucky Retirement Sys. v. EEOC (No. 06-1037)
Gomez-Perez v. Potter (No. 06-1321)
CBOCS West v. Humphries (No. 06-1431)
Preston v. Ferrer (No. 06-1463)
Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki (No. 06-1322)
Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn (No. 06–1221)
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COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT
Immigration Law Committee
The Immigration Law Committee was created in 1987 after the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The committee educates its members on employee and employer issues, including Form I-9 compliance, employer sanctions, discrimination and other employment related matters as reflected in enforcement by the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Special Counsel, and private parties both in the administrative and judicial arenas.
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HOT TOPIC
Choppy Waters for the DHS’ New Rule on Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (“IRCA”) requires that every employer in the U.S. verify the identity and work authorization status of its employees by completing the I-9 Employment Verification Form for each employee. Failure to comply with IRCA’s I-9 rules can result in significant fines, loss of government contracts and, where the failure is deemed to equate to the employer’s “constructive knowledge” that it employs workers which are not authorized to work in the United States, criminal sanctions.
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SECTION HIGHLIGHTS
Section of Labor and Employment Law Newsletter
Published quarterly, the newsletter contains information on current Section projects, recent development and decisions, upcoming educational opportunities, new books, and other news that is of interest to Section members. Current Issue: Summer 2007, Volume 35, Number 4 >>
Save The Dates: 2008 Committee Midwinter Meeting Schedule
The Section’s midwinter meetings will be loaded with substantive programs on hot topics, current developments, and recent decisions, presented by experts in their respective fields. All committee midwinter meetings are eligible for CLE credit; some fulfill a year’s requirement in many states. Section Calendar >>
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Best of the 2007 Midwinter Meetings Teleconference Series
The Midwinter Meetings of the Standing Committees are the Section of Labor and Employment Law’s most concentrated source of substantive content. |
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ETHICS CORNER
Ethical Considerations in Reviewing and Using Metadata in Electronic Documents
The District of Columbia Bar is the most recent authority to consider whether a lawyer who receives an electronic document from an adversary is prohibited from reviewing any metadata contained in the document. In Ethics Opinion No. 341 (September 2007), the DC Bar concluded that when a receiving lawyer has actual knowledge that an adversary inadvertently provided metadata in an electronic document, the lawyer should not review the metadata without first consulting with the sender and abiding by the sender’s instructions...
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NEWS
Features of the Case: Fourth Annual Trial Advocacy Competition
Can born-again Christian James Price prove that GEM Corporation engaged in religious discrimination and violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when the Company fired him? Can GEM convince a jury that Price engaged in misconduct by asking employees under his supervision how often they attend church? By giving away Bibles to employees? Or by offering advice to an openly gay employee about how she might "cure" her “illness?”
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Learn more about the Trial Advocacy Competition
CALENDAR Lawyer as Road Warrior: Which Ethics Rules Should I Follow?
October 17, 2007
Teleconference
18th Annual National Institute on Health and Welfare Benefit Plans: Responding to Change
October 15-16, 2007
Arlington, VA
Civil Rights Developments: The Impact of the Changing Demographics in the Workplace
October 17, 2007
Teleconference
National Labor Relations Act Basic Law & Procedure
October 30, 2007
Cleveland, OH
17th Annual National Institute on ERISA Litigation
November 1-2, 2007
Chicago, IL
Section of Labor and Employment Law Annual CLE Conference
November 7-10, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
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PUBLICATIONS
Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by-State Survey
Save 60% off the list price on this authoritative standard in employment law!
A companion volume to The Fair Labor Standards Act and also written by members of the Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee, this treatise provides an exhaustive analysis of the various wage and hour laws at the state level.
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