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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued a decision that limits the ability of employees to use of an employer’s customer list to set up a competing business, ruling that customer information may be protectible...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that an injured employee’s reduced work schedule was properly characterized as protected, unpaid leave under the Family Medical Leave Act...

On March 20, 2001, President George W. Bush signed a bill repealing the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) ergonomic rules. This action by the President followed votes by both...

On the heels of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Circuit City, Inc. v. Adams, No. 99-1379, proposed legislation has already been introduced in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling....

On March 21, 2001, a divided United States Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 1, permits employers to require employees to arbitrate work-related disputes. Circuit City...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised its rules pertaining to recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses. The new rules, which become effective on January 1, 2002, simplify...

A California appellate court recently ruled that an employer may not terminate an employee who refuses to sign an illegal covenant not to compete, because such terminations violate public policy. D’Sa v. Playhut, Inc.,...

A new California law intended to assist in locating parents for the purpose of collecting child support payments will require businesses and government entities to report specified information about independent contractors to...

On November 13, 2000, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its final ergonomics program standard. The rule will take effect on January 16, 2001, and will apply to all employers except those covered...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently struck down a Department of Labor regulation that allowed an otherwise ineligible employee to obtain benefits under the Family Medical Leave Act (the...