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		<title>Interesting ADA Cases</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/06/28/interesting-ada-cases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADA & Disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Can an off duty, intoxicated police chief who causes a car accident, be disciplined even though he claims he’s protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act? The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Budde v. Kane County Forest Preserve, considered the issue.   Following the accident the police chief was terminated for failing to meet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Changes Loom for HR Structure, Pay Practices</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/01/29/hr-fact-friday-changes-loom-for-hr-structure-pay-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/01/29/hr-fact-friday-changes-loom-for-hr-structure-pay-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ledbetter Fair Pay Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pay grade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace discrimination]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Source: HR.BLR.com, 1/14/2010 Compensation laws are changing, and the changes will likely mean you’ll do things differently. The recent Ledbetter decision may have you scrambling to document pay decisions better and keep the records longer (or indefinitely). What you may not know is that these decisions could have an impact on your overall human resources [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOL Ramping Up for a Busy 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/11/24/dol-ramping-up-for-a-busy-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/11/24/dol-ramping-up-for-a-busy-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis recently announced the hiring of an additional 250 wage and hour investigators, as well as plans for a new public awareness campaign on worker rights, expected to launch in 2010. The hiring effort at the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) represents a staff increase of more than 30%, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age Discrimination Case Makes Things Easier For Employers</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/08/10/age-discrimination-case-makes-things-easier-for-employers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/08/10/age-discrimination-case-makes-things-easier-for-employers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retaliation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the recently decided case U.S. Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff bringing an age discrimination case must prove that but for his age, the adverse job action at issue would not have happened.   Consequently, it&#8217;s no longer enough for a plaintiff to show that age discrimination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Pregnancy Discrimination Act Protect Those Who Intend to Have a Baby?</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/07/15/does-pregnancy-discrimination-act-protect-those-who-intend-to-have-a-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/07/15/does-pregnancy-discrimination-act-protect-those-who-intend-to-have-a-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy Discrimination Act]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=863</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An Indiana federal court found that an employee&#8217;s remarks to her supervisor at a holiday party that she wanted to start a family would entitle her to protection under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.  The intention to become pregnant places an employee in a protected class. However, the court found that the company had a legitimate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employment Lawsuits: Can Managers be Personally Sued?</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/06/24/employment-lawsuits-can-managers-be-personally-sued/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/06/24/employment-lawsuits-can-managers-be-personally-sued/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COBRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ERISA & HIPAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=807</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Managers, HR staff, and business owners are well aware that their organizations can be sued by employees, applicants, and ex-employees for a variety of reasons from discrimination, to overtime violations to safety issues.  But if you are a manager can you be sued as an individual as well? Yes, You Can Be Personally Liable in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mandatory Arbitration of Discrimination Claims in Union Environments</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/05/06/mandatory-arbitration-of-discrimination-claims-in-union-environments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/05/06/mandatory-arbitration-of-discrimination-claims-in-union-environments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 20:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=725</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On April 1, 2009 the U.S. Supreme Court found that a collective bargaining provision that requires employees to arbitrate age discrimination claims is enforceable. While the issue in 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett involved age discrimination, it is likely that employers in union environments could also require employees to arbitrate other types of discrimination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equal Pay Lawsuits just got easier</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/04/22/equal-pay-lawsuits-just-got-easier-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/04/22/equal-pay-lawsuits-just-got-easier-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Title VII]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=681</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We knew that HR law would change with a Democratic Congress and administration. Well, the changes have begun. President Obama has signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law.  The law overrules the 2007 Supreme Court decision of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire &#38; Rubber Company, Inc., making it easier for employees to bring discrimination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equal Pay Lawsuits Just Got Easier</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/01/29/equal-pay-lawsuits-just-got-easier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/01/29/equal-pay-lawsuits-just-got-easier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADEA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ledbetter]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We knew that HR law would change with a Democratic Congress and administration. Well, the changes have begun.  President Obama has signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. The law overrules the 2007 Supreme Court decision of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire &#38; Rubber Company, Inc., making it easier for employees to bring discrimination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Retaliation Nightmares Just Got Tougher</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/01/28/avoiding-retaliation-nightmares-just-got-tougher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/01/28/avoiding-retaliation-nightmares-just-got-tougher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retaliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Title VII]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Discrimination cases get the big headlines.  Often they include juicy tidbits involving sexual harassment or extremely boorish behavior by a Cro-Magnon boss.  It’s true that employment law cases involving discriminatory actions can be costly, time consuming, demoralizing, and embarrassing to an organization.  But don’t forget about the retaliation minefield.  The number of retaliation claims are [...]]]></description>
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