A gas company technician of Hispanic heritage could be suspended for failing to respond to a gas leak while he was on call even though he denied receiving any of the company’s communications, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

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OSHA renews its alliance to prevent falls at worksites The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has renewed its alliance with a nonprofit public service organization to enhance workplace safety, giving particular emphasis to the prevention of falls at construction sites. ...

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Before lawyers had time to digest the recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board that an employer violated federal law by requesting confidentiality from all employees during internal investigations, they faced another question: Was the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...

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Colleges and universities are not the only ones closely watching the affirmative action case on the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket. Employers are also weighing in, saying that the decision could have a dramatic impact on their hiring practices and in ...

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In a second victory for the biotech industry in one year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reinstated its ruling that a company’s isolation of human genetic material, and its process for using that material to ...

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Lawyers say they are not surprised by a recent National Labor Relations Board ruling that a company committed an unfair labor practice by instructing employees they could not discuss an internal investigation, but that does not mean they like the ...

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