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Selected articles concerning employment related issues noted by law firms

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Court grants partial summary judgment to employer in lawsuit arising out of adverse action based on ex-employee?s credit report
Strasburger & Price LLP
Plaintiff filed suit against Dayton Racquet Club, Inc., her former employer, asserting various claims under the FCRA as well as common law claims arising out of her termination allegedly based on information contained in her credit report.

Hearings held on H.R. 3721, the "Protecting Older Workers From Discrimination Act"
Hunton & Williams LLP
Earlier this summer the House Judiciary Committee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held hearings on H.R. 3721, a/k/a the ?Protecting Older Workers From Discrimination Act? (POWADA), which was introduced in the wake of the Supreme Court?s controversial 5-4 decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.

US Supreme Court considers privacy rights in government workplace
Baker & McKenzie
In the case of City of Ontario v. Quon, the US Supreme Court found that notwithstanding a city police officer's reasonable expectation of privacy in text messages sent and received on a pager provided by the City, the City did not violate the employee's privacy rights under the Fourth Amendment by reviewing transcripts of his text messages.

Conduct & contract must match
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
A recent U.S. Federal Appeals Court case is a perfect example of why independent contractor agreements must reflect the actual day-to-day actions between the contracting company and its independent contractor.
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Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on September 20, 2010 (boomark / email).