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typepad/qaBDhttp://feedburner.google.comCherry on Working for (Virtually) Minimum Wage: Applying the Fair Labor Standards Act in Cyberspacetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b26c86970c2009-11-06T14:03:00-05:002009-11-06T19:03:00Z2009-11-06T19:03:00ZMiriam Cherry (McGeorge, Visiting Georgia) (she likes "Georges" I guess) has posted on SSRN her piece in the Alabama Law Review: Working for (Virtually) Minimum Wage: Applying the Fair Labor Standards Act in Cyberspace. From the abstract: As more work...laborprof lpbScholarshipWage & HourENDA Now "Top Priority" for Obama Administrationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b25909970c2009-11-06T13:49:08-05:002009-11-06T18:49:08Z2009-11-06T18:49:08ZWelcome news from the National Law Journal yesterday: The Obama administration renewed its push today for legislation that would prohibit employment discrimination against gays and lesbians. Thomas Perez, the U.S. Justice Department's assistant attorney general for civil rights, testified before...laborprof lpbBeltway DevelopmentsEmployment DiscriminationWalmart Canadian Trademark Casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a65cfe07970b2009-11-06T13:20:51-05:002009-11-06T18:21:51Z2009-11-06T18:20:51ZFrom one of our favorite Canadian workplace bloggers, David Doorey (York Univ.): I don't know if you are familiar with this case, but there is an interesting and funny case heading to a Quebec court later this month in which...laborprof lpbInternational & Comparative L.E.L.Labor LawWorldwide Union Density tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6afc646970c2009-11-06T10:08:00-05:002009-11-06T15:08:00Z2009-11-06T15:08:00ZThe New York Times' Economix has a post on the OECD's recent report on union density. They link to a spreadsheet with the data, but more fun (to the extent that looking at a lot of declining union numbers can...laborprof lpbLabor LawUnemployment Is Over 10%tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a65c07d1970b2009-11-06T09:22:57-05:002009-11-06T14:23:12Z2009-11-06T14:22:57ZGovernment officials have been saying for months that the unemployment rate would break the 10% barrier and, after the October data were released it's finally done so---standing now at 10.2%, a 26-year high that is an increase from the 9.8%...laborprof lpbGovernment ReportsSeton Hall Forum Deadline Remindertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6afc2fc970c2009-11-06T00:07:44-05:002009-11-06T05:07:59Z2009-11-06T05:07:44ZA reminder that the deadline for submitting proposals to Seton Hall's Fourth Annual Employment & Labor Law Scholars Forum is fast approaching. The deadline for paper proposals is November 10, 2009. According to the organizers: The Forum will be held...laborprof lpbConferences & ColloquiaGibb on Oakwood Trilogytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a65a78de970b2009-11-05T23:27:33-05:002009-11-06T05:11:04Z2009-11-06T04:27:33ZTyler Gibb has an article forthcoming in the Michigan State University Journal of Medicine and Law that may be of interest to our readers: A Smack on the Chin or a Nibble? Content Analysis of the Impact of the Oakwood...laborprof lpbScholarshipGriffith on The NLRA Defamation Defensetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a656fff0970b2009-11-05T13:19:55-05:002009-11-05T18:19:55Z2009-11-05T18:19:55ZKati Griffith (Cornell - ILR) has just posted on SSRN her article in the American University Law Review: The NLRA Defamation Defense: Doomed Dinosaur or Diamond in the Rough? Here is the abstract: With the National Labor Relations Act of...laborprof lpbLabor LawScholarshipProbabilities and Symmetrical Access to Information in Harassment Casestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6ac98d3970c2009-11-05T12:45:12-05:002009-11-05T17:45:12Z2009-11-05T17:45:12ZBefore I got sidetracked by David Letterman and other current affairs, I was blogging about the application of the Teamsters burden-shifting framework in pattern or practice disparate treatment cases. Today, I want to revisit the question I posed in my...laborprof lpbRecently Published Scholarshiptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6541cdd970b2009-11-04T17:02:49-05:002009-11-04T22:02:49Z2009-11-04T22:02:49ZGeorgia State University Law Review Volume 25, Number 3, Spring 2009 Articles Arlene S. Kanter, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities and Its Implications for the Rights of Elderly People Under International Law, p. 527...laborprof lpbDisabilityScholarshipLipnic Nominated for EEOC Commissionertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a964ba970c2009-11-04T16:08:37-05:002009-11-04T21:08:37Z2009-11-04T21:08:37ZPresident Obama has nominated Republican Victoria Lipnic to the EEOC. Lipnic has an extensive background in employment law, serving as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards in the prior administration--she was responsible for administration and enforcement of the FMLA...laborprof lpbBeltway DevelopmentsZimmer on Gross ADEA Case and Employer Strategytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a8df00970c2009-11-04T13:22:51-05:002009-11-04T18:22:51Z2009-11-04T18:22:51ZOver on Concurring Opinions, friend of the blog Mike Zimmer (Loyola-Chicago) has an interesting commentary on the recent Gross Supreme Court decision, which deals with the shifting of burdens of proof in ADEA cases. Here's a taste: Last Term in...laborprof lpbCommentaryEmployment DiscriminationFlexible Workplace Briefingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a88a32970c2009-11-04T11:42:28-05:002009-11-04T16:42:28Z2009-11-04T16:42:28ZLast week, Workplace Flexibility 2010 held a congressional briefing on ways to improve the availability of flexible work arrangements. BNA's Daily Labor Report (subscription required) reported on the briefing, which included speakers from numerous employer and employee groups. Some of...laborprof lpbConferences & ColloquiaNew NMB Voting Ruletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6530717970b2009-11-04T11:21:51-05:002009-11-04T16:21:51Z2009-11-04T16:21:51ZThe National Mediation Board, acting on a 2-1 vote by its members, has just published a proposed rule for representation elections in for airline and railroad workers. The new rule would, except in extraordinary circumstances, allow a union to be...laborprof lpbLabor LawH1N1 Emergency Sick Leave Billtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a6287a970c2009-11-03T18:07:57-05:002009-11-04T00:50:16Z2009-11-03T23:07:57ZGeorge Miller, Chair of the House Committee on Education and Labor and Lynn Woolsey, Chair of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee have introduced emergency temporary legislation today that would guarantee five paid sick days to any employee sent home or directed...laborprof lpbBeltway Developments