08/02/2010
Executive Briefing is an electronic newsletter that focuses on emerging developments in employment, labor law and employee benefits. The full text version of Executive Briefing is available here. The following topics are included in the August issue:
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010, contains broad new whistleblower protections for workers in the financial services industry.
To avoid individual liability under this growing body of case law, employers should designate persons knowledgeable about the FMLA and FMLA regulations to provide compliance training to employees in the company who handle FMLA requests.
In late July 2010, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a final rule regarding electronic signature and storage of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
This section provides the latest updates on the ADA, the DOL, EEOC, FLSA, HITECH, the NLRB and OSHA.