May 17, 2013 4:21 PM | Posted by Monica Fanning
 The Office of Federal Contract Compliance (“OFCCP”) issued a notice to federal contractors that they must begin using the 2010 census data (as opposed to 2000 census data) to develop all affirmative action plans (“AAPs”) dated January 1, 2014 or after.
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May 16, 2013 2:13 PM | Posted by Kight, Dave
Spencer Fane's Labor and Employment Group has updated its State by State Guide to Laws on Employer Access to Social Media Passwords and Usernames. The new guide - updated on May 16, 2013 can be found free of charge here. Four states have passed Social Media laws in 2013 (Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah). Washington has a bill pending on the Governor's desk. If you have social media in employment law questions, please contact Dave Kight.
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May 12, 2013 12:00 PM | Posted by Patterson, Dawnn
Spencer Fane's Ron Fano discusses two new bills signed into law by Colorado's Governor. These bills will impact Colorado employers in potentially significant ways.
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May 8, 2013 10:29 AM | Posted by Patterson, Dawnn
Dave Wing discusses the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision yesterday that the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) lacked authority to issue a rule requiring employers to post a notice to employees advising them of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and imposing procedural and substantive remedies on employers who failed to post the notices. NAM v. NLRB, ____ F.3d _____, No. 12-5068 (DC Cir. May 7, 2013).
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May 2, 2013 9:18 AM | Posted by Kight, Dave
Dave Kight writes about a huge jury verdict for the EEOC in Davenport, Iowa. The $240 million verdict is the largest verdict in the EEOC's history.
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April 29, 2013 4:48 PM | Posted by Kight, Dave
David Kight discusses the new law passed in Kansas which addresses payroll deductions for employees both while employed and in their final paychecks. The new law clarifies questions that employment practioners frequently get on what and when can be deducted.
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April 25, 2013 4:32 PM | Posted by Doug Weems
 Doug Weems reminds employers although litigation risks can be minimized, litigation is a fact of life in the United States.
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April 23, 2013 1:10 PM | Posted by Denise Portnoy
Denise Portnoy provides the following tips on how to achieve a better workplace through education and training.
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April 2, 2013 1:38 PM | Posted by Kight, Dave
David Kight discusses six new Missouri Court of Appeals Decisions declaring an applicant's use of false employment documents in order to get a job is a forgery in Missouri turning down a challenge that the crime was pre-empted by federal immigration laws.
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March 28, 2013 10:06 AM | Posted by Frank X. Neuner
 Frank Neuner discusses 2 losses the KC chiefs recently suffered on the same day. Weird, you might think, because the NFL does not schedule double-headers, and it’s the offseason anyway. Those setbacks, however, did not occur on the football field, but rather in court. Their opponents were a pair of former employees, and the subject was an arbitration agreement that the organization required its workers to sign.
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