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Technical Updates - 2005

Issue 60 - Time limitations longer for hostile environment claims

Issue 59 - OCR clarifies limits on PHI use to defend lawsuits and audit claims in informal discussion with ABA

Issue 58 - Five Supreme Court cases that will affect workplace issues

Issue 57 - Personal e-mail between public officials and public employees may be redacted

Issue 56 - Employers who do not understand §207(k) may face liability

Issue 55 - When may an exempt salaried employee's pay be reduced?

Issue 54 - Former mint worker wins hostile environment lawsuit

Issue 53 - Tenth Circuit upholds age discrimination finding by jury

Issue 52 - Revisions made to Hours-of-Service regulations

Issue Number 51 - Consumer information on employees must be disposed of in accordance with new regulation

Issue Number 50 - Changes in creditable coverage rule apply to individual market

Issue Number 49 - Payroll deductions allowable under Colorado state law

Issue Number 48 - NHTSA issues safety advisory for 15-passenger vans

Issue Number 47 - Most traffic fatalities occur on rural roads

Issue Number 46 - Which days have more motor vehicle crash deaths?

Issue Number 45 - New study finds crash risk four times higher when driver is using a cell phone

Issue Number 44 - Laws in Colorado surrounding voting and elections

Issue Number 43 - Encourage workers to maintain a healthy back with exercise and rest; Prevention strategies for accommodating older workers

Issue Number 42 - What constitutes a valid request for FMLA leave?

Issue Number 41 - Supervising employees whose primary language is not English; EEOC launches Spanish-language Youth@Work website

Issue Number 40 - Instant messages are legally considered documents

Issue Number 39 - Starting an automated external defibrillator program

Issue Number 38 - Personality test violates the ADA; Court rules that it is a "medical examination"

Issue Number 37 - Supreme Court rules police cannot be sued for how they enforce restraining orders

Issue Number 36 - Court ruled female officer was not perceived as disabled under ADA prior to her voluntary resignation

Issue Number 35 - Court rules that arbitration clause is too narrow

Issue Number 34 - Rules to follow for FMLA return-to-work certifications

Issue Number 33 - EEOC wins jury verdict in age discrimination lawsuit involving former casket company employee

Issue Number 32 - Applying Section 13(a)(1) to administrative positions

Issue Number 31 - Timekeeping policy does not conflict with the "salary basis" of payment; DOL clarifies policies for reimbursing training costs under the FLSA

Issue Number 30 - "Glass ceiling" blocking advancement leads to settlement that provides guidelines for every employer

Issue Number 29 - Temporary reduction in pay as a disciplinary action

Issue Number 28 - Decision for the plaintiff on wrongful termination claim

Issue Number 27 - Calculating the cost-per-hire for new employees

Issue Number 26 - Jury finds that employer was not at fault under the ADA

Issue Number 25 - How bonuses affect the FLSA regular rate of pay

Issue Number 24 - Notification duty in Medicare drug benefits law

Issue Number 23 - Drug testing policies for private vs. public employers

Issue Number 22 - EEOC settles with Hamilton Sundstrand for national origin discrimination in Grand Junction

Issue Number 21 - Several changes have been made to the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria

Issue Number 20 - EEOC wins $8 million jury verdict for blind worker

Issue Number 19 - Paralegals and legal assistants do not qualify for the FLSA learned professional exemption

Issue Number 18 - The facts about written employment contracts

Issue Number 17 - DOL clarifies Friday/Monday absence pattern rules

Issue Number 16 - Applying section 207(k) to law enforcement employees

Issue Number 15 - Counties to face challenges of changing demographics

Issue Number 14 - Interviewing tips for hiring good managers

Issue Number 13 - FLSA's child labor regulations amended

Issue Number 12 - Lawsuit highlights importance of background checks

Issue Number 11 - Avoiding common employment mistakes

Issue Number 10 - HIPAA does not provide an individual right to sue for damages

Issue Number 9 - Guidelines for releasing patient information to the media

Issue Number 8 - Spyware can monitor your Internet use and harm your PC

Issue Number 7 - Employers should not retaliate against employees

Issue Number 6 - CTSI provides sample policies and procedures on website

Issue Number 5 - Local governments must tell new hires about potential effects of pension plan on Social Security benefits

Issue Number 4 - CTSI offers Highway Watch training to help combat terrorism

Issue Number 3 - CTSI recommends cautious use of criminal background checks

Issue Number 2 - Workers' compensation claims reporting: county claims contact responsible for filing Employer's First Report of Injury

Issue Number 1 - Federal laws concerning criminal background checks

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