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SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES highlights key issues in labor and employment law in its monthly newsletter, Employment Law Notes (for email delivery of ELN, please go here). In addition, the firm publishes an in-depth survey of legal trends and developments in major labor and employment areas each year, in its Year in Review series.

Employment Law Notes   September 2010

Ninth Circuit Approves of Preemptive Fitness For Duty Exams, In Some Circumstances

Employment Law Notes   August 2010

US Department of Labor Expands FMLA Definition of "Son or Daughter"

Employment Law Notes   July 2010

Monitoring Employee Use of Email and Other Electronic Communications

Employment Law Notes   June 2010

Minimizing the Risks of Independent Contractor Misclassification

Employment Law Notes   May 2010

Interns, Volunteers, or Employees? Employers Need to Be Sure They Aren't Getting Too Much of a Good Thing

Employment Law Notes   April 2010

Don & Doff — On and Off: Wage and Hour Compliance

Employment Law Notes   March 2010

The Rising Tide of Pay Discrimination Claims

Employment Law Notes   February 2010

Electronic Communications and Social Media: Managing Employer Risks with Clear Policies

Employment Law Notes   January 2010

Employers' New Years Resolutions

Employment Law Notes   November 2009

The Corporate Survival Guide to Holiday Parties

Employment Law Notes   October 2009

Indergard v. Georgia-Pacific: Drawing the Line Between Physical Fitness Tests and Medical Examinations Prohibited by the ADA

Employment Law Notes   September 2009

The Limits of Protected Concerted Activity: Briggs v. Nova Services

Employment Law Notes   August 2009

U.S. Supreme Court Provides Employers Guidance on How to Avoid Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment Claims

Employment Law Notes   July 2009

U.S. Supreme Court Heightens Plaintiffs' Standard of Proof In Age Discrimination Claims

Employment Law Notes   June 2009

The Expansion of Washington State's Domestic Partnership Law

Employment Law Notes   May 2009

The Latest in Retaliation Law: The Supreme Court Confirms The Breadth of Employee Protected Activity

Employment Law Notes   April 2009

Arbitration Trend for Statutory Claims Grows: Supreme Court Gives the Green Light for Employers and Unions to Arbitrate Statutory Discrimination Claims

Employment Law Notes   March 2009

COBRA Benefit Subsidies Strike Quickly

Employment Law Notes   February 2009

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act – A Sign of Changes on the Horizon

Employment Law Notes   January 2009

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA): Are You Ready?

Employment Law Notes   December 2008

The Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule on the Family and Medical Leave Act

Employment Law Notes   November 2008

The Corporate Survival Guide to Holiday Parties

Employment Law Notes   November 2008

Expanding Public Policy Exceptions to At Will Employment

Employment Law Notes   September 2008

U.S. Supreme Court Reminds Employers That Age Discrimination Claims Persist

Employment Law Notes   August 2008

EEOC Issues Revised Compliance Guidance on Religious Discrimination

Employment Law Notes   July 2008

EEOC Attorneys Share Seven Ways That Employers May Improve EEO Practices and Reduce Liability Exposure

Employment Law Notes   June 2008

Protection from Genetic Information Discrimination – Meet "GINA"

Employment Law Notes   May 2008

New Domestic Violence and Military Spouse Leave Expand Washington Employees’ Right to Time Off

Employment Law Notes   April 2008

Despite Public Policy Favoring Arbitration, Not All Agreements Are Enforceable

Employment Law Notes   March 2008

Good News from the Washington Supreme Court!

Employment Law Notes   February 2008

National Labor Relations Board Reinforces Employer's Right To Regulate and Restrict Use of Employer-Owned Property

Employer Alert   January 31, 2008

New Amendments to FMLA – Leave for Families of Service Members

Employment Law Notes   January 2008

Ringing in the New?
Pregnancy Discrimination and Pregnancy-Related Leaves

Employment Law Notes   2007 Holiday Season

The Corporate Survival Guide to Holiday Parties

Employer Alert   November 14, 2007

New Form I-9

Employment Law Notes   November 2007

Washington Supreme Court Rewards Employees for Driving Company Cars During Commute

Employment Law Notes   October 2007

Removing Salt (and Other Ailments) From Employers' Wounds: Recent Case Developments at the National Labor Relations Board

Employment Law Notes   September 2007

Department of Homeland Security Seeks to Heighten Immigration Enforcement Policy by Stepping Up Employer Obligations Under the "No-Match Rule"

Employment Law Notes   August 2007

Information Theft and What You Can Do About It

Employment Law Notes   July 2007

Supreme Court Limits Suits on Pay Disparity in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Employment Law Notes   June 2007

New EEOC Guidelines Regarding Disparate Treatment of Employees with Caregiving Responsibilities

Employment Law Notes   May 2007

Recent Legislative Changes to Disability Law and The Use of Employee Credit Reports

Employment Law Notes   April 2007

Walton v. U.S. Marshals Service: When Is An Employee "Regarded As" Disabled?

Employment Law Notes   March 2007

Will Employers Be Left Holding the Check? "Card Check" Legislation Raises Concerns for Employers

Employment Law Notes   February 2007

"You've Got Mail" - and Other Electronic Data

Employment Law Notes   January 2007

Employers Face New Obligations to Preserve Electronic Data

Employment Law Notes   November 2006

The Corporate Survival Guide to Holiday Parties

Employment Law Notes   October 2006

No Longer in the Dark: Ninth Circuit Sheds Light on Employers' Duty to Accommodate

Employment Law Notes   September 2006

Don't Get Caught by Your Release

Employment Law Notes   August 2006

Washington Supreme Court Adopts ADA Definition of "Disability"

Employment Law Notes   July 2006

Increased Immigration Enforcement Increases Risk for Employers

Employment Law Notes   June 2006

Potential Dangers of Stereotyping Employees with Mental Illnesses

Employment Law Notes   May 2006

Family and Medical Leave: The Continuing Evolution Of Washington State Law

Employment Law Notes   April 2006

The New Law You Haven't Heard About

Employment Law Notes   March 2006

Retaliation Claims - the Ticket to Trial

Employment Law Notes   February 2006

Sexual Orientation Becomes Protected Status in Washington

Employment Law Notes   January 2006

Deductions from Employees' Wages: New Regulations Clarify The Do's and Don'ts

Employment Law Notes   November 2005

Donning and Doffing: U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Compensable Time for Preparatory and Concluding Activities

Employment Law Notes   October 2005

Aggressive Union Campaigns Are Coming: How Employers Should Respond

Employment Law Notes   September 2005

Methamphetamine Use in the Workplace: What's An Employer To Do?

Employment Law Notes   August 2005

Harassment Update: Recent Cases Highlight Employer Liability for Harassment by Customers and Supervisory Favoritism

Employment Law Notes   July 2005

When Litigation Threatens

Employment Law Notes   June 2005

Cleaning House: The New Federal "Disposal Rule" Provides Guidelines for Disposing of Certain Personnel Records

Employment Law Notes   May 2005

New Law Protects Employers from Liability for Giving Good Faith Job References

Employment Law Notes   April 2005

"Aging Baby Boomers: The Next Wave of Employment Litigation - Disparate Impact Analysis for Age Discrimination Claims"

Employment Law Notes   March 2005

Department of Labor Gets Busy: Time for a Wage and Hour Review?

Employment Law Notes   February 2005

Hostile Work Environments Come In Many Forms

Employment Law Notes   January 2005

Employment Law Resolutions for the New Year

 Big log at Monroe Logging Company, Carnation, Washington, about 1905.

Big log at Monroe Logging Company, Carnation, Washington, about 1905.