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Selected articles concerning employment related issues noted by law firms

Selected articles concerning employment related issues noted by law firms
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Seventh Circuit: courts must determine whether a contract exists before entering stay
Jorden Burt LLP
Recently, the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion in Janiga v Questar Capital Corp on the issue of whether the court or an arbitrator is responsible for deciding whether a particular document signed by the parties constitutes a contract and, if so, whether that contract includes an arbitration clause.

Appointed police commissioner has a duty of loyalty to the town
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
For several years after Clarence Gross retired as a Cicero police officer, he served in a number of appointed positions in the Town's government.

Ninth Circuit finds female employee's unwelcome advances on male colleague potentially actionable
Farella Braun & Martel LLP
Last week, the Ninth Circuit confirmed that men are equally entitled to protection under Title VII from a sexually abusive work environment.

Actionable hostile work environment can be based upon a single action
Ogletree Deakins
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that it is up to a jury to determine whether, in fact, a single instance of uninvited intimate physical contact may be sufficient to support a claim of hostile work environment.

Using social media as evidence
Foley & Lardner LLP
Everything you say, post, IM, tweet, or text may be used against you, or your employee.

Municipal advisors must register with the SEC by October 1
Day Pitney LLPBeginning on October 1, 2010, it will be unlawful under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act for a municipal advisor to provide certain advice to or solicit municipal entities or obligated persons, unless the advisor is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Appointed police commissioner has a duty of loyalty to the town
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
For several years after Clarence Gross retired as a Cicero police officer, he served in a number of appointed positions in the Town's government.

Another Facebook post, another fired employee
Jackson Lewis LLP
ABC news reported yesterday about an employee fired for statements made on a social networking site - this time Facebook.

Education law - new regulations regarding pesticide use on school property
Baker & Daniels LLP
On Thursday, September 2, 2010, the Indiana Pesticide Review Board approved new regulations that impact how school corporations may use pesticides on school grounds.

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Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on September 17, 2010 (boomark / email).