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• Washington Domestic Partnership Law Impacts Employee Benefits and Family Leave

  Washington voters recently approved Referendum 71, giving registered domestic partners all of the rights and responsibilities of married couples under Washington state law.   Prior domestic partnership laws gave registered domestic partners limited rights and responsibilities…

• Oregon Expands Flu Hotline

  Beginning today, November 12, the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) is offering expanded service on the Oregon Public Health Flu Hotline.  Oregonians can call 1-800-978-3040 between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, or 8:00 a.m.…

• New Salt Lake City Ordinances Prohibit Housing and Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

  Yesterday the Salt Lake City Council unanimously passed ordinances prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.  Click here to download a copy of the City Council's Staff Report on the ordinances,…

• Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Allowing EEOC to Issue Subpoenas After Right-To-Sue

  Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that allows the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to continue investigating allegations of employment discrimination, and even to issue subpoenas to employers,…

• Oregon BOLI Files Multiple Proposed Rule Changes

  The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has filed several proposed rules pertaining to labor and employment law, and is inviting public comment.  Click on the title of each to read the proposed rule: Religious…

• Oregon Court of Appeals Upholds Claim of Negligent Failure to Investigate

  In Steele v. Mayoral et al., the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a plaintiff could take to the jury her claim that her employer had failed to prevent sexual harassment by her supervisor by…

• Supreme Court to Rule on Authority of Two-Member NLRB

  This week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in New Process Steel v. NLRB and determine whether the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or "the Board") has the authority to decide cases…

• New TSA Regulations Potential "Gotcha" For Employers Interviewing Out-of-Town Candidates

  As the economy rebounds (we hope) and hiring begins again, employers flying out-of-town job candidates in for interviews will need to be wary of new Transportation Security Administration ("TSA") regulations that require anyone booking air…

• President Obama Signs Expansion of FMLA Leave for Military Families

  Earlier this week, President Obama signed the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a federal law that is enacted each fiscal year to specify the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense. …

• GINA Requires Employers to Post Notice, Review Policies and Procedures

  The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) takes effect November 21, 2009.  Is your workplace ready?  Employers will soon be required to post a notice stating that they do not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, under…