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  1. 9th Circuit Agrees that Medical Marijuana Users Not Protected by ADA: In 2008, the California Supreme Court held... bit.ly/K9opLd
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  3. Court of Appeal: Let Jury Decide Co-Worker Harassment Case: The Court of Appeal issued a "writ" of mandate, over... bit.ly/JPBJr0
  4. NLRB's General Counsel Issues New Guidance for "R" Cases: The NLRB revised its procedures for handling "represen... bit.ly/IUxaro
  5. NLRB Poster Takes Another Hit: The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals enjoined the NLRB's implementation of the poste... bit.ly/JcLo7S
  6. Ninth Circuit Holds Regular Attendance Is Essential Job Function for a Nurse: Some welcome, common sense ADA ana... bit.ly/IJkPaM
  7. The California Labor Commissioner Updates Its Wage Theft Forms: Effective 4/12/12, the DLSE updated its template... bit.ly/INj7GS
  8. District Court Kills the NLRB Poster?: Our friends at the California Chamber of Commerce just let me know that t... bit.ly/IT0z67
  9. Random Post-Brinker Thoughts: I have taken more time to read Brinker.  Here are some thoughts to add on to yeste... bit.ly/IRHIIL
  10. Brinker: Employers Need Not Force Meal Periods: I will digest the Court's unanimous Brinker opinion a bit later... bit.ly/IzadLH
  11. Here's the long awaited Brinker decision on meal periods.Employer need not force meals. courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/docum…
  12. Brinker Meal Period Opinion To Be Released Thursday 4/12: I think we're finally going to find out what the law i... bit.ly/IQID8G
  13. U.S. Supreme Court Holds No Self-Care FMLA Claims Against State: I know it's been a while. I'm on strike waiting... bit.ly/GHooOQ
  14. New U.S. Supreme Court Opinion May Signal End of California Courts' Arbitration Jurisprudence: In West Virginia,... bit.ly/ywiJ5t
  15. US DOL Proposing New FMLA Regulations: The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a notice of proposed regulations ... bit.ly/xuwh3u
  16. New "Hiring Goal" for Federal Contractors: The OFCCP, the arm of the US Department of Labor, handles affirmative... bit.ly/yfnJFM
  17. @ABCFortBend Good question! Seems the DOL is in favor of overtime pay for caregivers employed by agencies (as opposed to direct employment)
  18. State High Court Orders Review of Case to Clarify Legality of Rounding Timecard Entries - California Chamber of ... bit.ly/xScwXU
  19. California Supreme Court to Revisit Arbitration Ruling: The U.S. Supreme Court in November ordered the Californi... bit.ly/z07l8o
  20. Court of Appeal Holds Arbitration Agreement Invalid: Yes, again.This time, the court refused to enforce an arbit... bit.ly/yhc6fr