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LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Employment Law Legal News
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Massachusetts High Court: Maternity Leave Act Protects 8 Weeks Off
BOSTON - Maternity leave is protected only for eight weeks under the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act (MMLA), the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled Aug. 9 (Global NAPs, Inc. v. Martha Awiszus, et al., No. SJC-10586, Mass. Sup.; 2010 Mass. LEXIS 588).
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D.C. Circuit Finds NLRB Has Right To Refuse To Bargain With Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) acted appropriately when it refused to bargain with the National Labor Relations Board Union, the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 23 (National Labor Relations Board v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, et al., No. 09-1119, D.C. Cir.;...
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4th Circuit: Union Did Not Violate RICO When It Ousted Other Union
RICHMOND, Va. - One pilots union failed to show that another engaged in racketeering when it campaigned for and subsequently won the vote to represents the pilots of US Airways following a merger, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 30 (US Airline Pilots Association v. AWAPPA, LLC,...
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9th Circuit: Union Dispute Is Representational Matter, Belongs Before Labor Board
SAN FRANCISCO - A dispute over whether a union established that it represented a majority of four flooring companies' employees prior to the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is primarily a representational dispute, making it a matter that must go before the National Labor Relations Board, the Ninth...
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6th Circuit Allows Suit Against Public Officials For Firing By Private Employer
CINCINNATI - The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 26 reinstated an Ohio woman's lawsuit against a public official, a county board and the port authority claiming that she was improperly fired by her private employer after personal speech she made during a public meeting was reported back...
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