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Here are the top stories from the Employment Law Letters in each state. The headlines for each state are updated when the state newsletter is published each month.

ALABAMA NEWS
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION:
Glory days

Article provided by Alabama Employment Law Letter

ALASKA NEWS
LABOR LAW:
Supreme Court affirms arbitration for union member discrimination claims

Article provided by Alaska Employment Law Letter

ARIZONA NEWS
RACE DISCRIMINATION:
EEOC settles race bias case against construction company for $325,000

Article provided by Arizona Employment Law Letter

ARKANSAS NEWS
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION:
Court speaks out in favor of voiceless employee

Article provided by Arkansas Employment Law Letter

CALIFORNIA NEWS
PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION:
Court burns bakery with punitive damages and attorneys' fees

Article provided by California Employment Law Letter

COLORADO NEWS
LABOR LAW:
Supreme Court affirms arbitration for union member discrimination claims

Article provided by Colorado Employment Law Letter

CONNECTICUT NEWS
DISCRIMINATION:
Proposed GINA regulations: My genes are none of your business!

Article provided by Connecticut Employment Law Letter

DELAWARE NEWS
PERSONNEL POLICIES:
Got milk? Why you should consider breastfeeding-friendly workplace

Article provided by Delaware Employment Law Letter

FLORIDA NEWS
PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION:
Winning still has its costs

Article provided by Florida Employment Law Letter

GEORGIA NEWS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:
'It's not my fault'

Article provided by Georgia Employment Law Letter

HAWAII NEWS
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
Several labor and employment bills still alive

Article provided by Hawaii Employment Law Letter

IOWA NEWS
EMPLOYER RETALIATION:
IOSHA complaint leads to wrongful discharge claim

Article provided by Iowa Employment Law Letter

IDAHO NEWS
ELECTRONIC WORKPLACE:
Employees' privacy limited when they use company computers

Article provided by Idaho Employment Law Letter

ILLINOIS NEWS
DISCRIMINATION:
Seventh Circuit clarifies 'cat's-paw' liability

Article provided by Illinois Employment Law Letter

INDIANA NEWS
MILITARY STATUS DISCRIMINATION:
Keep the cat in the bag: avoiding cat's paw liability

Article provided by Indiana Employment Law Letter

KANSAS NEWS
WORKERS' COMPENSATION:
Employee's lack of good-faith effort limits workers' comp benefits

Article provided by Kansas Employment Law Letter

KENTUCKY NEWS
ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS:
Kentucky district court says agreement to arbitrate claims is valid

Article provided by Kentucky Employment Law Letter

LOUISIANA NEWS
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
2009 regular legislative session begins: economic issues at forefront

Article provided by Louisiana Employment Law Letter

MASSACHUSETTS NEWS
FREE SPEECH:
Freedom not to speak

Article provided by Massachusetts Employment Law Letter

MAINE NEWS
SUPERVISOR LIABILITY:
Supervisors can rest easy — almost

Article provided by Maine Employment Law Letter

MARYLAND NEWS
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
Annapolis roundup ― part II

Article provided by Maryland Employment Law Letter

MICHIGAN NEWS
LABOR LAW:
Supreme Court affirms arbitration for union member discrimination claims

Article provided by Michigan Employment Law Letter

MINNESOTA NEWS
DEFAMATION:
Keeping an 11-inch knife at work cuts off defamation claim

Article provided by Minnesota Employment Law Letter

MISSISSIPPI NEWS
EMPLOYER INVESTIGATIONS:
Liable for libel? What about your internal reports?

Article provided by Mississippi Employment Law Letter

MISSOURI NEWS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
Sexual harassment policy alone insufficient to prevent liability

Article provided by Missouri Employment Law Letter

MONTANA NEWS
LEGISLATION:
2009 legislature winds down

Article provided by Montana Employment Law Letter

NEBRASKA NEWS
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
New Nebraska E-Verify law and update on the Employee Free Choice Act

Article provided by Nebraska Employment Law Letter

NEVADA NEWS
WAGE AND HOUR LAW:
New minimum and overtime wages effective July 1, 2009

Article provided by Nevada Employment Law Letter

NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS:
Beware the NLRA and the nonunionized workforce

Article provided by New Hampshire Employment Law Letter

NEW JERSEY NEWS
EMPLOYMENT AT WILL:
Red Bull gives ― then takes back ― applicant's wings

Article provided by New Jersey Employment Law Letter

NEW MEXICO NEWS
NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION:
Mexican box packer who was warned to 'speak American' will go to trial

Article provided by New Mexico Employment Law Letter

NEW YORK NEWS
SPECIAL ISSUE: UNION ORGANIZING:
Preparing for the new directions in labor and employment law

Article provided by New York Employment Law Letter

NORTH CAROLINA NEWS
ELECTRONIC WORKPLACE:
Personal e-mail accounts off-limits

Article provided by North Carolina Employment Law Letter

NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS:
Pandemic flu: help for employers coping with the swine flu virus

Article provided by North Dakota Employment Law Letter

OHIO NEWS
DISABILITIES:
Employee fails to make case for disability and age discrimination

Article provided by Ohio Employment Law Letter

OKLAHOMA NEWS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:
Losing more than just an employee . . .

Article provided by Oklahoma Employment Law Letter

OREGON NEWS
PUBLIC EMPLOYERS:
Ninth Circuit nixes First Amendment claim for state lawyer's role in private lawsuit

Article provided by Oregon Employment Law Letter

PENNSYLVANIA NEWS
RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION:
A headscarf is out of uniform

Article provided by Pennsylvania Employment Law Letter

RHODE ISLAND NEWS
IMMIGRATION:
Judge sends strong message to companies that hire illegal immigrants

Article provided by Rhode Island Employment Law Letter

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
ELECTRONIC WORKPLACE:
Accessing personal e-mail account creates lengthy litigation battle for boss

Article provided by South Carolina Employment Law Letter

SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION:
Insurance agents are employees, not independent contractors

Article provided by South Dakota Employment Law Letter

TENNESSEE NEWS
WHISTLE-BLOWING:
Viewing pornography at work not 'illegal conduct'

Article provided by The Tennessee Employment Law Letter

TEXAS NEWS
WRONGFUL TERMINATION:
The buck doesn't stop here

Article provided by Texas Employment Law Letter

UTAH NEWS
NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION:
'Binding' case shows evidence of discrimination, retaliation

Article provided by Utah Employment Law Letter

VERMONT NEWS
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES:
Bargaining the obvious

Article provided by Vermont Employment Law Letter

VIRGINIA NEWS
LEGISLATION:
General Assembly approves mini-COBRA for small businesses

Article provided by Virginia Employment Law Letter

WASHINGTON NEWS
LABOR LAW:
Assume federal labor law will change even though EFCA may be stalled

Article provided by Washington Employment Law Letter

WISCONSIN NEWS
LAYOFFS:
Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff Law: Wisconsin's Warn Act

Article provided by Wisconsin Employment Law Letter

WEST VIRGINIA NEWS
PREVAILING WAGE:
Davis-Bacon Act and ARRA put sizzle into prevailing-wage obligations

Article provided by West Virginia Employment Law Letter

WYOMING NEWS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
Faragher-Ellerth defense alive and well in Tenth Circuit

Article provided by Wyoming Employment Law Letter

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