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Legal Bulletins |May 31, 2002

D.C. Employers Beware! Employee Handbooks May Create Unintended Contracts --

For years employment lawyers have repeated the warning that every employee handb...

Legal Bulletins |March 31, 2002

Ergonomics - Redux

On April 5, the Bush administration announced a "comprehensive plan designed to ...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS |March 22, 2002

HIPAA Highlights Spring 2002

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) contains adminis...

Legal Bulletins |February 28, 2002

FMLA Leave, By Any Other Name, Is Still FMLA Leave

On March 19, 2002, the Department of Labor (DOL) regulations implementing the Fa...

Legal Bulletins |January 31, 2002

Employers Should Update Anti-Harassment Policies and Practices

We recommend that all employers periodically review and update their anti-harass...

Legal Bulletins |December 31, 2001

Covered Employers are Required to Post OSHA 200 Log in February

As discussed in a previous Bulletin, New OSHA Record-Keeping Requirements (Decem...

Legal Bulletins |November 30, 2001

Employer Obligations Regarding Employees Called to Duty in Uniformed Services

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), ...

Legal Bulletins |November 30, 2001

When Is A Commission Due?

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals, in a decision issued on December 4, 2001,...

Legal Bulletins |October 31, 2001

No Investigation Without Representation

On November 2, 2001, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a dec...

Legal Bulletins |October 31, 2001

New OSHA Record-Keeping Requirements

Changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) record-kee...