Employment & Labor Updates from Cooley LLPhttp://www.cooley.com <p>The growing patchwork of state E-Verify legislation continues to spread across the country. Several new state laws are poised to take effect this month. E-Verify is an Internet-based system run by the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCI...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=64061Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT<p><strong>In the case of <em>City of Ontario California v. Quon</em>, 560 U.S. ___ (2010), the Supreme Court held that a public employer's review of an employee's text messages sent via an employer-provided pager did not violate the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizur...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=64039Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT<p><strong>Palo Alto, Calif. – June 29, 2010</strong> – Cooley LLP announced that the 2010 edition of <em>Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business</em> recognizes 54 Cooley attorneys as leaders in their respective fields, with 15 attorneys receiving a #1 ranking. Six Cooley practices rec...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=63998Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT<p><strong>Boston – June 21, 2010 – </strong>Cooley LLP announced today that Michael N. Sheetz has joined the firm as a partner in its litigation department.&nbsp; He will be resident in Boston.&nbsp; Sheetz is a seasoned commercial litigator specializing in employment law, as well as sports and ent...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=63981Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <p>Federal Government Contractors are required to post a new poster notifying employees that the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"):</p> <ul> <li>guarantees the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively with their employers; </li> <li>guarantees the right of employees to engage i...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=63918Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT<p><strong>Introduction</strong></p> <p>On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 3590, and on March 30, 2010, President Obama signed the Reconciliation Act of 2010, H.R. 4872 (collectively the "Healthcare Reform Law"). Section 4207 of the Healthc...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=63882Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT <p>On April 26, 2010, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (the "Ninth Circuit") affirmed in part, and remanded in part, the decision of the district court for the Northern District of California (the "District Court") to certify a class of over one million female Wal-Mart employees pursuant to ...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=63863Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT <p>In a recent decision, the California Court of Appeal expanded the potential scope of employer liability for vehicle accidents caused by employees. As a result, employers now need to be concerned that they might be liable for the negligent driving of commuting employees who have used their person...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=63845Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT <p>On April 26, 2010, the California Supreme Court ruled that an arbitration award may be vacated when the arbitrator makes a clear error of law which deprives an individual of a hearing on the merits of an unwaivable statutory employment claim. The Supreme Court separately held that arbitration ag...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=63836Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTScenario:&nbsp; Jane Smith is a former sales manager of Widget, Inc., which sells data storage devices.&nbsp; Widget terminated Jane's employment on February 1, 2010.&nbsp; Three weeks later, Widget closed a $5 million sale to BigBuy, Inc., Jane's biggest account.&nbsp; BigBuy signed a preliminary p...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=63820Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT