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| We are pleased to send you the KZR Quarterly Report From Counsel on Labor and Employment Law for the third quarter of 2009. If you have comments,
questions or suggestions about this Report, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
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Lifetime Medical Benefits: Can They Be Changed After Retirement?
A recent decision holds that even when a company promises to pay medical benefits to retired employees, the level of benefits may be reduced after the retirement.
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Vacation Pay: Must it Always be Paid on Termination?
A Massachusetts court holds that under a “use or lose” vacation policy, accrued but unused vacation benefits must be paid on termination.
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Retaliation: Is it Illegal to Retaliate Against an Employee’s Wife?
A federal court of appeals rejects EEOC’s interpretation and finds that retaliation against the employee’s spouse is not actionable.
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Refusing to Rehire Retired Employees: Is that Discrimination?
EEOC has filed a class action lawsuit against AT&T claiming that the company’s refusal to re-hire a retired employee is age discrimination.
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“Intra Group” Discrimination: Is it a Viable Claim?
Has a company discriminated against a deaf employee not because she was deaf but because she was not deaf enough? The court of appeals for the D. C. Circuit says yes.
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