Human Resources Report Index-Summary

NAFTA

See NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)

NASA

See NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

– Background checks, contractors, constitutional right to privacy (U.S., rev grant), 260; Supreme Court docket, 1069
– Federal contractor reporting requirements, interim rule

– – Disclosure of subcontracts, executive compensation, 765
– – NLRA rights, posting notices, 1351

– United Space Alliance, job cuts, 740

NATIONAL GUARD

– USERRA, extension of rights for full-time duty service members

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1879

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH)

– Gulf Coast oil spill

See OIL AND GAS

– Home health care workers, hazards guidance, 186

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (NLRA)

– Federal contracts and contractors, posting notices, OLMS final rule, 539; OFCCP enforcement directive issued, 683; FAR amendment, DOD, GSA, NASA issue interim rule, 1351
– ULPs

See UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES (ULPs)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB)

– Appointments and personnel changes

– – Attwood, HELP panel approval, 119
– – Gen. Counsel

– – – Meisburg reflects on tenure, offers tips for successor, 277; resignation announced, 600; outreach and engagement urged, NY Labor conference, 641; interview, details, 725
– – – Solomon named acting gen. counsel, 686

– – Liebman warns of “no member” board, conference, 641
– – Members, Becker (D) nomination sent back to White House, 10; Senate resubmission, 69; HELP panel sets hearing, 93; approval, 119; defeat of cloture motion, 147; recess appointments possible, 176; Becker, Pearce (D) recess appointments, 343; speakers on probability, 360; Becker, Pearce sworn in, 372; Obama renominates Becker and Pearce, 431; Pearce, Hayes (R) confirmation, 683; Hayes sworn in, 712; NRTW Found. letter urges probe of Becker votes, 890; Schaumber reflects on tenure, 950

– Casehandling, FY2010 decisions, 1117
– Erosion of NLRA, law update urged, panel discussion, 554
– Recusal, Becker's motion denial, IG probe, 711; Becker cleared, no ethics violation, 791
– Representation elections

See REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS

– Two-member quorum rulings

– – Ratification of decisions, cases remanded, 735
– – Steel firm authority challenge (U.S., oral arg), 313; supplemental briefs (U.S., order), 433; ruling authority lacking (U.S. rvs, rem), 650

– ULPs

See UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES (ULPs)

NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

– Accommodation, Muslim prayers during Ramadan, meatpacker suit (D. Colo., D. Neb.), 933
– Arbitration pact severability, claim reinstated (3d Cir.), 664
– Egyptian-born security guard addressed by given name “Osama” (3d Cir.), 1052
– English-only rules, English fluency tests, EEOC legitimacy examination urged, conference, 1280
– Evidence, Puerto Rican doctor's award voided (1st Cir.), 1024
– Firefighter applicants, pretext, bias in hiring process (8th Cir.), 576
– Hostile environment harassment, Congo native factory worker claims (10th Cir.), 1274
– Immigration, information sharing accord with USCIS to combat bias, improve E-Verify, 289
– Jury verdict reversal over discriminatory juror strikes (9th Cir.), 381
– Mandatory arbitration of state law bias, tort claims enforced despite contract of adhesion (N.D. Cal.), 581
– Promotions

– – Claims untimely, no application of Ledbetter law (3d Cir.), 1081
– – Mandatory arbitration, ADR denials not waiver, no bypass (D. Colo.), 218

– Retailer's inconsistent, shifting explanations support fired manager's claims (D.N.M.), 577
– Retaliation

– – Firing after EEOC complaint (U.S., rev den), 1073
– – Reorganization as firing pretext, city planner claim (5th Cir.), 1109
– – Transfer, HUD attorney, adverse job action (D.C. Cir.), 465

– Student-on-teacher harassment, transfer, evidence lacking (2d Cir.), 297
– Worksharing accord, state agency's loss of jurisdiction not binding on EEOC, timely suit revived (10th Cir.), 464

NATIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS SECURITY ACT (NTSSA)

– Whistleblower complaints, OSHA interim final rules, 935

NATURAL DISASTERS

– Earthquakes, Haitian nationals, temporary protection status, CIS notice, 70

NAVY

See ARMED SERVICES

NEBRASKA

– Age bias, early retirement amendment based on pension status (8th Cir.), 384
– Independent contractor misclassifications, bill signed, 404
– Lincoln, fitness-for-duty test, dispatcher ADA, FMLA claim (8th Cir.), 745
– Race, religious, national origin bias, meatpacker suit (D. Neb.), 933
– Sex bias, therapist damages award (8th Cir.), 940

NEGLIGENCE

– FELA, “proximate cause” proof (U.S., rev grant), 1295

NEVADA

– Arbitration, mandatory, unconscionability decision by court or arbitrator under state law (U.S., rev grant), 65; (oral arg), 453

NEW HAMPSHIRE

– Breach of contract, severance-related, ERISA preemption (D.N.H.), 245
– Unemployment insurance, worksharing plan, bill allows partial payments, 516

NEW JERSEY

– LAD, pay bias, professors' claims reinstatement, Ledbetter ruling rejection (N.J.), 1306
– Medical leave of absence unprotected under anti-bias law (3d Cir.), 326
– Plant closing, unpaid wages, adequacy of class counsel, recertification denial remanded (3d Cir.), 608
– Portal-to-Portal Act

See PORTAL-TO-PORTAL ACT

– Privacy, e-mail on company laptop, communication policy vague (N.J.), 355
– Retaliation

– – Opposition activities, post-discharge cancellation actionable, time-barred claim (N.J.), 80
– – Pay structure altered after complaints, pretext (D. Conn.), 580

NEW MEXICO

– ADEA, sex bias, social worker fired for threats to kill boss (10th Cir.), 1165
– Toxic tort, but-for causation requirement (10th Cir.), 1000

NEW YORK

– Crane collapse, rigger acquitted of homicide, related charges (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 858
– Health insurance, cost-sharing, valuation of group plans, 266
– Independent contractor misclassifications, common control issues, class certification denied (S.D.N.Y.), 692
– Licensing, ADA, failure to complete essential drug test treated as “refusal” (2d Cir.), 325
– Mandatory arbitration, sexual harassment, waiver renders agreement enforceable (2d Cir.), 187
– Race bias, Title VII retaliation, “adverse” action for cooperation in probe, application of new Supreme Court standard (2d Cir.), 129
– Wage and hour laws

– – Minimum wage, overtime, garment workers' win, joint employer status affirmed (2d Cir.), 915
– – Overtime

– – – Drug reps, FLSA “outside sales” or administrative exemption application (2d Cir.), 746
– – – FCRP, class certification denial against auto rental firm (2d Cir.), 1159

– – Theft Prevention Act, bill signed, 1356

– WARN Act, implementing regulations revision, 264
– Weight bias, NYC law firing claim (2d Cir.), 521

NEWSPAPERS

– Akron Beacon Journal Pub., ERISA, LMRA, retiree copays for prescription drugs, injunction (N.D. Ohio), 551
– Chinese Daily News reporters, overtime and meal and rest breaks (9th Cir.), 1055
– Gannett, FMLA medical certification, triable claims (6th Cir.), 971
– Gatehouse Media Missouri Holdings, Rolla Daily News, ADEA, manager's showing of “but-for” and “contributing factor” causation (E.D. Mo.), 493
– Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, independent contractor misclassifications, common control issues, class certification denial (S.D.N.Y.), 692

NIOSH

See NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH)

NLRB

See NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB)

NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS

– Breach

– – Enforceability despite lack of geographical limitation (Tenn. Ct. App.), 133
– – Interference with contract relations, misappropriation of trade secrets (D. R.I.), 219

– Drafting tips from practitioners, social networking hot topic, 668
– Executives, att'y discusses challenges in drafting pacts, BNA Insights, 1310
– Ga., nonsolicitation, 2-year bar enforceable against tax preparer, reversed (11th Cir.), 551
– Preliminary injunction against executive vacated, remanded with guidance (3d Cir.), 635

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

– Am. Med. Ass'n, SOX, rejection of worker's claim (7th Cir.), 357
– Jackson Mem'l Found., ADEA, but-for causation, revival of claim based on CEO's ageist comments (11th Cir.), 240
– Rural Opportunities (ROI), age, sex, disabilities bias claims, no pretext (1st Cir.), 1333

NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)

– Anti-NAFTA bill

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4759

– Opening Markets, Creating Jobs, Chamber report urging more FTAs, 555

NOTICE AND NOTIFICATION

– COBRA

See CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

– ERISA

– – Annual funding notice requirement, EBSA guidance proposed, 1243
– – E-mail notice of plan reduction insufficient (N.D. Ill.), 914

– FMLA interference, failure to give timely notice (7th Cir.), 999
– Hexavalent chromium, requirements, OSHA final rule, 299; OSHA emphasis program, compliance directive, 383; effective date set, 550
– Posting

See POSTING NOTICES

NTSSA

See NATIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS SECURITY ACT (NTSSA)

NUCLEAR FACILITIES

– Knolls Atomic Power Lab, ADEA, RFOA defense waiver (2d Cir.), 16; burden of proof (U.S., rev den), 1127
– Oak Ridge, Bechtel Jacobs, ERISA, miscalculation, benefit cuts to recoup overpayments (E.D. Tenn.), 274

NURSES

– Ergonomics, patient handling plan, witnesses on Hill weigh costs, benefits, implementation time, 522
– Fit-tested respirators, Cal. Pub. Health Dept. guidance, 1222
– H-1C visas, foreign registered nurses, DOL final rule, 236
– Hazardous job, OSHA's Barab urges more improvements, 1250
– HIV/AIDS and TB, United Nations issues guidelines, 1305
– Nurse Protection Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1788

NURSING HOMES

– Nurse Protection Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1788

– Plainfield Healthcare Ctr., policy endorsing patient's racial preference, CNA firing (7th Cir.), 828
– Rehab Care Group East, USERRA, subcontractor as successor in interest to former subcontractor/employer, duty to hire (8th Cir.), 104
– Sheridan Health Care Ctr., sexual harassment by residents, housekeeper verdict (7th Cir.), 717
– Site-Specific Targeting 2010, OSHA inspection plan, 935
– Sunshine Health Care, ADA, nurse's regarded as disabled claim (5th Cir.), 1273