Human Resources Report Index-Summary

TANF (TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES)

– Extension

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4783

TAX CREDITS

See CREDITS AGAINST TAXES

TAX RETURNS

– H&R Block, noncompete pacts, 2-year bar enforceable, reversed (11th Cir.), 551

TAXATION

– Americans Want to Work Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3706

– Audits

See AUDITS

– Credits

See CREDITS AGAINST TAXES

– Filing deadline, distraction to workers, 373
– GINA, 457A rules, Treas. Dep't mulls guidance, 359
– HIRE Act changes, revised forms

See HIRING INCENTIVES TO RESTORE EMPLOYMENT (HIRE) ACT

– Over-the-counter reimbursement change, FSA tax amendment, 1162
– Retiree health benefits, IRS focus on multinational and international employee plans, 796
– Social Security, earnings subject to taxes unchanged in 2011, 1130
– Tax code uncertainties impact businesses, job growth, 917
– Tax Relief, UI Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4853

– Veteran Employment Transition Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3398

TEACHERS

See generally EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

TEAMSTERS (IBT)

– Local 443, ULP complaint, Internet policy violation (NLRB Reg.), 1223

TECHNOLOGY

– Computers

See COMPUTERS

– HR practitioners, mobile apps utilization, 1013
– IT

See INFORMATION NETWORKS AND TECHNOLOGY

– Networks

See INFORMATION NETWORKS AND TECHNOLOGY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

– Arch Wireless Operating, SCA, privacy, pager text messages (U.S., oral arg), 425; city audit of employees' use (rvs, rem), 649; correction, 686; Quon decision examined, BNA Insights, 976
– AT&T

– – Break in service, plan exclusion, portability denial (W.D. Tex), 608
– – Cash balance plans

– – – ERISA backloading, ADEA bias, rule violations not shown (D. N.J.), 623
– – – Lump-sum payout, rehired employees' class certified (N.D. Cal.), 959

– – Erroneous lump-sum estimate, fiduciary liability, waiver of past and future claims (N.D. Tex.), 301
– – Mandatory arbitration, Cal. law invalidation of class action waiver, FAA preemption (U.S., rev grant), 569; Supreme Court docket, 1069; (oral arg), 1213
– – Overtime, field managers' class action (N.D. Cal.), 1307

– BellSouth, overtime, Katrina cable splicer ineligible independent contractor (5th Cir.), 859
– Cell phones

– – Commercial drivers, use while driving ban, FMCS proposed rules, 1384
– – Electronic devices, train operators, FRA ban proposal, 550; final rule, 1018
– – Etiquette tips, 1213
– – Texting, ban for truckers, bus drivers, DOT rules pending, 94; final rules, 1018

– CenturyTel of Cent. Ark., FMLA interference, call-in policy violation (8th Cir.), 1336
– Charter Communications, technicians, company-issued vehicles, wage-hour class settlement (W.D. Wis.), 628
– Hi-tech employment, 2010 1st half, TechAmerica report, 1002
– Lucent Techs.

– – ADEA, failure to rehire difficult employee after layoff not bias (6th Cir.), 493
– – ERISA, retiree health benefits copayments, deductibles hiked, settlement (D.N.J.), 628

– Sprint/United Mgmt., ADEA, RIF, exclusion of “other employee” evidence (10th Cir.), 1248
– Texting

– – Federal contractors ban, interim rule, 1044
– – Okla., driver ban, 97
– – Truckers, bus drivers, DOT rules pending, 94; final rules, 1018
– – Work-related use of handheld devices, employer liability, policy development, BNA Insights, 556

– Verizon

– – Breach of contract, severance-related, ERISA preemption (D.N.H.), 245
– – Cash balance plans, equitable reformation due to scrivener's error (7th Cir.), 887
– – Sexual harassment, technician claim (2d Cir.), 909
– – Wireline job cuts, 97

– Windstream Comms., ERISA, early retirement, amendment blocking unreduced benefits, no breach, age bias (8th Cir.), 384

TELECOMMUTING

– Michele Obama urges need for family-friendly workplaces, DOL visit, 82
– Option desired by most workers, survey, 611
– Telework Enhancement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 707

– Telework Improvements Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1722

TELEVISION

See BROADCASTING INDUSTRY

TEMPORARY AGENCIES

– Cyberworld Enter. Tech. d/b/a Tekstrom, H-1B violations, DOL authority to impose sanctions after INA deadline (3d Cir.), 411
– Kelly Servs., religious bias, failure to refer Muslim to client with headwear ban for safety (8th Cir.), 352
– Medical Staffing Network, race bias, no cat's paw liability (11th Cir.), 437
– Staffing, ASA quarterly report, 2009 4th quarter, 247; 2010 1st quarter, 611; 2d quarter, 948; 3d quarter, 1279
– United Technisource, FLSA, overtime award includes per diem pay in “regular rate” (5th Cir.), 607
– Volt Info. Sciences, ERISA, two-tiered vesting schedule for matching contributions valid (W.D. Wash.), 777

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF)

– Extension

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4783

TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES

– Guest workers, visas

See VISAS

– Misclassification, hiring policies, legality, conference, 1228

TENNESSEE

– English-only rules in workplace, bill approved, 600; enacted, 686
– Gun ban, bar worker administrative complaint filed, 933; no general duty clause violation, 960; appeal, 990
– Nashville

– – FMLA, supplemental coaching pay, judgment reversed (6th Cir.), 188
– – Sexual harassment, retaliation, 3d party report during internal probe (M.D. Tenn.), 128

– Scott County, overtime, care and training of K-9 dog (E.D Tenn.), 833
– Whistleblowing, reservist firing for computer policy violations (6th Cir.), 913

TERMINATION PAY

– Calculation, payment, reporting, advice offered, WFS 5 (5/31/10)
– Or., Wal-Mart, consolidated class settlement (D. Or.), 599
– Preparation advice, WFS 18 (5/31/10)
– Process and delivery requirements, WFS 11 (5/31/10)
– Special situations, WFS 14 (5/31/10)
– State requirements

– – Deceased employees, Appendix B, WFS 22 (5/31/10)
– – Timing, Appendix A, WFS 19 (5/31/10)

– Supplemental (flat-rate) wage withholding, WFS 7 (5/31/10)
– Variances examined, WFS 6 (5/31/10)

TEXAS

– Age bias, hiring, replacement of RIF'd pilots (N.D Tex.), 605
– Disability bias, arbitration pact validity (Texas), 1224
– National origin bias, reorganization as firing pretext, city planner claim (5th Cir.), 1109
– Race bias, prosecutor firing lawful absent proof of pretext (5th Cir.), 996

THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY

– Texting, work-related use of handheld devices, employer liability, policy development, BNA Insights, 556

THREATS

– Bullying at work, legal, HR perspectives offered, ABA meeting, 1281
– Race bias, violence against co-workers, bad faith, no pretext (10th Cir.), 662

TIME OFF

– Leave

See specific types of leave

TIPS

– Credit allowable for preparation and maintenance tasks, work time limits (W.D. Mo.), 302
– Or., pooling with waiters and kitchen staff, FLSA application (9th Cir.), 217
– Skycaps, baggage fees, class certification (D. Mass.), 150
– Taxation, FICA, reporting compliance program, 292

TIRE INDUSTRY

– Les Schwab Tire Ctrs. of Wash., sex bias in hiring, EEOC settlement (W.D. Wash.), 263

TITLE VII DISCRIMINATION

See also specific type of discrimination
– Attorneys' fees incurred in EEOC administrative proceeding, civil suit (9th Cir.), 521
– Class actions, annual workplace litigation report, 2009, Seyfarth Shaw, 81
– Criminal records, hiring policies, EEOC guidelines, NELP report, 778
– Mandatory arbitration enforceability, costs provision severable (10th Cir.), 1251
– Retaliation, “participation” protection (7th Cir.), 968
– USAF, Feres doctrine blocks Air Reserve technician's claims (6th Cir.), 829

TOBACCO USE

See SMOKING

TORTS

– Breach of noncompete pact, interference with contract relations (D. R.I.), 219
– Cal., invalid documentation, “racist firings,” defamation (Cal. Ct. App.), 1278
– China, Tort Liability Law, medical privacy provision, 54
– Intentional interference with contractual relations, litigation (E.D. Pa.), 1392
– Mandatory arbitration of Title VII claims, DOD rule bars, 570; proposed rule, 1298
– N.J., medical leave of absence unprotected, tort claims preempted (3d Cir.), 326
– N.M., toxic tort, but-for causation requirement (10th Cir.), 1000
– Unjust enrichment, interference claims against airline, skycaps' class certified (D. Mass.), 150

TRADE SECRETS

– Electronically stored information, analysis of legal holds, preservation, other critical issues in business downsizing, closings, 388
– Misappropriation, bakery executive bar to competitor employment (3d Cir.), 860
– Restrictive covenants to protect

See RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

TRAINING

– Career Videos for Am.'s Job Seekers Challenge, DOL announced, 512; deadlines extension, 628; 2-month extension, 905
– Community colleges and private sector employer partnerships, Obama initiative, 1077
– Discrimination

See specific types of discrimination

– Grants

See generally GRANTS

– Improving conditions for low-wage workers can increase profits, report, 583
– Internships

– – For-profit, private sector, WHD fact sheet clarifies FLSA pay rules, 431
– – Top 10 employers, Vault 2010 Guide, 72

– Language requirements, Michaels memo clarifies OSHA policy, 494; multilingual workplaces, HR challenges, 537
– New jobs, postsecondary education requirements for 2018, study, 722
– On-the-Job Training Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3459

– OSHA violations, per-employee penalties authorized (D.C. Cir.), 439
– President's Council of Econ. Advisors, annual report to Congress, 190
– Race bias, direct evidence satisfied commonality, class certification denial improper (U.S., rev den), 233
– Veteran Employment Assistance Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3234

– Veterans, repeal of wage increases for on-the-job trainees

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4079

TRANSIT UNION (ATU)

– Hiring policy barring convicted applicants, adverse impact, bus driver class action (N.D. Cal.), 821

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (DOT)

– FRA

See FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION (FRA)

– Texting, ban for truckers, bus drivers, rules pending, 94; final rules, 1018

TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY

– Airlines

See AIR TRANSPORTATION

– Independent contractor misclassifications, Neb., bill signed, 404
– Mass transit

See MASS TRANSIT

– Railroads

See RAILROADS

– Trucking

See TRUCKING INDUSTRY

TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES

– Business mileage rate, 2011, 1329
– Reimbursement programs

– – Federal substantiation requirements, WFS 11 (10/25/10)
– – Overview, WFS 5 (10/25/10)
– – State tax liability, WFS 18 (10/25/10)
– – Tax home tests, WFS 8 (10/25/10)
– – Travel time for FLSA nonexempt employees, WFS 21 (10/25/10)

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

– COBRA enrollment data, report, 573
– GINA, 457A rules, tax policy guidance, 359
– MHPAEA, interim final rules

See MENTAL HEALTH PARITY AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT (MHPAEA)

– PPACA, interim final rules

See PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (PPACA)

TRIAL PRACTICE

– Pleading standards, particularity and plausibility, speakers address impact, pros and cons of Twombley, Iqbal changes, 417

TRUCK MAKERS, DEALERS, AND RENTALS

See AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

TRUCKING INDUSTRY

– ABF Freight Sys., whistleblowing, internal protests without proof of intent to report to public body (6th Cir.), 104
– Arrow Trucking, shutdown without notice, WARN Act and wage violations, class claims (N.D. Okla.), 21
– CNF, Consol. Freightways, ERISA, standing to sue after PBGC takeover (U.S., rev den), 37
– Con-Way Express, race bias, criminal record valid hiring bar (8th Cir.), 1052
– CRST Van Expedited, sexual harassment class action, attorneys' fees recovery from EEOC (N.D. Iowa), 179
– E.J. Davies, STAA, retaliation, voluntary quit (DOL ARB), 1140
– Old Dominion Freight Line, sex bias, post-leave physical ability test as pretext, revived (4th Cir.), 409
– P.J. Trucking, sexual harassment, retaliation, Title VII threshold (S.D. Ind.), 1334
– Schnidt Cartage, STAA, retaliation, boisterous driver claim denial (7th Cir.), 1363
– Scott Trucking, age, sex bias, firing for insubordination, comparator evidence lacking (7th Cir.), 577
– STAA

See SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT (STAA)

– Texting, ban for drivers, DOT rules pending, 94; final rules, 1018
– USA Truck, settlement agreement, fraud inducement claim (8th Cir.), 495
– Yellow Transp.

– – Pregnancy bias, HR specialist claim insufficient (D. Kan.), 1334
– – Race bias, revival of Title VII prima facie case, burden of proof (8th Cir.), 269

– YRC, racial harassment, EEOC settlement preliminary approval (N.D. Ill.), 990

TURNOVER, EMPLOYEE

– Job absence and turnover rate, BNA data, 2009 4th quarter, 306
– Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), BLS data, Dec., 2009, 154; 2010 Jan., 267; Feb., 380; March, 519; Apr., 631; June, 883; July, 966; Oct., 1332
– 2011 survey, 37