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		<title>Family and Medical Leave Act Amendments May Impact Company Policies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) policies have been the subject of many changes over the past several years. The FMLA entitles an eligible employee to take up to 12 weeks (and in some situations 26 weeks) of unpaid leave &#8230; <a href="http://employmentandthelaw.com/2013/04/01/family-and-medical-leave-act-amendments-may-impact-company-policies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=employmentandthelaw.com&#038;blog=18292891&#038;post=2319&#038;subd=employmentandthelaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update on DOMA Oral Arguments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Kasarjian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The oral arguments for Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (&#8220;DOMA&#8221;) were today. DOMA prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriage, and this case has been closely watched due to the impact it will have throughout the nation. A &#8230; <a href="http://employmentandthelaw.com/2013/03/27/update-on-doma-oral-arguments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=employmentandthelaw.com&#038;blog=18292891&#038;post=2303&#038;subd=employmentandthelaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee, 2013 Midwinter Meeting</title>
		<link>http://employmentandthelaw.com/2013/03/12/occupational-safety-and-health-law-committee-2013-midwinter-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Kasarjian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the the American Bar Association Midwinter Meeting in Laguna Beach, California sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee. It was my first time attending this conference, and it was well worth it. We had a packed &#8230; <a href="http://employmentandthelaw.com/2013/03/12/occupational-safety-and-health-law-committee-2013-midwinter-meeting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=employmentandthelaw.com&#038;blog=18292891&#038;post=2260&#038;subd=employmentandthelaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Alert &#8211; New Form I-9 Has Arrived</title>
		<link>http://employmentandthelaw.com/2013/03/11/legal-alert-new-form-i-9-has-arrived/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Kasarjian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s just a quick re-post of a Snell &#38; Wilmer Legal Alert. One of the go-to immigration attorneys at my firm, Manuel Cairo, discusses the new Form I-9 below. For those who like new forms or learning about IRCA with &#8230; <a href="http://employmentandthelaw.com/2013/03/11/legal-alert-new-form-i-9-has-arrived/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=employmentandthelaw.com&#038;blog=18292891&#038;post=2272&#038;subd=employmentandthelaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The VSHRA Breakfast &#8211; 2013 Legal and Legislative Update</title>
		<link>http://employmentandthelaw.com/2013/03/05/the-vshra-breakfast-2013-legal-and-legislative-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Kasarjian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday I had the pleasure of presenting the 2013 Legal and Legislative Update at the Valley of the Sun Human Resource Association (VSHRA) Breakfast. The breakfast was at the Arrowhead Country Club &#8212; which basically means my day started &#8230; <a href="http://employmentandthelaw.com/2013/03/05/the-vshra-breakfast-2013-legal-and-legislative-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=employmentandthelaw.com&#038;blog=18292891&#038;post=2248&#038;subd=employmentandthelaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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