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Daily Headline : Legal Issues
07/02/2012 - In one of its last acts of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that questions the definition of a “supervisor” in sexual harassment lawsuits.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
06/28/2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act. Find out what this might mean for security professionals, particularly those in the contract security officer industry.
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06/27/2012 - A federal appeals court has upheld a California law that requires DNA collection from all adults arrested for felonies in the state. The court ruled that the collection of DNA is similar to the collection of fingerprints, which law enforcement has routinely collected for decades.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
06/27/2012 - An employee of a privately held company (as opposed to a publicly held company that comes under regulatory authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission) is not covered by the whistleblower protections offered under Sarbanes-Oxley, according to a recent appellate decision. The employee is not protected even if his employer provides services to a public entity that is covered by the act.
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06/27/2012 - A California appeals court rules that a company can be held liable for harassing comments made by employees on a blog, and lawmakers consider bills on counterfeit drugs, information sharing, and border security.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
06/18/2012 - A U.S. appeals court has ruled that an employee does not need to be aware of healthcare privacy laws to be guilty of violating them.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
06/15/2012 - The latest Global Peace Index results are published. The U.S. is expanding its worldwide surveillance network with secret bases in Africa. And more.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
06/04/2012 - The National Labor Relations Board has issued a memo offering advice to companies on setting up a social media policy.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
05/30/2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case involving police use of Tasers. In the case, a lower court ruled that police officers in two separate incidents engaged in unreasonable force when discharging their Tasers. However, because case law was not established at the time of the incidents, the officers were not necessarily aware of this fact. Therefore, they were protected from liability.
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05/29/2012 - A bill (H.R. 2483) that would make it mandatory for employees to first report violations to their employers in order to receive monetary awards has been approved by the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises. The measure will now be taken up by the full committee.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
05/29/2012 - A new law (P.L. 112-98) strengthens penalties for trespassing on certain federal properties. Current federal law prohibits unauthorized entry to any building or grounds where the President is visiting. However, there was no federal law specifically prohibiting unlawful entry to the White House and its grounds or the vice president’s residence and its grounds.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
05/29/2012 - A federal district court has ruled that a company’s attendance policy violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because it required employees to disclose the nature of their illness when providing documentation for sick leave. Under the company’s policy, a doctor’s note had to include the illness or reason for the sick leave. The court noted that this could require employees to divulge information about a disability, a violation of the ADA.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
05/29/2012 - A federal appeals court has ruled that a police officer who assaulted a contract security officer while both were stationed at the Pentagon is not immune from liability.
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