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		<title>New Aid to Employers Paying Health Benefits for Early Retirees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The White House announced Tuesday that it would help pay medical bills for early retirees who have health insurance provided by their former employers. Under the program, the federal government can reimburse employers for 80 percent of the cost of claims from $15,000 to $90,000 a year for a retired worker who is 55 or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2010/05/new-aid-to-employers-paying-health-benefits-for-early-retirees/132/</link>
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		<title>Preparing for the Flu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers of all sizes in all industries should prepare now for Pandemic H1N1 influenza outbreaks in their communities.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2009/09/preparing-for-the-flu/79/</link>
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		<title>Federal Minimum Wage Increases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Effective July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage increases to $7.25 per hour. This is the last increase required by the 2007 Minimum Wage Act. Employers of covered employees must post a notice that describes, among other things, employees&#8217; minimum wage rights. A link for posters is available below, under &#8220;Resources.&#8221; Note that the U.S. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2009/07/federal-minimum-wage-increase/63/</link>
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		<title>E.F.C.A. Moves Ahead with Revisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Employee Free Choice Act is a bill that was drafted when it had no chance of moving successfully through Congress. It sought to eliminate union elections by allowing unions unlimited time to campaign and then requiring employers to accept the union if sufficient numbers of employees expressed interest. The Bill&#8217;s supporters argued that eliminating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2009/07/e-f-c-a-moves-ahead-with-revisions/56/</link>
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		<title>Follow on Twitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Employee Relations Insight is again carrying regular updates on topics of workplace law and procedure. In addition to this blog and the associated RSS feed (see the bottom of the sidebar), we will be pushing blog-related and other relevant announcements by Twitter. You can subscribe either by visiting here and clicking &#8220;follow,&#8221; or by sending [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2009/07/follow-on-twitter/53/</link>
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		<title>New E.E.O.C. Guidance on Severance Agreements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On July 15, 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated and comprehensive guidance on the issue of employee waivers of discrimination claims contained in severance agreements. Although the recent guidance is directed to employees, it contains valuable information for management, as well. The document addresses, among other topics, the requirements of the Older [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2009/07/new-e-e-o-c-guidance-on-severance-agreements/40/</link>
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		<title>Additional Resources from U.S. Department of Labor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor today unveiled the FirstStep Recordkeeping, Reporting and Notices e-laws Advisor. By using this tool, employers can determine which recordkeeping, reporting, and notice requirements apply to them under the major laws administered by the federal Labor Department. This new advisory service has been integrated with the revised FirstStep Poster and FirstStep [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2008/05/additional-resources-from-us-department-of-labor/39/</link>
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		<title>F.M.L.A. Amended: 26 Weeks for Military-related Medical Reasons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The federal Family and Medical Leave Act has been amended to add two types of required leaves of absence.  The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act ("N.D.A.A.") amends the F.M.L.A. to provide a new 26 week leave to care for a family member who is in the military and is undergoing treatment or is temporarily disabled due to a serious injury or illness.  The N.D.A.A. also extends the familiar 12 week leave to care for a family member who has experienced an as-yet-undefined "qualifying exigency."]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2008/02/fmla-amended-26-weeks-for-military-related-medical-reasons/37/</link>
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		<title>Limitations on Vacation Leave Payouts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minnesota’s highest court has issued its opinion in Lee v. Fresenius Medical Care, Inc. This case addresses the question of whether an employer can attach conditions to an employee’s being paid for accrued but unused vacation leave.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2007/11/limitations-on-vacation-leave-payouts/36/</link>
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		<title>New Minimum Wage Poster and Requirements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A revised Federal minimum wage poster, reflecting the recently enacted minimum wage increases, is now available free of charge on the Department of Labor’s Web site. Every employer of employees subject to the Fair Labor Standard Act’s minimum wage provisions must post a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nierenberg.com/articles/2007/07/new-minimum-wage-poster-and-requirements/35/</link>
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