Employment & Benefits – Seventh Circuit address worker’ compensation policy, New Jersey law against discrimination and more.
Seventh Circuit Addresses Coverage Under Workers’ Comp Policy By Brian Bassett, Robert Dennison, Neal Kojima, Brian Margolies Published on jdsupra.com
In its recent decision in YKK USA, Inc., v. Safety Nat’l Cas. Corp., 727 F.3d 782 (7th. Cir. 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit had occasion to consider whether an employee’s common law claim for negligence against its employer qualified as a claim under “Employers’ Liability Laws” in order to satisfy an excess workers’ compensation policy’s insuring agreement… [ Read More ]
Bill to Amend New Jersey Law Against Discrimination To Include Protections For Pregnant Workers Passed By Legislature, Awaits Governor Approval by Joanna Rich, Salvador Simao
Both houses of the New Jersey legislature have passed a bill that would amend the Law Against Discrimination to include protections for pregnant workers, including reasonable workplace accommodations and unpaid leave… [ Read More ]
U.S. Visa Law Fuels Domestic-Employee Abuse By Tony Edson Published on Bloomberg.com
The recent arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has unleashed two kinds of outrage: protests by Indians upset over her treatment by New York police, and, mostly outside of India, anger over Khobragade’s alleged crime of forcing a domestic employee to work long hours for a fraction of the prevailing wage after having pledged in a visa application to follow U.S. labor and wage laws… [ Read More ]
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