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EMERGING EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES
byROBERT B. FITZPATRICK, ESQ.ROBERT B. FITZPATRICK, PLLCSuite 640Universal Building South1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20009-5728
(202) 588-5300 (telephone)(202) 588-5023 (fax)fitzpatrick.law@verizon.net (e-mail)
www.robertbfitzpatrick.com (website)
“At that time there were two monks who were discussing the topic of the wind and flag. One said, "The wind ismoving." The other said, "The flag is moving." They argued incessantly. Hui Neng stepped forward and said, "Thewind is not moving, nor is the flag. Your minds, Kind sirs, are moving." Everyone was startled.”
- The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra
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TABLE OF CONTENTSADA................................................................................................................................................................................1
ADA – CLASS ACTIONS............................................................................................................................................3
ADA – CLASS ACTIONS............................................................................................................................................3
ADMISSIBILITY OF E-MAILS...............................................................
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ADVERSE ACTION....................................................................................................................................................4
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION...........................................................................................................................................5
AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT..............................................................................................9
ADEA - DISPARATE IMPACT...............................................................................................................................11
AGENCY FEES – FIRST AMENDMENT..............................................................................................................11
APPLICANTS.............................................................................................................................................................11
ARBITRATION..........................................................................................................................................................12
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE........................................................................................................................16
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE – INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.............................................................20
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE – PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS..............................................................21
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE – OMBUDSMEN PRIVILEGE.................................................................21
ATTORNEYS’ FEES.................................................................................................................................................22
ATTORNEYS’ FEES – DISCOVERY OF DEFENSE FEES................................................................................25
BACKGROUND CHECKS.......................................................................................................................................27
BANKRUPTCY..........................................................................................................................................................28
BLOGS AND INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS...................................................................................................29
BLOGS – FREE SPEECH.........................................................................................................................................31
BONUS PLAN.............................................................................................................................................................32
CAREGIVER DISCRIMINATION..........................................................................................................................33
CASH BALANCE PLANS.........................................................................................................................................33
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1866 – 42 U.S.C. § 1981.................................................................................................34
CLASS AND COLLECTIVE ACTIONS.................................................................................................................35
CLASS ACTIONS - CERTIFICATIONS................................................................................................................36
CLASS ACTIONS - SETTLEMENT.......................................................................................................................36
CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT (CAFA)............................................................................................................36
COMMON LAW........................................................................................................................................................37
COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT.................................................................................................................40
COMPUTERS.............................................................................................................................................................40
COMPUTERS - COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT..................................................................................41
COMPUTERS – COMPUTER RELATED OFFENSES ACT (CROA)...............................................................42
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