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IDAHO EMPLOYMENT LAW LETTER - December 2011
Social Media Revisited: When Shared Content Shares Too Much
By Leslie M. Hayes
IDAHO EMPLOYMENT LAW LETTER - November 2011
Federal Contractor Compliance: Overview and Trends
By Kara L. Heikkila
IDAHO EMPLOYMENT LAW LETTER - October 2011
How Much Information Is Too Much?
Use of Credit and Background Checks in Employment Decision-Making
By Colleen D. Zahn
August 2010 - Administrative Procedures
Termination or Resignation is Only the Beginning: Idaho’s Unemployment Claims Process
By Colleen D. Zahn
July 2010 - Electronic Workplace
Social Distortion: Social Networking and the Workplace
June 2010 - Workplace Issues
Practical Steps for Addressing Theft in the Workplace
By Robert A. Berry
May 2010 - Administrative Agencies
The Idaho Human Rights Commission Celebrates Forty Years Of Service
By Sarah H. Arnett
April 2010 - Termination
Employer Receives Favorable Jury Verdict in Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Case
By J. Kevin West
March 2010 - Drug and Alcohol Testing
Just Say No to Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace
By Dylan A. Eaton
February 2010 - Tobacco Use
Encouraging Workplace Wellness in the New Year!
By Sally J. Reynolds
January 2010 - Employer Investigations
Conducting Internal Workplace Investigations: You Can Handle the Truth!
By Colleen D. Zahn
December 2009 - Employee Health
Swine flu: That’s “some pig”
By Leslie M. G. Hayes
November 2009 - Disabilities
Unpaid Leave as a “Reasonable Accommodation”
By Jeffrey R. Townsend
October 2009 - Employer Liability
Retaliation: Risks for the Idaho Employer
By Kara L. Heikkila
September 2009 - Whistle Blowing
When the Squeaky Wheel Gets More than Just Grease
By Colleen D. Zahn
August 2009 - Evidence
A “Gross Situation”: Age Discrimination Claims Just Became More Difficult For Employees
By Randall L. Schmitz
July 2009 - Employer Investigations
The Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Industrial Commission’s Findings that Employee Committed Misconduct Through Secret and Unauthorized Tape Recording
By Robert A. Berry
June 2009 - Compensation
Idaho Court Weighs in Potential Employer Liability Under Centuries-Old Legal Concepts Rooted in What’s “Fair” and “Just”
May 2009 - Electronic Workplace
Private Sector Employees’ Limited Right To Privacy In Their Personal Use of Employer-Provided Computer Equipment and Services
By Sarah A. Arnett
April 2009 - Payroll Deductions
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Idaho Law Prohibiting Payroll Deductions for Union Political Activities
By Dylan A. Eaton
March 2009 - Age Discrimination
Idaho Supreme Court Rules Stray Remarks Insufficient to Establish Discrimination
February 2009 - Family and Medical Leave
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Changes Effective January 16, 2009
By Keely E. Duke and Sally J. Reynolds
January 2009 - Military Service
FMLA and Other Considerations for Military Employees and Families in Idaho
By Kara L. Heikkila
January 2009 - Immigration
U.S. Immigration Raid of Idaho Employer Raises I-9 Compliance Issues
By Kara L. Heikkila
December 2008 - Protected Activity
Idaho Supreme Court Expands the Scope of Whistleblower Claims Against Employers
By J. Kevin West
November 2008 - Employee Health
“Quitter’s Remorse”: FMLA and ADA Implications when an Employee Reneges on a Resignation
By Jeffrey R. Townsend
October 2008 - Discrimination
EEOC Trends and Tips for Dealing with EEOC Charges
By Kara L. Heikkila
September 2008 - Workplace Violence
Establishing Workplace Violence Policies
September 2008 - Job-Related Injuries
Definition of “Odd-Lot Worker” Under Idaho’s Workers’ Compensation Law
August 2008 - A Deal’s A Deal
A New Idaho Law Gives Employers Guidance on Drafting Enforceable Non-Compete Agreements
By Colleen D. Zahn
August 2008 - You Say Employee, I Say Independent Contractor
The Idaho Supreme Court Discusses 15 Factors for Determining Whether a Worker Is An Independent Contractor
By Colleen D. Zahn
EMPLOYER UPDATES
These articles of interest to employers were written by the Employment Law Group at Farley Oberrecht Harwood and Burke, P.A.

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June 2009 - Age Discrimination Claims: What is the Exposure for Employers?
May 2008 - Significant United States Supreme Court Employment Cases Decided from January 2007 through March 2008
January/February 2008 - FMLA Hot Topics
July 2007 - Unionizing 101
June 2007 - Insurance Coverage for Employment Related Claims
May 2007 - Problems to Avoid: Workplace Violence, Attorney Fees, and Retaliation
April 2007 - Sexual Relations In Your Workplace: Why You Could Be Liable
March 2007 - Where Do We Go From Here? How Idaho Courts and Employers are Dealing With Clarification in the Law Related to Non-Compete Agreements
February 2007 - Out of Sight But Not Out of Mind - Rights of Reemployment for Returning Service Men and Women
January 2007 - To Mediate, or Not to Mediate, That is the Question
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