Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on May 15, 2012 By Alice Kilborn, PHR
On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued Enforcement Guidance on the use of criminal background check information in employment decisions. The new guidance took ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2012 By Whitney Warner
Q & A on Time for Voting in NM Question: How much time do employers have to give employees to vote and does it have to be paid? Answer: Employees can take two hours out of the workday to vote ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2012 By Chris Moody
Employees who have suffered discrimination at the hands of their employers, or who have not been paid all the compensation they are due, have traditionally been able to band together in groups and ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2012 By Alice Kilborn, JD PHR (law clerk)
The short session of the New Mexico Legislature is over and the Governor has cleared her desk. So now that the dust has settled, let's take a look which what bills have actually become law: HB2: ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2012 By Alice Kilborn, JD PHR (law clerk)
While Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites may seem like the final frontier, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a number of opinions recently addressing the topic. ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2012 By Alice Kilborn, JD PHR (law clerk)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued final regulations regarding record keeping requirements under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) to be effective April ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Alice Kilborn, JD PHR (law clerk)
The Second Session of the 50th New Mexico Legislature will draw to a close in the next few days and there are still a number of employment law related bills to be considered: SB32: Temporary ...
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