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Maryland has become the first state to enact password protection legislation designed to prohibit employers from requiring applicants and employees to disclose their personal passwords to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.
The legislation was passed April 9 and is expected to be signed by Governor Martin O’Malley. If signed, it will take effect October 1.
Unless you have spent this week on another planet, you have heard that the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing three days of arguments on the health care form law passed by Congress in 2010. The Court is expected to hand down a decision by the end of June.
On Tuesday, day two of the hearings, the court heard arguments about the individual mandate required by the law. The mandate section of the law includes requirements for certain employers to provide health insurance for their employees or to pay a penalty. Here is a round up of news on the second day of arguments. read more…
The minimum wage in Vermont will increase to $8.46 per hour from $8.15 per hour on January 1, 2012, according to a statement from the Vermont Department of Labor.
The state minimum wage increases at the same rate as the Consumer Price Index, as calculated in August, for the preceding year or at five percent, whichever is less.
By Steven L. Brenneman and Brian J. Kurtz
Ford and Harrison
The day after the Chicago Bears’ agonizing loss (note, this is written by Illinois attorneys) to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship, John Stone decided to show off his Packers pride at work. Stone was a salesman at Webb Chevrolet in Oak Lawn, and he went to work wearing a Packers necktie. When Stone’s general manager, Jerry Roberts, saw the tie, he huddled with Stone and instructed him to remove it. Reports suggest Roberts gave Stone multiple warnings to remove the tie or face consequences. Stone refused, and Roberts fired him on the spot.
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