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Lawful Termination and Reductions in Force

IRS, COBRA - Continuation Coverage Requirements Applicable to Group Health Plans, Final Rule, 1999

Employees who quit in anticipation of business closure count as “employment losses” under the WARN Act (2011)

Leave of Absence

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster (Rev January 2009)

DOL, Revised Final Regulations Under the Family and Medical Leave Act

DOL, FMLA Special Rules for Returning Reservists (USERRA)

DOL, FAQs: USERRA-FMLA

DOL, Memo: Protection of Uniformed Service Members' Rights to Family and Medical Leave

DOL, Family and Medical Leave Act Advisor: Overview of FMLA

DOL, Family and Medical Leave Act Advisor

DOL, Family and Medical Leave Act - Compliance Guide

DOL, Employment Law Guide: Family and Medical Leave

Federal Regulations: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, As Amended

DOL, VETS Fact Sheet #3 - Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)

DOL, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Advisor

DOL, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Resource Guide (PDF)

DOL, Compliance Assistance: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Information

EEOC Fact Sheet: The Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

DOL, Employment Laws: Medical and Disability-Related Leave

DOL, Fact Sheet #28: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Rev. Feb. 2010)

DOL, Family and Medical Leave Act and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008

USERRA and the Five-Year Rule (Littler, May 2007)

Evaluating Eligibility for FMLA Leave: Federal Case Law Underscores the Need for Informed Decision Making (2006)

Fourth Circuit Rejects DOL Argument That Employees Can Waive FMLA Claims (2007)

Employers' Legal Obligations to Employees in the Military, The (2007)

An Employer's Guide to Employee Leave-Sharing Programs (2007)

DOL, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), Public Law 103-3

Title 29 U.S. Code § 2601 et seq.: Family and Medical Leave

Title 38 U.S. Code Chapter 43, 4301 et seq. - Employment and Reemployments Rights of Members of the Uniformed Services

EEOC, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Titles I and V, Public Law 101-336

DOL, Title I of the FMLA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008

29 CFR Part 825, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)

Family and Medical Leave Act - What employers are covered by the Act?

DOL, FMLA Form - Certification of Health Care Provider

DOL, FMLA Form - Employer Response to Employee Request for Family or Medical Leave

DOL/VETS - Your Rights Under USERRA Poster, Federal (Rev 2008)

DOL, Federal vs. State Family and Medical Leave Laws

State Family and Medical Leave Laws, NCSL

Whistleblowing and Retaliation

DOL/OSHA Fact Sheet, Your Rights As a Whistleblower (2007)

29 CFR Part 1980 - Procedures for the Handling of Discrimination Complaints under Section 806 of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002

DOL, Office of Administrative Law Judges: Law Library, Whistleblower Collection

OSC, Policy Statement on Disclosure of Information about Prohibited Personnel Practice Complaints

OSC Mediation Program Booklet

DOL, Whistleblower Protections

DOL, Employment Law Guide, Chapter: Whistleblower Protection Provisions Enforced By OSHA

DOL, Whistleblower and Non-Retaliation Protections: Whistleblower Protections

DOL/OSHA, Factsheet: Whistleblowers & the Environment

DOL/OSHA, Factsheet: Whistleblowers & Corporate Fraud

DOL/OSHA, Factsheet: Whistleblowers & Airlines

DOL/OSHA - The Whistleblower Program

DOL, Office of Administrative Law Judges - Whistleblower Regulations and Related Documents

FAA, Whistleblower Protection Program Overview

DOL/OSHA - Discrimination Against Employees Who Exercise Their Safety and Health Rights (Whistleblower)

U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC)

U.S. Office of Special Counsel, Whistleblower Disclosures

DOL, Office of the Solicitor - Division of Fair Labor Standards (FLS)

DOL, Office of Administrative Law Judges - Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Digest

FAA, Whistleblower Protection Program

OSHA, Office of Investigative Assistance - The Whistleblower Program

DOL, Office of Administrative Law Judges - Whistleblower Newsletter

Title 5 U.S. Code § 2302 - Prohibited personnel practices

Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002 (CCFA) (Title VII, SOX)

DOL, Office of Administrative Law Judges - Whistleblower Statutes

Title 15 U.S. Code § 2622 - Control of Toxic Substances, Employee Protection

Title 29 U.S. Code §§ 1855 - Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection

Title 29 U.S. Code § 1140, Interference with protected rights

Title 10 U.S. Code § 1587, Employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: reprisals

Title 10 U.S. Code § 2409, Contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information

DOL, Office of Administrative Law Judges - Final Rule - Procedures for the Handling of Discrimination Complaints Under Section 806 of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, Title VIII of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Complaint Form (OSC-11, Complaint of Possible Prohibited Personnel Practice or Other Prohibited Activity, revised 2-05)

Whistleblower Disclosure Form (OSC-12, Disclosure of Information, revised 8-03)

Supplemental Complaint Form: Additional Disclosures and Personnel Actions (Form OSC-11a)

National Whistleblower Center

OSC, Prohibited Personnel Practices Poster

OSC, Whistleblower Retaliation Poster

OSC, Disclosures, Whistleblowing Poster

Whistleblowerlaws.com - Chart of Federal Statutes and Regulations

Unfulfilled Expectations: An Empirical Analysis of Why Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers Rarely Win (2007)

Creating a Non-Retaliatory Workplace Survey Results (2005)

UK, Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA), 1998 Chapter 23

OCEG One Minute Poll: Worry About Retaliation?

French Supreme Court Rules on SOX Whistleblowing Procedures in France (February 2010)

Dodd-Frank Strengthens Whistleblower Rights, Diminishes Employer Defenses (August 2010)

Whistleblower Protection: Sustained Management Attention Needed to Address Long-standing Program Weaknesses (GAO, 2010)

SEC Adopts Final Rules on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program (June 2011)

BoardroomDirect -- Alert: SEC issues final whistleblower rules (PwC, 2011)

SEC, Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protections (2011, Final Rule)

Dodd-Frank Act’s Whistleblower Bounty Provision – A Primer (2011)

Workplace Information Privacy

Does your Company’s Internet Policy Comply with Labor Law? (2010)

Workplace Violence

DOL/OSHA, Safety and Health Topics - Workplace Violence

DOL/OSHA, Workplace Violence - Hazard Awareness

NIOSH, Publication No. 2004-100d: Violence on the Job

Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry, Workplace Violence Prevention: A Comprehensive Guide for Employers and Employees

DOL/OSHA, Workplace Violence - Possible Solutions

OPM, Dealing with Workplace Violence: A Guide for Agency Planners

DOL/OSHA - Hospital eTool - HealthCare Wide Hazards Module: Workplace Violence

DOL/OSHA, Evacuation Plans and Procedures eTool

DOL, Secretary's Order 01-2006: Establishment of the Emergency Management Center (EMC) and the Comprehensive Emergency Management Program (CEMP, 2006)

DOL/OSHA, Directive: Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP): Policies and Procedures Manual

DOL/OSHA, How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations

DOL/OSHA, Emergency Preparedness and Response - Safety and Health Guides