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		<title>It’s Not So Hot to be Young, Either</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To continue the trend of studies of who has suffered most in the economic downturn, another new study focuses on the ill effects on young workers trying to enter the job market during the Great Recession, Younger workers, those under age 25, hover at about twice the national rate.  So when the overall rate rises, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/05/17/it%e2%80%99s-not-so-hot-to-be-young-either/</link>
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		<title>Dire Future Predicted for Older Unemployed Workers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the start of the economic debacle now being termed the “Great Recession,” many United States workers have found themselves unemployed for long periods.  A new study shows that while layoffs were was more likely to affect younger workers, these employees were more likely to become reemployed.  By 2011, more than a third of older [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/05/16/dire-future-predicted-for-older-unemployed-workers/</link>
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		<title>A New Bill to Beef Up Protection against Pregnancy Discrimination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congress will consider a new bill called the Pregnancy Fairness Act, designed to improve the rights of pregnant workers against endemic discrimination.  The bill was introduced on Wednesday in the House. The ways in which courts have limited pregnancy discrimination laws are well described in this article. The new law would require employers to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/05/11/a-new-bill-to-beef-up-protection-against-pregnancy-discrimination/</link>
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		<title>Availability of Health Insurance at Work Declines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study reports on the decreasing availability of health insurance as a fringe benefit.  As health insurance premiums have risen, many employers have offered less generous benefits.  As of 2010, only about two-thirds of working adults were covered by employer-provided health plans (either their own or through a family member).  And because many people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/04/26/availability-of-health-insurance-at-work-declines/</link>
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		<title>The NLRB Poster Rule is Delayed Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A federal district court in South Carolina issued an injunction against the National Labor Relations Board’s rule requiring a poster about employee rights, scheduled to be effective on April 30.  The NLRB intends to appeal the decision. The case was brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The poster is highly unpopular among employers.  It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/04/20/the-nlrb-poster-rule-is-delayed-again/</link>
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		<title>Happy (?) Equal Pay Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is special.  Tax returns are due, two days later than usual.  And it’s Equal Pay Day!  That’s the day in 2012 on which women have earned the same as men did for 2011 work.  “Each year, National Equal Pay Day reflects how far into the current year women must work to match what men [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/04/17/happy-equal-pay-day/</link>
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		<title>Maryland Legislature Passes New Employment Laws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland legislative session just ended. As always, lots of bills were left on the cutting room floor. But a couple of interesting laws will become law if the Governor signs them. The most newsworthy bill would prohibit employers from asking their employees or applicants to allow access to their social media sites, such as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/04/10/maryland-legislature-passes-new-employment-laws/</link>
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		<title>Fourth Circuit Allows Sex Discrimination in Severance go Forward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fourth Circuit just overturned a District Court decision dismissing an employee’s sex discrimination claim.  Karla Gerner was notified that her job was going to be eliminated, and was offered three months’ pay to release her claims.  She was then fired by her employer, a Virginia County, after turning down a severance offer.  Gerner identified [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/03/24/fourth-circuit-allows-sex-discrimination-in-severance-go-forward/</link>
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		<title>The Supreme Court Rules on Maryland FMLA Case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As reported here a few months ago, the Supreme Court considered a case involving a former State of Maryland employee.  The employee claimed he was fired for taking FMLA leave, and the State defended on the basis that it cannot constitutionally be sued under this law.  The defense is based on the idea that states have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/03/23/the-supreme-court-rules-on-maryland-fmla-case/</link>
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		<title>Fourth CIrcuit Emphasizes Necessity of Complaining about Sexual Harassment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fourth CIrcuit yesterday reinstated an employee’s sexual harassment case after it had been dismissed by the trial court.  Carla Dulaney sued her former employer after her termination, complaining of sexual harassment.  Dulaney’s shift supervisor demanded sex from her.  From time to time, she did have sex with him in the workplace, though it could [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandemploymentdevelopments.com/2012/03/13/fourth-circuit-emphasizes-necessity-of-complaining-about-sexual-harassment/</link>
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