Please note: In an effort to conserve resources this summer, the national office will be closed on Fridays through August 13.

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The early registration deadline for CUPA-HR’s Annual Conference and Expo 2010, to be held September 20-22 in New Orleans, is right around the corner! If you register by August 17, you’ll save $75 off the full registration price.

FREE August 12 Webinar – The FLSA in Year Two of the Obama Administration: What Other Changes Might Be In Store?

We’ll discuss the most common wage and hour violations; how to deal with an investigation by the Wage and Hour Division or a state department of labor; the government’s renewed focus on “independent contractor” issues; what the change in administration means for your ability to claim exempt status for employees; and other recent developments in wage and hour law.

2010 HR Benchmarking and Workforce Planning Survey Now Open for Data Collection

This survey is designed to gather information that will enable an HR department to compare its organization’s structure, size, responsibilities and performance to that of HR departments at peer colleges and universities.

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Knowledge Center

Now Appearing in the Knowledge Center:
- CUPA-HR’s Healthcare Toolkit

Public Policy

Public Policy News You Can Use (July 14, 2010)
- House Passes Public Safety Collective Bargaining Bill
- DOL Issues Clarifications to FMLA Definitions
- Hayes and Pearce NLRB Nominations Confirmed by Senate
- More Healthcare Regulations Issued by Administration
- Jobless Benefits Remain Stalled in Congress
- Executive Order Requires New NLRA Posting for Federal Contractors
- President Signs Defined Benefit Funding Relief Into Law
Legal Watch (July 14, 2010)
- Federal Court Rejects Librarian’s “Academic Freedom” Lawsuit
- Law Professors Ask NLRB to Issue Rule on Members-Only Bargaining
- Supreme Court Rules 5-4 That Arbitrators, Not Courts, Should Determine Enforceability of an Arbitration Agreement
- Higher Ed Case Roundup: NYU Grad Students Attempt to Organize, Howard University Prevails Against Race and Retaliation Discrimination Based on Judicial Estoppel, Former Head Football Coach at Savannah State University Files Race Discrimination Suit, Temple University Nurses Granted Jobless Benefits for Lost Time During Work Stoppage, Nurses Enjoined From Striking University of California Campus Medical Center and Clinics