Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law 2010 The material provided herein is for informational purposes only and is not intended as legal advice or counsel.

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Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law Legal Updates and Changes in the Law on Age Discrimination Pat Collins

Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act Grants employers an exemption for their 6.2% Social Security payroll contribution for every new “qualified employee” hired after February 3, 2010 and before January 1, 2011 Allows an additional income tax credit that is equal to 6.2% of paid wages for every new qualified employee retained for 52 consecutive weeks – up to $1000 – to be taken on the employer’s 2011 income tax

“Qualified Employee” Under the HIRE Act Has not been employed for more than 40 hours during the preceding 60-day period Is not being employed to replace another employee except one who quit voluntarily or was fired for cause (including downsizing) Is not “related” to the employer under the rules set forth in the U.S. Tax Code

Nursing Mother’s Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act Section 4207 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Employers must provide a “reasonable break time” for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child Employer must provide a place other than a bathroom that is “shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public”

Employers with fewer than 50 employees are exempt if providing the break or the place to express breast milk would impose an “undue hardship” on the employer Does not preempt state laws relating to breastfeeding in the workplace if the state law is more protective of its employees Nursing Mother’s Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act