--- title: "January 2013" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/january-2013" date: "2026-06-10T20:27:40+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # January 2013 ## [UNIONS GET MORE AGGRESSIVE IN EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIPS, PERHAPS BASED ON ELECTION RESULTS AND IMPROVING ECONOMY](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=360:unions-get-more-aggressive-in-employer-relationships-perhaps-based-on-election-results-and-improving-economy&catid=82) May 18, 2016 | [January 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=82) Due to bad economic conditions over the last few years, many unions have accepted cuts in pay and benefits. Historically, when the economy is bad, many employees, union and non-union alike, have had a “don’t rock the boat” mentality that having any type of job is better than being the highest paid worker in the unemployment line. Some deve… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=360:unions-get-more-aggressive-in-employer-relationships-perhaps-based-on-election-results-and-improving-economy&catid=82) ## [EEOC OFFERS ADVICE TO EMPLOYERS ON CRITICAL ADA ISSUES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=359:eeoc-offers-advice-to-employers-on-critical-ada-issues&catid=82) May 18, 2016 | [January 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=82) EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum offered advice to employers at an American Bar Association meeting held in November. Feldblum indicated that the requirement of reasonable accommodation may still apply to an employee with a disability who has exhausted FMLA or employer-provided leave. While leave policies may work best with “clear, defined lines,&rdquo… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=359:eeoc-offers-advice-to-employers-on-critical-ada-issues&catid=82) ## [WAGE-HOUR CASE ADDRESSES AUTOMATIC MEAL DEDUCTION PAYROLL SYSTEM](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=358:wage-hour-case-addresses-automatic-meal-deduction-payroll-system&catid=82) May 18, 2016 | [January 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=82) A recent federal appeals case addresses company policies that provide for employees receiving an unpaid meal break that is automatically deducted from their paychecks. Dwight v. Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corp., 19 WH Cas. 2d 1441 (CA 6 2012). 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