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December 21, 2007

Employment Law
House passes Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act. The House overwhelmingly approved H.R. 3013, the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007, a bill that prohibits prosecutors from coercing a company to waive the attorney-client privilege. It would also safeguard the constitutional rights and other legal protections available to employees of an organization that is under investigation. The Department of Justice, SEC, and other enforcement agencies routinely require or expect waivers of these protections, creating an untenable situation for businesses, their employees, and attorneys. Its supporters say the law is necessary to rein in overzealous federal prosecutors who, during criminal investigations, pressure companies to leave their employees out to dry--by agreeing to refuse to pay their legal fees--and to abandon the organization's own legal protections.
English-only clash delays EEOC fiscal year 2008 spending bill.  The controversy over employer rules requiring employees to speak only English while on the job has caused a quagmire at the conference committee stage of the fiscal year 2008 appropriations bill that funds the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (HR 3093). The sticking point is an amendment offered and described by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn), as one which would stop the EEOC from filing lawsuits against employers requiring employees to speak English while on the job.

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