Current legal highlights.

Current Legal Highlights

SOURCE OF LAW        BILL/CASE         VENUE               STATUS

Federal Legislation
Genetic              S.358             Sen. Health,        Approved
Discrimination*                        Educ., Lab., &
                                       Pen. Comm.
Terrorism            S.4               Senate              Approved
Transportation       H.R. 1401         House of            Approved
Security                               Representatives

Court Cases
Retaliation*         Carmona v.        New Jersey          Decided for
                     Resorts           Supreme Court       Resorts
                     International                         International
Discrimination       Cruz v. Modell's  Supreme Court       Decided in
                     Sporting Goods    Queen's Co., NY     favor of Cruz
Premises Liability*  Shadday v.        U.S. Ct. of         Decided for
                     Omni Hotels       Appeals Seventh     Omni
                                       Circuit

State Legislation
Employment*          H.B. 2346         West Virginia       Introduced
Pretexting           H.B. 58           Hawaii House of     Introduced
                                       Representatives

SOURCE OF LAW        SIGNIFICANCE

Federal Legislation
Genetic              Would prohibit discrimination based on genetic
Discrimination*      information.
Terrorism            Would implement the remaining recommendations of
                     the 9-11 Commission.
Transportation       Would provide funds to increase security on
Security             passenger rail and bus systems.

Court Cases
Retaliation*         An employee who files a retaliation suit must prove
                     that the case is brought in good faith.
Discrimination       Awarded shopper $500,000 after a manager
                     wrong-fully accused her of stealing based on her
                     race.
Premises Liability*  A company is not liable for the rape of a hotel
                     guest by another guest.

State Legislation
Employment*          Employers cannot require workers to attend meetings
                     on religion, politics, or labor issues.
Pretexting           Would make it a felony to sell information obtained
                     through pretexting.

*More detailed information is in this issue of Legal Report.