Sep 26, 2012

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Top workers on employment law
The Star
Three firms lead the way when it comes to advising on employment law in South Yorkshire, Sheffield firms DLA Piper and Nabarro and Hlw Keeble Hawson, with offices in Sheffield and Doncaster. DLA Piper's Alan Chalmers is hailed as 'one of the best ...
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How Your Job Is Like a Marriage
Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)
Marion Crain, an expert on labor and employment law and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, said current work laws ignore the interdependence and mutual investment employees and employers have in each other by using a model that ...
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Court rules on protection of unionised employees' personal data
International Law Office
Under Article 30(2)(1) of the act, in individual employment matters in which labour law provisions require an employer to cooperate with a company trade union organisation, the employer must send the organisation a request for information about ...
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Leopold attorney bills taxpayers $21K for two weeks
Baltimore Sun
His spokesman issued a statement that "the Local Government Tort Claims Act, which is a state law, requires a local government to defend employees when they are sued for actions within the scope of their employment." Hodgson said that law and the facts ...
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Mexico City Archdiocese calls for passage of law reforming labor unions
U.S. Catholic magazine
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- The Mexico City Archdiocese called on the country's Congress to approve an overhaul of labor laws that would require unions to open their books and elect leaders through secret ballot votes. "The church is conscious of the ...
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Pitfalls and advantages of working notice
Financial Post
The law requires employers to provide notice to dismissed employees who are fired without legal cause. Almost invariably, employers provide severance instead. Few know that employers also have the option of offering working notice. An employee given ...
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Financial Post
October 2012 employment law changes: what employers need to know
PersonnelToday.com
October is set to be a busy month for HR professionals, with new employment laws and changes to existing legislation coming into force. Employers need to be aware of three key changes affecting pay, pensions and retirement: 1. National minimum wage ...
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Easing the burden of proof in cases of discrimination against women
International Law Office
The two most prominent laws are the Employment (Equal Opportunities) Law 1988 and the Male and Female Workers Equal Pay Law 1996. The Equal Opportunities Law encompasses a wide range of prohibited discrimination - not only on the grounds of ...
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Why Wait to Repeal a Discriminatory Law?
Huffington Post
... told CEDAW, "Homosexuals in Singapore have the same rights for employment, housing and education as everyone else. As a whole there's no discrimination against homosexuals." At a subsequent CEDAW session in 2011, Singapore's Minister of State, ...
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The HR IQ Test: September '12
Business Management Daily
The HR I.Q. Test: September '12. by The HR Specialist: Employment Law on September 26, 2012 10:00am in HR Management,Human Resources. 1. I-9 forms must be completed within three days of an employee's date of hire. The "three days" rule means: a.
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Appeal court dismisses Clydes whistleblowing claim, allows discrimination case
The Lawyer
The firm had disputed the claim on the grounds that the London court had no jurisdiction to hear it because members of LLPs are not workers as defined by section 230(3) of the Employment Rights Act. The first instance Employment Tribunal agreed, but ...
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The Lawyer
Union Background Has Profound Influence On Politicians: Study
Huffington Post
At the same time, the report, which was funded by the pro-labor group American Rights At Work, helps explain the disconnect between working-class America and Congress, where working people are barely represented. Recruiting more union members to ...
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Regulation of annual leave under the new Code of Obligations
International Law Office
In contrast, the Swiss Code of Obligations provides that employees shall be entitled to annual leave as of the date on which they commence work. However, the Turkish legislature has decided to harmonise its regulation with the other labour laws in ...
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New law increases mandatory retirement age
International Law Office
On August 29 2012 Congress passed a bill containing amendments to the Old People's Employment Security Act. The first of these amendments will come into force on April 1 2013, while the rest will be gradually implemented by April 1 2025. The act ...
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Bosses will be required by law to pay as plans are phased in
This is Staffordshire
The reforms come into force on Monday for employers with 120,000 employees or more, and then in stages until February 2018. Pension contributions will be phased in, rising to a minimum total contribution of eight per cent by October 2018; three per ...
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New guide to help Victorian community organisations establish better ...
PRWire
A new guide launched today by Victoria Law Foundation and the Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS) offers practical advice to help community organisations in Victoria establish transparent and effective processes around employment and ...
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A Tax Shelter Mitt Romney Could Love
New York Times
Current law imposes a 2.9 percent Medicare tax on all wages and self-employment income. To avoid this tax, taxpayers have an incentive to characterize as much labor income as they can as investment income (like carried interest) or as a distribution ...
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New York Times
Freeport's unemployment office to close
Freeport Journal-Standard
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) office located at 1826 S. West Avenue in Freeport will be closing at the end of the year, according to IDES Spokesperson Greg Rivara. "After a meeting we've decided to reconsolidate and close the ...
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Our view: Demand boards follow the law in open meetings
Utica Observer Dispatch
All you need do is read the part of the law that explains closed-door sessions. Among the eight exceptions: "… the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment ...
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Accolades for Hull law firms
This is Scunthorpe
Andrew Jackson has received top-tier rankings in the areas of corporate and commercial, commercial litigation, commercial property, employment, family and transport. Williamsons also raced to the top. The practice is ranked prominently in three key ...
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Another Four-Letter Agency to Keep an Eye On
DC Velocity (blog)
EEOC holds that a blanket policy by an employer denying employment to all applicants with criminal conviction records violates federal anti-discrimination law. Employers are required to conduct an "individualized assessment" before disqualifying an ...
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Column: Employer liability for harassment depends on employee relationship
Visalia Times-Delta
Loehrke specializes in employment law topics such as discrimination, privacy and social media, and affirmative action. She is the editor of J. J. Keller's Employment Law Today newsletter. For more information, visit www.jjkeller.com and www.prospera.com.
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Ex-Goldman Programmer Seeks Legal Fees from Investment Bank
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Goldman required employees to sign a confidentiality agreement as part of their employment. Any software created by them in their jobs were the property of the investment bank. A Goldman Sachs spokesman declined comment Wednesday. criminal law ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Michigan State Law Does Not Provide Private Employee Protection For Medical ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
(See previous Labor & Employment Law Perspectives, June 4, 2012). For now, private employers in Michigan can continue to take employment-related actions against employees who test positive for marijuana, even if the employee is legally using medical ...
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CIA Trying to Get Past Its "Old Boys' Club" Reputation by Ending Sexual ...
U.S. Politics Today
In the meantime, if you or a loved one is dealing with on-the-job sexual harassment or discrimination - whether you work for the agency or not - seek the advice of an experienced employment law attorney in your area to learn more about your legal ...
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Spain Pledges More Reforms: Factbox of Steps Taken and Pending
Bloomberg
Accompanying law drafted by PP government and approved in April by Parliament sets out ceilings on debt and deficit and sanctions for administrations that overspend. Debt payments "enjoy absolute priority over any other spending." *Labor overhaul ...
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New California Law Bans Workplace Religious Discrimination
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
California Governor Edmund G. Brown signed the California Workplace Religious Freedom Act into law, which bars religious discrimination in the workplace. In particular, the new law expands employees' protections under the Fair Employment and Housing ...
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Blogs11 new results for Employment Law
 
Annual holiday hiring outlook shows retailers hopeful for holiday sales
By Heidi Henson
While solid back-to-school sales boosted the confidence of retailers heading into the all-important holiday season, the possibility of increased sales this year.
Employment Law Daily
Election 2012 - Connecticut Employment Law Blog
By Daniel Schwartz
Connecticut Employment Law Blog Insight on Labor & Employment Developments for Connecticut Businesses ... Next up in this week's series of employment law-related debate questions for the candidates: Vice President Joe Biden.
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Request for Straight Day Shift Not a Reasonable Accommodation ...
By Franczek Radelet P.C.
Inc.) The employee was employed as one of several "resource coordinators" who monitor power distribution and schedule and route resources to respond to routine and emergency situations such as power outages. To provide 24/7 coverage, resource coordinators are required to work a schedule rotating between eight ... Published In: Civil Rights Updates, Labor & Employment Law Updates. Send Print Report. DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information ...
JD Supra Labor & Employment Law
Are Vince Cable's proposals on employment law going to make it ...
By ralvin
We asked Jane Crosby, Solicitor at Hart Brown to give us her opinion on the proposed changes to employment law.
Business Matters
Study looks at how employment relationship shapes identity
By Sue
Workers pour sweat, blood and even dollars into the firms that employ them, especially in a labor market characterized by employment and retirement insecurity, says Marion Crain, JD, expert on labor and employment law and professor of law ...
Therapy Toronto News
Working notes: Workplace bullying research from WBI and free ...
By David Yamada
Workplace Bullying and American Employment Law: A Ten-Year Progress Report and Assessment – Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, 2010 (examines the emerging movement to enact workplace bullying protections and discusses a ...
Minding the Workplace
Blocking Employment for Illegal Immigrants Doesn't Necessarily ...
By Peter Suderman
Supporters of tougher immigration laws frequently argue that if unauthorized immigrants are prevented from getting employment, the jobs they would have had will instead be filled by legal residents. The idea is that the economy has a fixed ...
Hit & Run
Joe. My. God.: VIRGINIA: FBI Investigates Eugene Delgaudio For ...
By Joe
VIRGINIA: FBI Investigates Eugene Delgaudio For Multiple Violations Of Campaign & Employment Laws. The Washington Post has published an expose of Eugene Delgaudio in which a former worker in his Virginia office alleges that she was ...
Joe. My. God.
Chart of the day: The long decline of labor | Felix Salmon
By Felix Salmon
Labor law reform, which admittedly is not getting much attention, would certainly be one policy, recently promoted by the Democrats, that would address the falling labor share of output. The other big ones would be an aggressive use of fiscal ...
Felix Salmon
South Korea's Boom Leaves Workers in the Dust | MyFDL
By Michelle Chen
Though unionization is generally legal, in practice, labor activities are regularly suppressed by employers, and independent organizing may be preempted by "management-controlled" or "paper" unions. Restrictions on public-sector union ...
meeshellchen's FDL blog
EEOC wins summary judgment verdict against company that provides
By aqureshi
EEOC Regional Attorney Mary Jo O'Neill said, "It's plainly against federal law for employers to refuse reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. Employers should take advantage of the skills and ...
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Web7 new results for Employment Law
 
Jacob Sitman Addresses Employment Law Trends and Compliance ...
At the fifth annual summit, which covered a variety of topics in the area of Labor and Employment Law, Mr. Sitman presented information in a session focusing on ...
www.flblaw.com/jacob-sitman-addresses-employment-law-tre...
Employer Social-Media Policies in NLRB's ... - Employment Law Blog
This month, the NLRB struck down Costco Wholesale Club's social-media policy that barred employees (on pain of terminati.
www.employmentlawblog.info/.../employer-social-media-poli...
Andrew Baran, Chairman, Labor & Employment Law of Giarmarco ...
Andrew Baran, Chairman, Labor & Employment Law of Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. Presenting attorney at the American Society of Employer's ...
gmhlaw.com/.../andrew-baran-chairman-labor-employment-la...
September Edition of the Employment Law Blog Carnival
Daniel Schwartz was this month's host for the monthly Employment Law Blog Carnival over at his blog, "Connecticut Employment Law Blog." It is available for ...
milwaukeeemploymentlawyer.blogspot.com/.../september-editi...
Florida Employment Law - Panama City Lawyers - Panama City ...
Employers of any size need a reliable and readily available source of legal counsel regarding employment issues. The business and employment attorneys of ...
www.burkeblue.com/practice-areas/business.../employment-la...
Labor & Employment Law - Fraser Stryker Law Firm
Contact Fraser Stryker PC LLO in Omaha, Nebraska at 402-913-3670 to discuss your important legal matter with a qualified employment law attorney.
www.fraserstryker.com/Practice.../Labor-Employment-Law/
Lawyer Monthly Names The Employment Law Group ... - KMPH Fox 26
KMPH FOX 26 | Central San Joaquin Valley News SourceLawyer Monthly Names The Employment Law Group® Law Firm Labor & Employment Law Firm of the ...
www.kmph.com/.../lawyer-monthly-names-the-employment-la...


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