Sep 29, 2012

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Domestic Workers Deserve Respect, Governor Brown Sign AB 889
Huffington Post
Add to that no right to overtime pay and you would think we are describing an employment situation long before labor laws were passed in the United States. Unfortunately, for many of the nearly 200,000 domestic workers in California who "catch the ...
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Employment Law encourages employees to ‘play’ the system
Fresh Business Thinking
The Forum of Private Business says attempts to simplify employment law for small businesses this year have been rejected without sufficient reasoning or proper debate by politicians. The Forum, which is attending all three party conferences, wants an ...
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Jenkins: What Labor Could Learn From NFL Refs
Wall Street Journal
Begotten by this bad law were more bad laws, in the form of state right-to-work statutes that deprive employers of the power to require union membership as a condition of employment. After Wagner, the Supreme Court tried to read some balance back in ...
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Two-thirds tax law challenge; unemployment benefits; sewer fees: Clark County ...
OregonLive.com
A Washington State Supreme Court decision could determine the survival of a tax law requiring a two-thirds majority legislative vote or public voter approval to raise taxes, along with a public vote on bills that would lead to expenditures greater than ...
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Big Problems in California's New Law Restricting Employers' Access to ...
Forbes
Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed two laws restricting demands for social media accounts or login credentials. Senate Bill 1349 restricts schools' access to students' social media accounts. Assembly Bill 1844 restricts employers' access ...
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Union Says Unfair Law Hurts Public Workers
Courthouse News Service
The Civil Service Employees Association, Local 1000, AFSCME, along with its President Danny Donohue and Nassau County Local 830 President Jerry Laricchiuta say Local Law 315-2012 is unconstitutional. Passed by the Nassau County Legislature on ...
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Proposed Legislation Stands Up to Workplace Bullies
Corporate Counsel
The increasing prevalence of claims prompted Parella to develop an anti-bullying tab on the firm's recently launched employment law mobile app, Advance@Work. She also now incorporates training on workplace bullying into the standard sexual harassment ...
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Corporate Counsel
UPDATE 1-Mexico lower house approves diluted labor reform
Reuters
The draft law to soften antiquated labor rules was put forward by outgoing President Felipe Calderon, whose conservative National Action Party (PAN) wanted to weaken unions that have long formed a keystone of support for the PRI. Critics say abuses by ...
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ASU downtown law school a good idea
Arizona Republic
Like most disciplines, employment opportunities for new law graduates have diminished in the last few years. I'm sure this is temporary, and demand and opportunity for lawyers will increase in the near future. American democracy is founded on the word ...
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Chen names new labor minister
Taipei Times
Pan is familiar with labor laws and policies and is truly receptive to ideas that create "solutions" for all parties concerned, which "fits the needs of our situation," Chen said, adding that Ma has given his verbal consent for the appointment. Wang ...
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State Bar Foundation Offers Free Seminar On Harassment, Other Workplace ...
NJ TODAY
NEW BRUNSWICK — The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will sponsor a free public seminar, "Harassment and Other Employment Issues in the Workplace," on Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 7-9 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center off Ryders Lane in New ...
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Law firm sues associate who left for solo gig
Sharon Herald
The suit asks that Hartle be prevented from contacting any present or former Lewis and Ristvey clients, including those who signed the forms; retain any information she "gained as a result of related to employment with" Lewis and Ristvey; and be ...
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PF labour laws cheer LEAAZ
UKZAMBIANS
laws PF labour laws cheer LEAAZ The Labour Consultants and Employment Agencies Association of Zambia (LEAAZ) has hailed the Patriotic Front (PF) Government for the labour law reforms it has initiated during the one year it has been in office.
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Judge rules Michigan pension law is unconstitutional
WHTC
LANSING (WKZO) -- An Ingham County Judge has ruled against the state in a dispute with employees over contributions to their retirement fund. The 2011 law required workers who are members of a pension plan to set aside four-percent of their salary.
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Oakland attorney appointed to state university board of trustees
San Jose Mercury News
Eisen is a registered Democrat who chair's her law firm's West Coast Wage and Hour Practice focusing on employment law in the financial services, insurance and retail industries. She also conducts training seminars for employers teaching businesses the ...
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Legal language pivot of Ind. abortion drug fight
News On 6
Congressman Jesse Jackson's home in Washington is for sale. His wife says he'll go back to work only when a doctor approves. He vowed to return to his re-election campaign by Labor Day, a deadline that came...More >>. His home in Washington is for sale.
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Domestic workers in California ramp up their case for labor protection rights
89.3 KPCC
Robert Nuddleman is a San Jose-based employment lawyer. He says that this bill would add a tremendous bureaucratic burden to employers. Furthermore, the bill is unnecessary, Nuddleman contends, because domestic workers "already have these rights." ...
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Two Employment Law Cases on the Docket as the Supreme Court Returns for a ...
JD Supra (press release)
11-556), the Court will likely resolve the current split among the circuit courts regarding how much authority an agent of an employer must exercise over an employee to be deemed a supervisor under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This issue ...
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Employment and Labor Law Alert: NLRB Strikes Down Many Common ...
JD Supra (press release)
On Tuesday, just weeks after the National Labor Relations Board issued its first decision on an employer's social media policy in Costco Wholesale Corp., an administrative law judge joined in the Board's efforts to scrutinize employment policies under ...
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OMB to contractors: Follow Labor guidance on pre-sequester layoff notices
GovExec.com
Such notices, they said, are not required under the 1988 Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act, and in fact are "inconsistent" with the law, according to a policy letter to state workforce agencies issued by Labor officials. Contractors have ...
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Gaybo's ex producer replaces Shortall
Herald.ie
As a specialist in labour law and employment tribunals, he is no stranger to dealing with the effects of high-level disputes in the workplace. Union. Ironically, he has now been promoted as a result of such a dispute, this time between Roisin Shortall ...
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Rocklin Unified retaliated against school nurses, judge says
Modesto Bee
In a ruling released today, Administrative Law Judge Robin Wesley found Rocklin school district violated the Educational Employment Relations Act by laying off nurses Jennifer Hammond, Genevieve Sherman, Susan Firchau and Jennifer Bradley. "We've ...
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TriMet management says union refusing to go along with arbitrator ruling
OregonLive.com (blog)
"The ATU leadership is actively blocking implementation of the arbitration award and refusing to comply with state labor law," said Randy Stedman, TriMet's executive director of human resources and labor relations on Friday. "We're filing this ...
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OregonLive.com (blog)
Davis' Legal Work At Issue in Senate Race
Texas Tribune
Along with her work with Newby Davis, the senator has also provided legal services to some public entities via her role as "of counsel" with Cantey Hanger. She has performed legal work for Fort Worth ISD on employment law matters, according to the ...
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Sports Law, Spaw, Lorts: Ed Hochuli Edition
Above the Law
This was only the latest in a whole gaggle of labor disputes that have taken over the sports page (sports page… how quaint) of late. Staci pointed out yesterday how a dispute such as this inevitably drags in high-powered law firms to negotiate the ...
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Above the Law
New Motor Vehicle-Related Laws to Take Effect Oct. 1
Southern Maryland Online
Senate Bill 741 Vehicle Laws - U.S. Foreign Service Members Absent from State permits employees of the U.S. Foreign Service and their families, who are absent from the state due to their employment, to maintain licensure for up to 30 days from the date ...
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High stress, high security: the price of an iPhone made in China
Irish Times
In 2008, China enacted a law that means every worker is entitled to an employment contract. However, millions of workers sign up with employment agencies, which are mostly recruiters such as the young men sitting at their desks outside Foxconn. Anyone ...
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Irish Times
Employment, disabilities topic of seminar
In-Forum
The first session will cover employment rights and responsibilities and the second session's topic will be parking and the new ADA regulations. Cost is $10 per session or $15 for both sessions. Certificates of attendance will be available ...
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LEGAL HELPLINE
Gulf Times
ANSWER: Article 711 of the Qatar Civil Code, Law No 22 of 2004 stipulates that main contractors and consultants are liable, without fault, for the cost of rectifying structural defects that appear in a building or structure within 10 years of handover ...
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San Diego Ashford University Ex-Employee Writes About Getting Shafted
San Diego Free Press
I believe Ashford University knowingly found loop holes in the labor laws that allowed then to offer employees who were covered under the WARN act options to different employment opportunities and to dispose of those who where not covered under the act.
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Employment Flash - September 2012
JD Supra (press release)
Service Employees International Union, Local 1100, No. 10-1121 (U.S. June 21, 2012), the United States Supreme Court held 7-2 that a public-sector union must provide the requisite "Hudson notice" and also receive affirmative consent from nonmembers ...
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Honors and Officers (September 29, 2012)
In-Forum
Sarah Andrews Herman of the Dorsey & Whitney law firm, Fargo, has been named the Best Lawyers' 2013 Fargo Labor Law-Management Lawyer of the Year. Andrews Herman was also selected by her peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America ...
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Big Labor's Midwest Offensive
OpenMarket.org
In other words, the Judge essentially decided that if public sector union power were restricted, unions would be less attractive for workers to join, therefore limiting employees' speech and freedom of association. In addition, Colas found that the ...
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Old Forge chief and captain still earning taxpayer money despite suspensions ...
Scranton Times-Tribune
"Our decisions were made based on their union agreements and employment agreements with the borough and on Pennsylvania case law," Mr. Karam said. He declined to provide specifics. "The borough is proceeding as we believe the law and the contracts ...
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If immigrants go, there is a price
The Wenatchee World Online
By January 2011, Arizona's unauthorized immigrant population had declined by 200,000, a 35.7 percent drop, larger than neighboring states with similar immigrant populations but no exclusionary laws. "Upon leaving Arizona, these immigrants took their ...
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Castronovo & McKinney, LLC Announces Law Offices Will Move to New Location
SBWire (press release)
Asked what type of cases the law firm handles, McKinney said, "We're NJ employment attorneys and as such we represent individuals who have had their rights violated at their place of employment - we represent clients throughout New Jersey. Some of the ...
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BofA Workers Win Class Cert. In Wage-And-Hour MDL
Law360 (subscription)
By Abigail Rubenstein. Law360, New York (September 28, 2012, 6:14 PM ET) -- A Kansas federal judge on Thursday conditionally certified an opt-in class of as many as 227,000 retail banking center employees in multidistrict litigation accusing Bank of ...
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Immigration verification lapse doesn't nullify workers comp protections: Court
Business Insurance
Violating the U.S. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 by not verifying employees' immigration status does not cause an employer to lose workers compensation law protections, a New York appeals court ruled. Wednesday's ruling in New York ...
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Tara's Law To Provide Protections For The Developmentally Disabled Moves ...
NJ TODAY
The measure (A-2573) is named "Tara's Law," in memory of 28-year-old Tara O'Leary, a developmentally disabled woman who had been residing in a licensed community care residence in the state. Over a 2.5-year period, she lost a dangerous amount of weight ...
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NJ TODAY

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Recent Kramer Decision in Favor of a Dodd-Frank Whistleblower ...
By admin
Law360 recently indicated in its lead story the broad implications of the recent ruling in Kramer v. Trans-Lux for financial whistleblowers. The Kramer decision marked the first time a Dodd-Frank whistleblower's retaliation claim has survived a ...
Whistleblower Law Blog
HOWARD & HOWARD SELECTED AS A LABOR & EMPLOYMENT ...
By Howard & Howard
Royal Oak, Michigan, September 28, 2012: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC has been selected as a Labor & Employment "Go-To Law Firm" in the In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies 9th Annual Edition (from the ...
ILN Today
Pregnancy Reasonable Accommodation Bill Introduced in Senate ...
By Ilyse Schuman
On September 19 Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (S. 3565), a bill that would require employers to make reasonabl.
Washington D.C. Employment Law Update

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Social Media Transforms Employment Law Trials
"Employment law cases have certainly changed as a result of social media," Osterman remarked. "It is crucial for defense attorneys to propound discovery ...
www.shrm.org/LegalIssues/.../Pages/socia-media-trials.aspx
Employment Law Expert: Current Law Ignores Intimate Relationship ...
Workers pour sweat, blood and even dollars into the firms that employ them, especially in a labor market characterized by employment and retirement insecurity, ...
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Employment Law and Litigation - Valenti Hanley & Robinson, PLLC
Valenti Hanley & Robinson, PLLC, of Louisville, KY, provides representation in employment law and litigation. Call our law firm today at 866-617-6209.
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