Oct 3, 2012

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A Dangerous Sport: Obama Offers To Reimburse Companies If They Violate ...
RedState
Trying to ride two horses with one ass is something that is best left to movie stuntmen (or the very stupid) because, in the end, people get trampled. However, that is precisely what Barack Obama's administration is trying to do by telling encouraging ...
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RedState
EEOC Teaching Teens About their Workplace Rights
Human Resource Executive Online (blog)
The agency announced recently its release of a new set of free informational aides, developed as part of its Youth@Work initiative to educate America's young people about their employment rights and responsibilities, and to help employers create ...
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Human Resource Executive Online (blog)
Violent protest will not solve labor problems
Jakarta Post
The outsourcing issue and cheap-labor policy is as old as the 2003 Labor Law, which allows companies to outsource their non core-business jobs to other companies, depriving millions of workers of job security. The problems have been left unresolved ...
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National Labor Relations Board sides with Culinary Union against Station Casinos
VEGAS INC
The National Labor Relations Board today found Station Casinos of Las Vegas violated federal labor law in dozens of instances in its response to Culinary Union organizing efforts. Station, the largest locals casino operator in Las Vegas, said it was ...
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Call to amend law to help working Saudi women
gulfnews.com
Manama: An employment expert has urged the Saudi authorities to amend an article in the women's labour law to help employees with the right to a nursery for their children. Under Article 159 of the law related to women working in the private sector, ...
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Buynak & Fauver and Archbald & Spray Law Firms Merge
Noozhawk
Doug Large litigates in state and federal courts on commercial, construction and labor law matters, advises private and public management clients on employment law issues, and services the hospitality and energy industries, including preventative ...
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Labor reforms could impact Mexican unions, companies
VOXXI
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Mexican Congress is expected to pass a labor reform bill later this month, but labor rights advocates claim there's nothing in the legislation that will help average workers. In their view, the good stuff—such as provisions to ...
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Taxpayers Could Face 'Billions' in Legal Costs Due to Administration Asking ...
National Review Online (blog)
But in a new letter, Senators Chuck Grassley and Kelly Ayotte are demanding answers as to why the administration agreed that taxpayers would cover any legal expenses Lockheed faces as a result of not giving employees a 60-day layoff notice, as required ...
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Jobs law changes spark challenges
The Star
Government changes of mind on employment law are resulting in more litigation, according to a leading Sheffield lawyer. Employment law expert Jay Bhayani, from Bhayani Bracewell, was responding to recent comments by Business Secretary Vince Cable.
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Stewarts employment duo quits to launch boutique
The Lawyer
Dutt, who was named in The Lawyer Hot 100 2011, joined Stewarts from Russell Jones & Walker in January, focusing on discrimination and whistleblowing cases (11 January 2012). Brahams joined the firm from Lewis Silkin in 2010, citing a desire to work in ...
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The Lawyer
Wal-Mart Stores sued for gender discrimination by three employees
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Barrett Johnston law firm filed the complaint in U.S. District Court in Middle Tennessee on behalf of three longtime female employees at Walmarts in Covington, Jackson and Middle and East Tennessee. The lawsuit contends Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Employment Rise on Restaurants in US Doing Quick Service: Jobs
Bloomberg
Twenty-one percent of all job losses during the recession were in lower-wage occupations, according to the National Employment Law Project in New York, a non-profit employee- advocacy group. During the recovery, those hires outpaced gains in ...
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Severance Packages Can Lead to Discrimination Suits
Human Resource Executive Online
"It's very rare that Title VII comes up in the context of severance agreements," says Jeff Mandel, managing partner of the Orlando office of Fisher & Phillips, an employment law firm representing management. A district court judge granted the county's ...
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Human Resource Executive Online
California Social Media Privacy Law AB 1844 Prohibits Employers from ...
ESR NEWS
On September 27, 2012, California Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown announced that he had signed Assembly Bill 1844 (AB 1844) to increase privacy protections for social media users in the state by prohibiting employers from demanding usernames, ...
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AA set for ABS switch as motoring group eyes new legal offering
Legal Week
Law firms: Parabis Group. Tags: Legal services act. right. The AA has applied to become an alternative business structure (ABS) as the motoring giant weighs up whether to expand its legal offering to cover services such as property and employment advice.
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Legal Week
Report: Consumers pay price for item pricing law
WZZM
Now, another report says just the opposite. It's from the Michigan Retailers Association and its findings show the repeal is keeping grocery prices down, consumers are saving money, and that grocery store employment has actually increased by 100 jobs.
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WZZM
Employee Rights To Fight Workplace Abuse Raised In 2 Supreme Court Cases
Huffington Post
Other courts have seen it differently, ruling that people who are vested with what the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission calls the authority to "direct and oversee their victim's daily work" count as supervisors. Thus, their employers can be held ...
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Court finds no way back for agreements on salary cuts
International Law Office
Several months before the bankruptcy, the employee - like the other employees in the company - had been confronted with the choice either to sign an addendum to the employment contract on a salary cut or to be dismissed. The company decided to ... The ...
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CalVet announces new laws benefitting California veterans, families
Orange County Breeze
These news laws enhance, extend or create opportunities that make getting an education, securing meaningful employment, and accessing benefits earned through military service easier for veterans and their families. Specifically, these new laws: ...
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Employers Must Engage Interactive Process for Disabled Employees
Blue MauMau
There's no better time to remember how vital it is that employers engage in an interactive process with employees who have a disability. What is an interactive process? Well, first off, it is required by federal law. Basically, it is a dialog between ...
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Dos and don'ts for employee break times
The Tennessean
However, the FLSA does not provide for employee meal or rest breaks. Instead, these requirements exist as a matter of state law. For example, Tennessee mandates all employees, with limited exceptions, receive a 30-minute break during any shift lasting ...
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Equal Opportunity Specialist
Inside Higher Ed
Graduation from an accredited college or university supplemented by coursework in Human Resources Management, personnel administration, public or business administration, labor and employee relations or law is desirable. Advanced knowledge of ...
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Employment Law In Portugal And State Of Austerity Reforms
JD Supra (press release)
Portugal, a country with a population of over ten million people, like many European countries, has suffered a serious economic crisis that has resulted in a 15% unemployment rate across the country and a 78 billion-euro bailout in 2011 from the ...
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Immigration Reform California Immigration Law is Step In Right Direction But ...
PolicyMic
Over the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that would allow the DMV to issue driver licenses to illegal immigrants that are eligible for work permits under a new Obama administration policy. While not addressing many of ...
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PolicyMic
Law school ranked No. 7 in nation
The Western News
The ranking takes into account the cost, debt load, bar passage and employment of graduates in actual law jobs. The UM School of Law emphasizes a skill-based curriculum, and the success is evident as UM alumni enter the workforce. "University of ...
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New Offence For Delinquent Employees - Data Privacy Law Has Teeth And Can ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Hong Kong: New Offence For Delinquent Employees - Data Privacy Law Has Teeth And Can Bite (Part 4). 03 October 2012. Article by Duncan A.W. Abate , Hong Tran , Anita Lam and Stephanie Chiu ...
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Canton law firm celebrates 90 years
Canton Repository
In Canton, four men were focused on founding a new law firm. On Thursday, that firm — now known as Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh — will celebrate 90 years of service. Back in 1922, Clarence G. Herbruck, Homer E. Black, Emery A. McCuskey and ...
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Lawmakers censured over bad legislation
The Citizen Daily
Experts believe the main setback in the implementation of such laws is poor constitution, which does not fully meet expectations of the citizens. Most of these laws were those passed by the Parliament. For instance, there is a separate law on ...
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Boston-based lawyer to speak at Taunton Chamber of Commerce
Taunton Daily Gazette
A Boston-based lawyer who has represented management-side clients in various labor and employment-law litigation will be the guest speaker at the upcoming meeting of the Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce Human Resources Committee. Attorney ...
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Dreaming of law school, but the debt is a nightmare
Bizjournals.com (blog)
According to the National Association for Law Placement, the overall employment rate for lawyers is at its lowest since 1994. And for those employed, median starting salaries have fallen 5 percent from the previous year for the class of 2011, and they ...
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Excessive teachers' wages a boondoggle we can't ignore
National Post
Premier McGuinty is promising to take on the public sector unions. Perhaps this needed battle will finally be joined. Howard Levitt is senior partner of Levitt LLP, employment and labour lawyers. He practises employment law in eight provinces and is ...
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National Post
New Employment Law Requires Notification to Employees Regarding Gender ...
JD Supra (press release)
On September 21, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law a bill requiring all employers with fifty or more employees to provide written notice to employees of their right to be free from gender inequity or bias in pay, benefits, and ...
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Major financial win for Tex Edwards against 2degrees
National Business Review
Simon "Tex" Edwards has won another round in his multi-faceted legal war with the company he founded – which now spans separate Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and High Court actions. 2degrees must restore Mr Edwards' salary to ...
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CANADIAN EMPLOYMENT LAW TODAY
Canadian Employment Law Today (subscription)
In addition to the same great content you've always gotten online — news, articles and commentary on employment law from across Canada — we have added a media centre, featuring videos, blogs and webinars. You can read the latest musings from our ...
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Fall River City Council weighs residency preference vs. requirement
Fall River Herald News
... that state law prohibited hiring teachers and most other school officials with the residency requirement, and that in all cases — including for police officers and firefighters — it be "a mandatory subject of bargaining," since the law would ...
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The Lanier Law Firm Home to New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Honorees
Sacramento Bee
Mr. Janush's substantial experience in mass tort class actions includes prominent work in numerous multidistrict claims involving defective products, toxic torts and general corporate negligence. In addition to leading the firm's employment litigation ...
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One of California's Largest Public Education Law Firms Redefines Client Service
MarketWatch (press release)
A skilled trainer, Mr. Fagen works with clients to build and deliver in-service training programs across all areas of leadership and employment law. F3 has over 55 attorneys in six offices located across the state, including Fresno, the Inland Empire ...
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Blogs6 new results for Employment Law
 
Régie Des Rentes Releases Unfavourable Position on Margins for ...
By Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
By Practice: Business; Business Organizations · Finance & Banking · Intellectual Property · International Law & Trade · Labor & Employment Law · See All Practices » ... of Practice now provide that assumptions for going concern valuations are either best estimates or best estimates modified to incorporate margins for adverse deviations (i.e., an adjustment to an actuarial assumption to reflect the uncertainty in the variable) to the extent required by law or the terms of engagement.
JD Supra Labor & Employment Law
New York Public Personnel Law: Collective bargaining agreement ...
By noreply@blogger.com (The Public Employment Law Press)
Citing 8 NYCRR 30-1.8 [b] [9], he contended that the school district violated Education Law §2585(3) in terminating his employment as a result of its abolishing his position. When Supreme Court dismissed his Article 78 petition, the individual ...
New York Public Personnel Law
Disability Law: Nice Deep-Dive Piece on Segregated Employment ...
By Samuel Bagenstos
From the Cap Times, which seems to be a paper that covers Wisconsin politics from the progressive side of the political spectrum. The article is here, and it's a commendable piece of journalism with grist for both sides of the debate (without the ...
Disability Law
LETTER FROM SENATE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA — see « Gretawire
By Greta Van Susteren
Senators ask White House to explain legal basis for covering lawsuit costs after instructing employers to disregard labor law. WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) are requesting information from the ...
Gretawire
Our Crisis of Bad Jobs - The New York Review of Books
By Jeff Madrick
Annette Bernhardt of the National Employment Law Project did the hard empirical work recently and found that most of the job losses from 2008 to early 2010 were in the middle-income category, jobs that pay from roughly $14 to $21 an hour.
nybooks.com: Recent items
In-house counsel - Canadian Lawyer Magazine
By Jennifer Brown
In-house teams generally take on one of three different models: functional (structured along legal specialties such as employment law, intellectual property, etc.); client-facing around business units; or a hybrid in which some lawyers focus on ...
Legal Feeds Blog

Web2 new results for Employment Law
 
Further UK Employment Law Reform - Faegre Baker Daniels
The momentum of UK employment law reform continues. Two further Government consultations opened on 14 September 2012, which will consider the ...
www.faegrebd.com/19071
Sixth Circuit rules severance pay not subject to FICA tax ...
The Sixth Circuit has ruled that severance payments to employees whose employment ended involuntarily due to business cessation constituted supplemental.
www.employmentlawdaily.com/.../sixth-circuit-rules-severanc...


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