Oct 6, 2012

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Fired For FB, Tweets? NLRB Rulings Draw Lines
ABC News (blog)
The National Labor Relations Board added a little more clarity to the debate surrounding social media after two recent rulings calling one corporation's policy "overly broad" but also stating that social media postings are not protected under federal ...
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ABC News (blog)
Progressive discipline: legal issues
Business Management Daily
Progressive discipline policies are not mandated by either state or federal employment laws. But legal issues often arise from the application of progressive discipline policies, including whether such policies can alter the employment-at-will status ...
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More Americans Working Part-Time; Unemployment Declines
Bloomberg
Britt Zaragoza is among a growing number of part-time workers in a U.S. economy that is simultaneously experiencing slowing growth and declining unemployment. The 48-year-old single mother found employment as a receptionist at a Columbus, Ohio, law ...
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Miller Appointed to Labor School Board
U.S. Politics Today
Mr. Miller is President of Miller Cohen, P. L. C., a union side labor law firm. Mr. Miller has practiced labor law in excess of 52 years and his law firm represents a significant number of labor unions in Michigan and Washington, D.C. He was recently ...
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Unemployment benefits to be cut for turning down work
WBIR-TV
"I think the new law that was passed helps makes certain that people who are offered jobs but turn those jobs down don't stay relying on unemployment," says Haslam. "We want to make certain that our unemployment benefits are going to people that it ...
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WBIR-TV
Morris Human Rights Commission
Morris Sun Tribune
And members of local human rights commissions are protected only against discrimination in employment. There are several "protected areas" where discrimination is not allowed. These include employment, housing, public accommodations, public service, ...
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Group says child labor prevalent in Caraga's palm-oil plantations
Business Mirror
The study was conducted by CTUHR from September 2011 to May 2012 in partnership with the International Labor Rights Forum, a Washington-based non-governmental organization and the Nakahiusang Kababay-ehan sa Manat, a women's organization in ...
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Business Mirror
Ten Ways To Reduce The Prison Population In America
Business Insider
This November, California voters will have a chance to revise the "three strikes" law through a ballot-measure—Proposition 36— which, if passed, will eliminate life sentences for offenders whose third strike is neither serious nor violent. 3 . Relax ...
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Business Insider
Law Strengthens Employee Access To Personnel Records
Post News Group
The law, AB 2674, was authored by Assemblymember Sandré R. Swanson (D-Alameda), chair of the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee. "California law already guarantees employees the right to inspect their personnel records maintained by their ...
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Post News Group
Social Media: What Can Workers Post?
HispanicBusiness.com
The federal agency that rules on worker rights and labor-related disputes recently took another small step toward clarifying what someone can or can't say about an employer on a social media site. However, the decision handed down last week by the ...
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HispanicBusiness.com
Homeland Security Auditing Mi Pueblo Documentation
Supermarket News
"The company does not, and cannot by law, use E-Verify with current employees. The company has trained its managers and hiring personnel regarding proper hiring procedures. The company reviews documentation and completes the I-9 form for every ...
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Unemployment rate tampering? Why conspiracy theorists went wild
Yahoo! News (blog)
"While a majority of jobs lost during the downturn were in the middle range of wages, a majority of those added during the recovery have been low paying, according to a new report from the National Employment Law Project." New York Times 30 August, ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court, Seat 4: Stras v. Tingelstad
Minnesota Lawyer
Employment: Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 2010-Present; Professor of Law, University of Minnesota, 2004-2010; Of Counsel, Faegre & Benson LLP (now Faegre Baker Daniels LLP), 2009-2010; Hugo Black Faculty Fellow, University of ...
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Unemployment rate drops: Will the news lift Obama's record on the economy?
Alaska Dispatch
Many of those part-time jobs may have gone to young people, says Christine Owens of the National Employment Law Project (NELP), which advocates in Washington on behalf of the jobless. The BLS statistics indicate 70 percent of the jobs created last ...
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LEGAL HELPLINE
Gulf Times
A: The Law prohibits the employer from requiring employees to carry out work other than what they were recruited for, except on health and safety reasons or where the employee agrees to do so for a short period so long as the employee receives at least ...
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Should I file a claim?
The Hour
It stands for the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. It is a Connecticut state agency that investigates employment discrimination claims. It has been doing that for many decades. The federal version of CHRO is called the EEOC ...
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Jobs Report Reveals Despite Falling Unemployment, Millions Still Stuck With ...
Huffington Post
Christine Owens, director of the National Employment Law Project, which advocates for low-wage workers, told HuffPost that the data on part-time workers also points to a longer-term problem with job quality in the economy. According to a recent report ...
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Framing labour laws: 'Ending child labour essential to universal schooling'
The Express Tribune
"There are a lot of coal mine workers who are deprived of their basic rights," he said. Muttahida Labour Federation (Sindh) representative Qamoos Gul Khattak said the Sindh government has made no effort to help kiln workers. Punjab Employees Social ...
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The Express Tribune
Unemployment rate falls in October surprise
Washington Times
Therefore, if everyone in the country who has been ejected from the labor force by the statistical sleight of hand we use to get rid of them were counted in it, the unemployment rate would have steadily risen, not remained steady at just over 8 percent ...
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Washington Times
Lebanon Valley Chamber Schedules Health-care Forum
PennLive.com
8 called "The New Health Care Law - What It Means for Your Business, Your Employees & You," featuring officials from the health-care industry, the state, the insurance industry and the business community. The forum, which will be held at Marabelle's ...
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Unemployed facing stricter rules
The Daily News Journal
Under the new changes to Employment Security Law, there is a redefinition of what is considered a suitable position and revision of the standard based on the length of time unemployment benefits are received. If the employment agency finds a claimant ...
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Foxconn denies worker unrest slowed iPhone assembly
USA TODAY
Foxconn said its employees in China who worked during the holiday did so voluntarily and were being paid three times their normal pay, in accordance with Chinese labor law. China Labor Watch said workers also beat quality control inspectors, who ...
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Swazi spa employees lose again
The Swazi Observer
The employees further complained that the Industrial Court erred in failing to find that the control of the company was in law vested in its shareholders and not in the board of directors. The Industrial Court of Appeal found that the business of the ...
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What's In YOUR Personnel File? California Greatly Expands Employee Access ...
JD Supra (press release)
Former employees: Former employees now have the same rights to inspect and have a copy made of the contents of their personnel files as do current employees. Until A.B. 2674 was enacted, the right of former employees to inspect their personnel files ...
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New Jersey Employment Lawyer Christopher P. Lenzo Named 2013 Newark ...
Melodika.net (press release)
Green, Savits & Lenzo, LLC is pleased to announce that Christopher P. Lenzo, name partner at the New Jersey law firm, has been named 2013 Lawyer of the Year in the field of Employment Law – Individuals for the Newark Metropolitan Area by the Best ...
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New Healthcare Laws May Increase Florida Employee Lawsuits
JD Supra (press release)
Florida labor and employment law lawyers are seeing many lawsuits by employees regarding wage disagreements, discrimination in the workplace, retaliation against whistleblowers and wage and hour disputes. According to the Equal Employment ...
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Thorn Law Group, Experienced Tax Attorneys
PR Web (press release)
They are Washington DC and Maryland tax attorneys handling criminal, business, and employment tax law, IRS collection actions, offshore accounts, international, financial, and ethics cases. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice: Gildea v. Griffith
Minnesota Lawyer
Georgetown University JD in 1986, Editor of the American Criminal Law Review. A consistent Dean's List student, magna cum laude and received the national Order of the Coif award. Employment: Arent Fox, Washington, D.C. – 1986-1993, University of ...
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600m jobs needed to maintain current global employment rates: World Bank report
The News International
LAHORE: To maintain current employment rates, around 600 million jobs will have to be created worldwide in the next 15 years, according to a World Bank Development Report 2013. The report, which was released last week by the World Bank, states that 1.6 ...
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Union Picket Of Telecom Project Broke NLRA: 3rd Circ.
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, New York (October 05, 2012, 8:26 PM ET) -- The Third Circuit on Thursday agreed with U.S. Information Systems Inc. that a union violated federal labor law by picketing the electrical contractor's work on a telecommunication project at a New ...
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Cybercrime Act: Features and issues
Inquirer.net
Recently, the President signed into law two key pieces of legislation—the Cybercrime Prevention Act and the Data Privacy Act, both of which were meant to assist the development of the business process outsourcing industry in the country. As late as ...
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Inquirer.net
Recently Enacted Legislation of Interest to California Employers
JD Supra (press release)
Governor Brown signed several bills of interest to California employers, including an overhaul of the Workers' Compensation system, elimination of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission, new laws requiring accommodation of employees' religious ...
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I fear employee is a victim of domestic abuse
Financial Times
Assumptions that older employees are likely to perform less ably due to their age should be avoided, but where a formal process indicates that an older worker's performance is unacceptable, steps can be taken to terminate their employment ...
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Montana AG candidates support state campaign laws
Montana Standard
Bucy, a Department of Labor attorney, said Friday she would continue the office's work to preserve campaign fiance laws that are the focus of several lawsuits. She said conservative groups behind the lawsuits are trying to ensure that only the wealthy ...
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MAINE COMPASS: Teachers' retirement years not so golden
Kennebec Journal
This offset not only affects teachers, but also all government employees in the state of Maine, including firefighters, police officers and state or local government employees. Maine law requires contributions to Maine Public Employees Retirement ...
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Station loss not end to dispute
Las Vegas Review - Journal
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Station Casinos violated federal labor law in dozens of cases in its response to union-organizing efforts. However, the ruling does little to move the union and gaming company closer to settling their differences.
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Blogs2 new results for Employment Law
 
California Wage/Hour Update, No. 4, October 2012: Commissioned ...
By Fisher & Phillips LLP
The plaintiff employees argued that their commissions were not sufficiently related to the "price" of the sale. The court rejected this argument as a misreading of prior case law and the clear language of the statute that defines "commissions" as ...
JD Supra Labor & Employment Law
RIOT POLICE ARREST STRIKE SUPPORTERS AT ILLINOIS ...
By Diane Bukowski
Workers charged their immediate employer, Roadlink Workforce Solutions, with committing wide-ranging wage theft and related violations of state and federal employment law. Workers during California warehouse strike (link to story below).
VOICE OF DETROIT: The city's...

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Employment Law | Charlotte School of Law
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