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| Maine Human Rights Commission creates mediation panel Kennebec Journal The Maine Human Rights Commission on Friday announced the creation and staffing of the Third-Party Neutral Mediation Program, and two of the five mediators chosen for the initial roster are former commission employees. "This new program will allow the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Walmart Targeted In Warehouse Worker Lawsuit Huffington Post In a report last June, the National Employment Law Project, a New York-based legal and policy-analysis center, alleged "pervasive labor abuses" within Walmart's supply chain. "These worker rights violations are largely the product of Walmart's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Employment Law Update: Employers Face FCRA Update Deadline of January 1 ... JD Supra (press release) Effective January 1, 2013, there is a new form that employers must provide prospective or current employees when conducting background checks subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The main change in the form directs employees to contact the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Scripps Networks Interactive Names Chief Legal Officer Knoxville News Sentinel Gibson joined Scripps Networks Interactive from the Cincinnati law firm of Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild, where she distinguished herself as a member of the management committee and the leader of its employment law practice. Gibson is vice-chair of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Blumenthal Nordrehaug & Bhowmik File Tip Pooling Lawsuit Against Troon Golf ... San Francisco Chronicle Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik is a California employment law firm that dedicates its practice to helping employees, investors and consumers fight back against unfair business practices, including violations of the California Labor Code and Fair ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Centre County Bar Association | Health care practices should check legal standing Centre Daily Times Without an employment agreement to outline the written understanding between employee and employer, the parties are typically left to common law principles which, in Pennsylvania, usually means that an employer can terminate an employee at will. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Senate Passes Bill Relaxing Hatch Act Restrictions for Employees Bloomberg The measure, passed by unanimous consent, would make changes to the Hatch Act, a law that prohibits some government workers from seeking partisan public office if their employment relates to an activity at least partly financed with federal funds ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Employment Law Blog - Holiday Bonuses for Employees JD Supra (press release) It is that time of year when employers consider giving gifts to their employees. We often assume gifts have no tax consequences; however, that is not always the case. When an employer gives its employees holiday gifts or bonuses, it may be a taxable ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Privacy Challenges in Drafting 'Bring Your Own Device' Policies New York Law Journal (registration) In their Employment Law column, Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas, partners at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, examine state and federal privacy laws relevant to BYOD and provide recommendations for employers in crafting policies to address BYOD. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Avoid Vague Social Media Policies InformationWeek The employee filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB, alleging that he was terminated for engaging in concerted activities protected by the NLRA. An NLRB administrative law judge held that the employee's social media posting about the BMW ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 10 Things The Fast Food Industry Doesn't Want You To Know Huffington Post ... href="http://www.nelp.org/page/-/Press Releases/2012/PR_MinWageCorpProfits.pdf?nocdn=1" target="_hplink">60 percent of low-wage workers</a> are employed by big corporations, according to a July analysis by the National Employment Law Project. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In tough economic times, non-compete agreements are ending up in Collier courts Naples Daily News This month, the U.S. Department of Justice and state of California sued eBay, alleging it violated antitrust laws when it entered a secret agreement with Intuit not to recruit or hire each other's employees. The justice department argued that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Arbitration Policy Held Binding on At-Will Employee Metropolitan News-Enterprise Superior Court (2007) 42 Cal.4th 433, which held that in certain circumstances a class waiver that interferes with an employee's unwaivable statutory rights is unenforceable. Northrop countered that no Gentry analysis was needed because the U.S ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Supreme Court Preview AARP News Does the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act — the law governing employee benefits — permit a health plan to recover from a participant all benefits paid, when the participant sues a third party and obtains a recovery, even if the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Relic' lower wage for disabled to be repealed Winnipeg Free Press The Selinger government will repeal a law that allows an employer to pay disabled workers less than minimum wage. Family Services and Labour Minister Jennifer Howard said the provision in the Employment Standards Code will be removed through ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New York's QSR employees return to work after wage protest QSRweb.com According to The Atlantic, a recent study from the National Employment Law Project estimated that the value of the minimum wage is 30 percent lower than it was in 1968. A story about the workers' protest on CNN.com has generated nearly 1,000 comments ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Syracuse passes trans rights bill Workers World The new law guarantees rights regardless of a person's "actual or perceived sex, or their gender identity or gender expression" in the areas of employment, public accommodations, housing, school, commercial space and public services. The Council also ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mary Easley's pension soars with NC State settlement Charlotte Observer Under various laws, rules and regulations and according to the State Employees Association of North Carolina, payments were necessary to reimburse for pension payments Easley had already received; to cover health insurance premiums that would have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Migrant Workers Start Russian Language Tests RIA Novosti MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti) - Migrant workers arriving in Russia to find employment face tests of their knowledge of the local language from today, as a new law comes into force. All foreigners working in housing maintenance services, retail ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ATR Supports Right to Work in Michigan Americans for Tax Reform The law prohibits forcing workers to financially support a union as a condition of employment. Michigan would be the 24th state to pass such a law; Indiana is the latest, having enacted a Right to Work law earlier this year. ATR President Grover ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Advice: I hate that my sister-in-law won't host Thanksgiving Seattle Post Intelligencer What I also suggest you don't touch with a 10-foot turkey baster is the idea that your sister-in-law's employment, maternal responsibilities and status in the family -- on their own or relative to yours -- have any place in this discussion. Her choices ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mammoth Lakes PD loses 90 years of experience Inyo Register Largely due to the decision of the Town of Mammoth Lakes Town Council as it relates to the upcoming elimination of seven sworn officer positions, many officers began looking for employment with other law enforcement agencies. Officers were awaiting the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 'Recruitment agencies must prioritise protection of migrants' Himalayan Times Amnesty International has prescribed to ensure that laws banning excessive interest rates are enforced, apart from ensuring the effectiveness of the Foreign Employment Act as a tool against trafficking for exploitation and forced labour by punishing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Oakland cop faces probe over comments San Francisco Chronicle The possible questioning of Donelan could set up a First Amendment quandary down the road, said Jesse Choper, a UC Berkeley law professor who has written about public employees who faced sanctions for making public comments. As public employees ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| On the News With Thom Hartmann: Thanks to Citizens United, Foreign Entities ... Truth-Out As the National Employment Law Project found, the three biggest employers of low-wage workers – McDonalds, Yum! Brands, and Walmart – have all seen enormous profit growth, with Walmart seeing a 130% profit growth since the recession. From what ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Unpaid overtime claims vs. Burlington Coat Factory to move ahead ... By Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP On behalf of Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP posted in Wage and Hour Laws on Friday, November 30, 2012. A federal judge in New ... Tags: Fair Labor Standards Act, employee misclassification, unpaid overtime, wage and hour law. Comments: ... New York City Employment Law... | ||
| OPA News Release: Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis ... "Through our department's aggressive public education campaign, we inform workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under federal law – including that workers cannot be denied employment, harassed or otherwise ... DOL News Releases |
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| 2013 Employment Law Update | Firm News Article | Hopkins & Carley Hopkins & Carley is a premier law firm located in the capital of Silicon Valley, well positioned to represent clients throughout California. www.hopkinscarley.com/?t=40&an=16150&format... | ||
| Unfair Dismissal Caselaw Digest « Specialist Employment Law ... In a round-up of last weeks Employment Appeals Tribunal decisions, a brief digest is outlined below. Although there were no …Continue reading » wp.me/p2ptoI-7w |
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