Dec 3, 2012

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'Self-employment' switch saves construction industry millions in tax
The Guardian
The construction industry is avoiding paying hundreds of millions of pounds in tax and depriving workers of employment rights by switching them to a self-employed status. An undercover investigation by construction union UCATT has revealed that ...
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Why employers should care about bullying
Otago Daily Times
We remind you that while this article provides commentary on employment law topics, it should not be used as a substitute for legal or professional advice for specific situations. Please seek guidance from your employment lawyer for any questions ...
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Otago Daily Times
Continuity decision highlights the "special" status of employment relationship ...
Out-Law.com
In his judgment, EAT President Mr Justice Langstaff said that a shop worker had the necessary continuity of employment to bring a claim for unfair dismissal against his former employer, despite a break in employment of over one week between contracts ...
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The HR IQ Test: December '12
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Employment Law on December 3, 2012 11:00am in HR Management,Human Resources. 1. Federal law says terminated employees must be paid their final paychecks: a. Within 72 hours of the termination. b. By the next regular payday, ...
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Vincent A. Cino, Trial Lawyer, Named Chairman of Jackson Lewis LLP
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the election of Vincent A. Cino as Chairman effective January 1, 2013. Mr. Cino succeeds Patrick L.
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Right-to-Work Law Would Help Ensure Government Unions Could Not Elect ...
Michigan Capitol Confidential
States with these laws prohibit forcing employees to financially support unions as a condition of employment. The main issue with government unions is that they can use dues money extracted from their membership to spend on political campaigns to ...
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Going-out-of-business sale price: $80000 for bias
Business Management Daily
Temporary agencies must follow the law even if their client companies object. If a temp agency believes a client has taken illegal action against an employee, it should request a written explanation. If the reason appears discriminatory, a call from an ...
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Gay rights ordinances pushed in small Kentucky towns
USA TODAY
So-called fairness ordinances and laws vary in details, but they generally prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or both in matters of housing, employment and public accommodations. Sexual orientation refers to the gender ...
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HIV/AIDS patients fight for equal opportunities in employment
China Daily
But he said he is not optimistic, although government regulations on HIV/AIDS stipulate that rights to employment, schooling and medical care of people living with HIV/AIDS and their family members are protected by law. Xiao is not the first person in ...
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Barry: 'It is wrong' to deny ex-cons jobs
Washington Times
Although more than 40 cities and counties have passed similar legislation, the city set a benchmark for the movement by becoming the first jurisdiction to ban up-front discrimination by public and private employers, according to the National Employment ...
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Washington Times
Settlement in Lake Calumet EEOC race bias lawsuit
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Illinois Employment Law on December 2, 2012 1:00pm in Discrimination and Harassment,Human Resources. WRS Compass will pay $2.75 million to settle an EEOC racial discrimination and association lawsuit filed on behalf of workers ...
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When Bankruptcy Precludes Employment Claims
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, New York (December 03, 2012, 11:32 AM ET) -- A common interrogatory or deposition question often posed to a plaintiff in an employment lawsuit is: "Have you filed for bankruptcy, and if so, when?" This question is not academic. The answer, in ...
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Wisconsin guards could vote next year on new union
NECN
The vote would culminate a bitter fight over election setbacks, discontent with labor leaders, and anger about working conditions 17 months after the state all but eliminated public sector union rights, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Sunday ( ).
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Shameful: £2bn tax dodge strips workers of basic rights
Mirror.co.uk
We have found evidence of self-employed cleaners, taxi drivers, couriers, door-to-door sellers and even pilots who work day in, day out for the same boss, often for years on end, but with no employment rights. Mr Murphy added: "These practices are ...
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Senate passes Hatch Act modernization
Fierce Government
30 passing of S. 2170, the Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012, is a first step in updating a 1939 law that restricts the political activities of government employees. The law applies to campaigning on the job as well as activities at political rallies ...
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Myanmar's investment law: temper applause with caution
Bangkok Post
Under the law, investors are also required to run employee training programmes to improve the skills of their workforce. In addition, for the first time, the FIL requires foreign employees to obtain a work permit in addition to a stay permit. On the ...
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Strategy to slowly expand gay rights across St. Louis is paying off
STLtoday.com
Dwayne James, a Ferguson city councilman, said extending rights to the LGBT community is the right thing to do. A PROMO employee contacted him last year and explained the omission of sexual orientation in the city's ordinance and why it should be ...
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Former PaySource executive gets 15 months in prison, ordered to pay $12 ...
Dayton Daily News
... Investigation, Cincinnati Field Office. "Employment tax fraud can also impact employees, who may see future benefits such as Social Security, Medicare or Unemployment Compensation reduced or eliminated when their employers don't comply with the law.
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Singapore deports Chinese drivers as labor unrest increases fears
Bikya Masr
"Workers, whether local or foreign, clearly violate the law if they go on an illegal strike in Singapore, and will face the consequences of their illegal action – just like these SMRT drivers," he said at a press conference held to an update on action ...
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Bikya Masr
OLAP not going quietly as LSUC finds replacement
Law Times
LSUC chief executive officer Robert Lapper tells Law Times that organizational health and employee wellness provider Homewood Human Solutions will operate and expand the law society's member assistance program that's currently administered by OLAP ...
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Substantial Amendment Of The Slovak Labour Code
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Employees performing work under agreements on work performed outside of an employment relationship (dohody) will gain certain rights enjoyed by regular employees, e.g. the right to earn a minimum wage, and a limitation in the maximum number of ...
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New government brings new approach to taxes, pensions, labour law
The Slovak Spectator
This should raise approximately €312 million during 2012 and 2013, with the government promising that the revenues will be channelled into a special non-budgetary account to be used for government projects to support economic growth and employment.
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Many Jobless in US Don't Collect Unemployment
CNBC.com
Still others are more likely to take a pass in states known for making it tough to apply or qualify, or for investigating applicants whose eligibility is questionable, says Claire McKenna of the National Employment Law Project. Print Email. About 2 ...
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CNBC.com
Death of a lion of the law: Arthur Chaskalson
Eyewitness News
The Legal Resources Centre's victory in the Rikhoto judgement held that 10 annual contracts did indeed constitute 10 years of continuous employment. This meant that thousands of workers' families were able to be reunited, and a blow was struck against ...
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No more meddling international bureaucrats
Washington Examiner
As do a slew of regulatory bodies including: the Civil Rights Division in the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Transit Administration, the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of ...
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Surprising Results from the 2012 Election
Governing (blog)
Collectively, the enacted laws would have shifted control to local officials, curbed tenure and collective bargaining rights, instituted a merit pay system, and spent money on technology and online teaching. Each of these laws was soundly rejected ...
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The revenge of Officer Lutz
Albany Times Union (blog)
"Both due process and fundamental fairness require that a qualification or requirement of employment be expressly stated in order for an employer to bypass the protections afforded by the Civil Service Law or a collective bargaining agreement and ...
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Post your questions for Michael Stanley for a chance to win tickets
Plain Dealer
This contest (the "Promotion") is only open to legal residents of the state of Ohio who are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry, except officers, directors, members, and employees of the Sponsor, the judging organization (if applicable), or ...
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Plain Dealer
Labor market shows signs of gradual improvement: official
Focus Taiwan News Channel
... discrimination against pregnant workers and sexual harassment in the workplace remains. Yu and 18 other lawmakers proposed that the government publish the names of employers if they violate the law and set a deadline for them to make improvements.
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Bill aims to keep biz from seeking online passwords
Crain's Detroit Business
"Job applicants and employees should not have to give up their First Amendment rights, as well as risk the security of their private information, by being forced to divulge their passwords to accounts in order to gain or maintain employment," she wrote.
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Blogs1 new result for Employment Law
 
7th Circuit Declines to Follow EEOC's Broad Interpretation - JD Supra
By XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis
Certain state privacy laws and HIPAA may still apply to this information. In addition, even if the law does not provide an employee with a layer of protection, employers should consider employee morale and trust issues that could result from ...
JD Supra Labor & Employment Law

Web14 new results for Employment Law
 
Mexico Enacts Major Labor Law Changes
Mexico's legislature has given final approval to a bill reforming the Federal Labor Law that introduces regulation of outsourcing and part-time work and affects ...
www.shrm.org/.../Mexico-Enacts-Major-Labor-Law-Changes....
Masud Labor Law Group Successfully Attacks Lansing's Prevailing ...
Masud Labor Law Group Successfully Attacks Lansing's Prevailing Wage Ordinance. Posted: November 21, 2012. Our law firm has served as general labor ...
masudlaborlaw.com/.../masud-labor-law-group-successfully-at...
SchnaderWorks.com – A Labor and Employment Law Blog
PHILADELPHIA – Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis LLP has begun a new labor and employment blog that can be found at SchnaderWorks.com. This blog ...
www.schnader.com/news/xprNewsDetail.aspx?xpST...news...
Employee Rights When a Collective Bargaining Agreement Has ...
A recent NLRB case from Puerto Rico analyzes employee rights during a period when their collective bargaining agreement has expired and no successor ...
www.employmentpolicy.org/.../employee-rights-when-collecti...
Labor and Employment Law - Douglas, Kelly, Ostdiek, and Ossian
Douglas, Kelly, Ostdiek, and Ossian will help you in shaping responsible personnel policies and in resolving employment related disputes involving federal and ...
www.scottsblufflaw.com/labor-and-employment-law.html
Employment Law - Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP
Do you need an experienced employment law attorney? Contact Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP. Call 317-708-4110 (Noblesville) or 317-669-9234 (Carmel, ...
www.ckplaw.com/Practice-Areas/Employment-Law.shtml
Florida Employment Law FAQ | Haas & Castillo, P.A. | Clearwater, FL
A discussion of the legal process, the types of employment law cases we'll take and other matters such as fees. Call (727) 535-4544 to set an appointment.
www.haas-castillo.com/faq/employment-law-faq/
Manager's Toolkit - Labor Law Posters
Manager's Toolkit - Labor Law Posters. Companies selling "consolidated" versions of the labor law posters often use scare tactics such as telling parishes they ...
www.seattlearchdiocese.org/archdiocese/hr/LLPosters.aspx
read more - Kansas Employment Law Blog
Note: This is one in a series of posts addressing new rules from the IRS that may be used to determine which employees are full-time employees for purposes of ...
www.kansasemploymentlawblog.com/index2.cfm?id=334
UK Employment Alert No 205: European Court of Human Rights ...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in Redfearn v United Kingdom [ 2012] ECHR 1878, has held that employment law in the United Kingdom does ...
www.mwe.com/European-Court-of-Human-Rights-Finds-That...
Legal experts answer employment questions | 9news.com
KUSA - On Monday morning, 9NEWS had legal experts in the newsroom answering viewer questions on employment law - specifically about what to do if you ...
www.9news.com/.../Legal-experts-answer-employment-questi...
North Alabama Chapter: Eleventh Annual Personnel and Labor Law ...
The North Alabama Chapter of the Federal Bar Association presents. The Eleventh Annual Personnel and Labor Law Symposium. Federal Sector Labor and ...
www.fedbar.org/.../North-Alabama-Chapter-Eleventh-Annual-...
San Francisco Employment Lawyer - Cartwright Law Firm
Employees in California have options they can pursue if their rights are infringed at work. If you are faced with a hostile work environment or other type of ...
www.cartwrightlaw.com/.../Employee-Rights-In-California.sht...
Ohio Employment Law Blog - James E. Arnold & Associates
Employment Law blog for James E. Arnold & Associates, LPA in Ohio. We encourage you to become part of the conversation on this blog.
www.arnlaw.com/blog/


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