Apr 30, 2013

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Child Employment Laws highlighted
Tameside Radio
The law specifies the permitted hours and types of employment and makes it essential for employers to obtain a work permit for school age employees. The permit includes the rights of the employee and the responsibilities of the employer. Children ...
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Labor scores on Kasambahay Law
Philippine Star
We have some economists who say that the Kasambahay Law (RA 10361) will do more harm than good because this will lead to less employed household helpers. To rely on cold figures and charts while sweeping under the rug the more fundamental basis ...
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Iran: Government Trampling Workers' Rights - Payvand's Home
Payvand
Labor rights groups say that the rights of Iranian workers have come under increasing attack during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Security forces have harassed and arbitrarily arrested an increasing number of striking workers, who are then ...
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Simply declaring employees are contractors won't change status
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Minnesota Employment Law on April 29, 2013 12:00pm in Employment Law,Human Resources. Life would be easier if you could simply transform your employees into independent contractors. Think about it: No more worries about tax ...
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Dignity of labor and workers' rights
Manila Standard Today
In recognition of labor's vital role, the Philippine Constitution "affirms labor as a primary social economic force" and guarantees to "protect the rights of workers and promote their welfare" as a policy of the State. The Jesuit priest Joaquin Bernas ...
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Haredi employment won't help equality
Globes
In its present form, with the current rules of the game in the employment market, implementing these clauses in the Economic Arrangements Law will be a major cause of widening the circle of impoverished workers. Lapid and his friends in Yesh Atid can ...
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Conference Speakers Examine ADA Trends, Provide Practical Guidance Under ...
Bloomberg BNA
The effects that recent amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act have had on disability discrimination litigation were discussed April 18 during a conference sponsored by the National Employment Law Institute. Although there have been only a ...
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Committee hears workplace discrimination bill
Jefferson City News Tribune
But, he acknowledged, the newest version still changes the law so that employees must show that an employer's alleged discrimination was the "motivating" factor for the decision — not just a "contributing" factor as current law allows. However, Elmer ...
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Give HR the last word on terminations: Supervisor bias can taint firing decisions
Business Management Daily
Give HR the last word on terminations: Supervisor bias can taint firing decisions. by The HR Specialist: California Employment Law on April 29, 2013 6:00pm in Discrimination and Harassment,Firing,Human Resources. It's never a good idea to "throw the ...
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Jackson Lewis, Ogletree Deakins among top revenue-generating firms
Birmingham Business Journal (blog)
Jackson Lewis, a national law firm based in White Plains, NY. that specializes in labor and employment law, moved up three spots from the previous year's ranking due to its 7.8 percent increase in gross revenues to $352 million in 2012, according to ...
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Not all European countries can be Germany
Financial Times
... mixture of severe fiscal rectitude and a high-speed, cut-down version of Agenda 2010 – the package of employment law and social security reforms enacted by Gerhard Schröder's government in 2003 that was intended to make the labour market more open ...
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Labour's Clarion Call for Unity, Nation-building
THISDAY Live
Traditionally, May Day is a day that workers all over the world celebrate the achievements of trade unions and labour movements in the struggle to defend the rights and interests of the working class. It is also a day where workers express their views ...
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Germany: Where it's (sometimes) ok to lie in job interviews
Recruiter
This situation was described this morning by Dr Bernd Joch, an employment lawyer at German law firm SKW Schwarz, speaking at a social media and employment law briefing, hosted by City law firm Kemp Little, attended by Recruiter. As in many ...
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Dallas company's temp shell game doesn't fool DOL
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Texas Employment Law on April 29, 2013 4:00pm in Human Resources,Overtime Labor Laws. Dallas-based Nieman Printing thought it had it all figured out when it hired two temp agencies to employ the same workers doing the same ...
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Berkeley County School Board's decision to pay legal fees for 3 employees ...
Charleston Post Courier (subscription)
The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating several Berkeley County School District employees and board members for possible ethics violations. Three Berkeley County School District employees have been under investigation for ethics violations ...
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Changes to UK Employment Legislation to Dramatically Affect Redundancy ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Of the government's comparison to EU employment laws, ThomasMansfield said, "Employer's collective redundancy obligations in other European countries are typically more proscriptive and restrictive than in the United Kingdom, casting some doubt on the ...
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ECJ condemns 'restrictive' language law in Flanders
TheParliament.com
The Flemish community in Belgium has been condemned for allegedly infringing EU freedom of movement by only drafting workers' contracts in Dutch. Under Flemish law on the use of languages, employees must complete their employment contract in Dutch.
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Managers and Executives have Higher Employee Engagement than Other ...
City Town Info Education Channel
According to Life Inc., a report published last year by the National Employment Law Project found that low-paying fields -- many of which are service professions -- experienced the largest employment gains in the years following the recession. Kate ...
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Dispute Regarding Temporary Workers In Permanent Employment Positions
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Section 1 of the German Temporary Employment Act [Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz, AÜG] in the version applicable as of 1 December 2011 states namely: "Employees are provided to the hiring enterprise on a provisional basis". The law does not regulate ...
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Domestic workers win major pay victory against employers
Business Daily
Domestic workers demonstrate outside Parliament Buildings in Nairobi to agitate for the passing of laws to protect their labour rights. FILE. By George Omondi Posted Monday, April 29 2013 at 21:46. In Summary. The judgment by the Industrial Court has ...
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Colorado Employment Opportunity Act Specifies Permissible Use of Credit ...
ESR NEWS
Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper has signed into law a bill passed by the Colorado General Assembly – SB13-018, the "Employment Opportunity Act" – that specifies the purposes for which consumer credit information such as consumer credit reports ...
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Seminar: Social media in the workplace at AU
Aurora Beacon News
"Responding to Employee Use of Social Media in the Workplace" will be explored by Chicago attorney Timothy R. Eavenson of Eavenson Employment Law at 8 a.m. Wednesday at Aurora University. Eavenson will address the university's Human Resources ...
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Why ENDA's Religious Exemption Must Be Narrowed
American Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog)
The legislation would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in most American workplaces, a critically important step towards full equality for LGBT people. Of all the various ... Title VII of the landmark ...
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Federal Law Trumps State's on Marijuana
ThirdAge
"However, while we agree that the general purpose of [the law] is to keep an employer's proverbial nose out of an employee's off-site hours business ... we can find no legislative intent to extend employment protection to those engaged in activities ...
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Unite Branch Officer Christian Duo May Day Message
Vox Online News
Unite (Gibraltar Branch)is contemplating to engage the services of a leading U.K. employment law expert with a view to research and make a comparison of current UK and Gibraltar Employment legislation. The objective of this process will be to campaign ...
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Nicotine Screenings Snuff Out Some Employment Offers at Health Care ...
Workforce Management
If the screening for nicotine isn't disclosed, potential employees can argue it's a violation of their privacy. Under federal law, smoking is considered an activity, rather than a medical condition, so it's not protected under the Americans with ...
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NLRB gains an incentive to settle, as employers lose theirs
Thomson Reuters News & Insight
During fiscal year 2011, for example, the board issued orders, which typically occurs after an investigation and hearing before an administrative law judge, in just 520 of nearly 19,000 unfair labor practices charges filed. More than 6,000 charges were ...
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$140K settlement in sex harassment suit in Arizona - KSAZ 10
MyFox Phoenix
The Arizona Civil Rights Division and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Monday involving the GEO Group Inc. The EEOC and ACRD alleged that male managers at a GEO-managed private prison facility in Florence ...
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Kendall Law Group Announces Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against City of ...
Fort Mills Times
"It's hard to believe any employer, let alone one that employs EMS and paramedics, would engage in the conduct that University Park has engaged in," said Tucker's attorney, Matt Scott, the head of the Kendall Law Group's employment practice. "The City ...
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KVCC part-time instructors union files unfair labor charge against the ...
Mlive Kalamazoo
"If the college restricts them to nine contact hours, they will have only one class. Refusing to negotiate this change in policy is an unfair labor practice and a violation of Michigan labor law," said Barnard. Under the state's Public Employment ...
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FLSA: Supreme Court rules on class action cases - HR.BLR.com-- BLR
HR.BLR.com
But employment law firm Fisher & Phillips cautions that smart plaintiffs' attorneys, may in light of this ruling try to file motions for conditional certification of a class of plaintiffs. In addition, they may argue that an offer that is not accepted ...
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Paranoia over Colorado pot laws
Denver Post
By a 2 to 1 majority, the court ruled that Colorado's Lawful Off-Duty Activities Statute does not protect employees from being fired for behavior that is legal under state statute but illegal according to federal law. "While we agree that the general ...
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In 214 raids, only 135 child workers freed
Times of India
According to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 Section 3, employment of children below 14 years of age is not allowed. The law prohibits the employment of underaged children in 16 occupations and 65 processes considered ...
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Teamsters Local 320 sues Wadena County
Wadena Pioneer Journal
Beck practices with the firm of Kelly and Lemmons, P.A. The website avvo.com lists his practice areas as employment and labor law, criminal defense, state/local/municipal law, general practice, and military law. He has been in practice for five years.
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For the unemployed, no reprieve on budget cuts
CNN
... where the states implemented the cuts right away, the average worker will receive about $31 less each week (10.7% less) in benefits from her $294 weekly check," said Judith Conti, the federal advocacy coordinator for the National Employment Law ...
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Unions That Built Germany Eroded by Rules Buoying Economy
Businessweek
Ten years later, the plan is law. Joblessness is close to a two-decade low and employment has increased by more than 3 million. It's unions whose numbers are diminishing. As more and more employees work for temporary agencies or on project-driven ...
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Trib: A Tale Of 2 Elections
The Spokesman Review (blog)
One election overwhelmingly repealed the Luna laws - the 2011 school overhaul package championed by state Superintendent Tom Luna that targeted teacher employment rights, imposed a clunky merit pay program and substituted technology for teaching.
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Age Limits Permissible In Shop Agreements
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
The claimant's appeal on points of law was also unsuccessful before the Federal Labour Court. The Erfurt judges made it clear that it is fundamentally possible for a central works council and the employer to regulate in a voluntary central shop ...
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'Significant weaknesses' in workplace health and safety
New Zealand Herald
Labour Party labour spokeswoman Darien Fenton also backed calls for an inquiry into forestry, and said the Government should also withdraw its Employment Relations Amendment Bill. "We have a government that's introducing labour law changes that will ...
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Blogs1 new result for Employment Law
 
The California Employment Law Blog: Ramirez v. Balboa Thrift and ...
By Steven G. Pearl
Ramirez v. Balboa Thrift and Loan (3/21/13, pub. 4/22/13) is an interesting case on class certification. The plaintiff, Ramirez, brought a putative class action, alleging that a car finance company, Balboa, violated the Unfair Competition Law by ...
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Web5 new results for Employment Law
 
D'oh! Employment Law According to Homer Simpson | Ervin Cohen ...
We have all lived in a highly regulated, pro-employee environment for years. Moreover, there is no hiding it; employers are bombarded by news about the ...
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San Diego Source > Law Week -- Corporate & Employment Law
This chapter of Law Week 2013 focuses on corporate and employment law, looking at hiring trends as well as the latest in corporate trials.
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Employment Law | Momkus McClusky LLC Momkus McCluskey
Employers throughout the United States look to Momkus McCluskey, LLC for assistance and representation in matters of compliance with employment laws and ...
www.momlaw.com/services/business-law/employment-law/
Employment Law - Eno, Boulay, Martin & Donahue, LLP
Contact a lawyer at Eno Martin Donahue in Lowell for practical advice and skilled representation on employment law issues in Massachusetts & New ...
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Employment Law: Performance - YouTube
At Healys the combination of our technical excellence and out friendly approach results in long ...
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