May 2, 2013

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Workers let down by sorry state of Hong Kong labour law
South China Morning Post
The Minimum Wage Ordinance was made law in 2010. The 2008 Race Discrimination Ordinance also made an important contribution to labour rights. However, there continue to be major gaps in the statutory framework, among them working hours and ...
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Greensfelder partner Chris Pickett specializes in employment law
St. Louis American
As a trial lawyer, Pickett specializes in working with employers to solve employment disputes, including wrongful termination and discrimination claims. He represents financial institutions and national brokerage firms in breach of post-employment ...
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May Day rallies in Venezuela celebrate new labour rights law
rabble.ca
While government supporters celebrated a minimum wage increase and the new labour law, opponents of the government demanded a "fair wage." President Nicolas Maduro marched with the pro-government march in Caracas, while opposition leader ...
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Employment laws are a minefield for employers
Martha's Vineyard Times
Ms. Halem, a partner in the Marshall Halem law firm in Wellesley, specializes in defending businesses that run afoul of state and federal laws governing employment. (In 2010, Ms. Halem was a partner in the firm, but now she is named in the firm's title ...
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Martha's Vineyard Times
Employee handbook at oil refiner violated labor law, judge finds
Thomson Reuters News & Insight
(Reuters) - A crude oil refiner that operates hundreds of service stations violated federal labor law and retaliated against employees who engaged in protected union activity, an administrative law judge has found. In a sweeping decision released this ...
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Thomson Reuters News & Insight
Minister says he won't delay labour law - Star Phoenix
StarPhoenix
There has been a "fear factor" every time the government makes changes to labour laws, Morgan added. "People realize the sun rises, the sun sets, the day after the bill is passed. Things go on and by and large things are better, not worse," he said.
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StarPhoenix
CA Bill Protects Immigrants Making Employment Claims - Law.com
Corporate Counsel
Attorneys would be subject to discipline, including possible disbarment, for threatening to report the immigration status of a worker considering an employment claim, under terms of fast-moving state legislation that passed a key policy committee on ...
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Corporate Counsel
2013 Labor and Employment Legislation Update - California Senate
The National Law Review
The 2013 California legislative session is in full swing and with it there is a spate of new bills amending and adding to the labyrinth that is California labor and employment law. It is too early to know which bills will survive and pass the Senate ...
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The UK Employee-Shareholder Status
The National Law Review
On 24 April 2013, having twice rejected the Government's proposals, the UK House of Lords accepted concessions made by the Government and voted to accept employee-shareholder status. The proposals are expected to become law in the autumn of 2013.
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Gay rights and the religious exemption
Los Angeles Times
At present, 21 states have laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, and 16 states (including California) and the District of Columbia also prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. ENDA, which bans discrimination ...
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PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman attorney will teach at Charleston School of Law
West Virginia Record
He will teach employment law during the 2013 "maymester," a month-long semester in May during which intense, unique courses are offered. Woody will continue his law practice with Spilman while teaching. His primary areas of practice are labor law, ...
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West Virginia Record
Employees on sick leave entitled to carry over annual leave
International Law Office
A test case recently brought before the Employment Tribunal aimed to clarify the law on annual leave entitlement for employees on long-term sick leave. In its March 2013 judgment the tribunal held that staff who are unable to take statutory annual ...
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Partner Brian Arbetter Brings International Labor Law Expertise to Sheppard ...
Wall Street Journal (press release)
"Brian is a highly-regarded international labor law specialist, whose background and expertise is an excellent fit with us. We continue to grow cornerstone practice groups like Labor and Employment and expand our capabilities to better serve clients ...
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Unions slam jobs law reforms
Northern Advocate
Controversial new employment laws will put frameworks in place for dealing with relationship breakdowns between workers and their bosses, Northland's Chamber of Commerce chief says. The Government has unveiled a raft of employment reforms under ...
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4 Signs It's Time To Fire An Employee
Business Insider Australia
If you have evaluated an employee's performance, attitude toward growth, motivation and cultural fit, and decide it's in your company's best interest to let him or her go, you still need to consider one more thing: legal issues. According to employment ...
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Business Insider Australia
DOL offers labor law seminars
Capital Press (subscription)
Employer sessions will cover the H-2A foreign guestworker program, the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Topics include recordkeeping, wages, timekeeping, contractor registration, child labor, housing and ...
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The HR IQ Test: May '13
Business Management Daily
Since March, employers have been required to post an updated poster that explains employees rights under what law? a. National Labor Relations Act. b. Fair Labor Standards Act. c. Family and Medical Leave Act. 4. By Dec. 1, 2013, OSHA says certain ...
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China media: Labour issues
BBC News
"This shows the value of labour has suffered a heavy setback in the Chinese society", it adds, noting that "issues of labour rights are increasingly presenting themselves in the form of mass incidents". It calls for employment law to be faithfully ...
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Some thoughts on child labour
Hindu Business Line
According to the report, Abolition of Child Labour in India: Strategies for the Eleventh Five Year Plan, submitted by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to the Planning Commission, the Government has recently added ...
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Hindu Business Line
Recent Social Media Developments Impacting Employers
The National Law Review
Hispanics United of Buffalo applied settled NLRB law regarding oral communications among co-workers to the social media context. Under NLRB precedent, employees' comments regarding the terms and conditions of their employment are protected if their ...
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The Nasty Party: grassroots Tory clubs face more than 300 employment tribunals ...
Mirror.co.uk (blog)
Our employment rights were already the second weakest of any comparable nation in the industrialised world, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. But not weak enough for this Government. Its changes include: ...
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Mirror.co.uk (blog)
What Is Employment Discrimination?
Hola Arkansas
The law protects both job applicants and employees who are of age 40 or older from discrimination at work. For example, employers cannot: -- Advertise age preferences of applicants in job postings. -- Ask about your age during a job interview unless it ...
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Speaking My Truth About Team-Building
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
On a separate note, to speak my truth — all kidding or sarcasm aside — I've really appreciated the opportunity to geek out over "The Office" and share my enthusiasm for employment law on this blog. Thanks, friends. If you need me, I'll be the one ...
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On the DOL's regulatory horizon: WHD rules, 'right to know'
Business Management Daily
A departmental commitment to openness and transparency, with the goal of giving to employers, employees and other stakeholders greater access to information that will enhance understanding of all parties' rights and responsibilities. Reducing employee ...
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Woman Arrested in Fatal Crash on Pleasant Grove Blvd is Lawyer
Patch.com
Following her clerkship, she worked for two international law firms practicing in the areas of Employment Law litigation and counseling. Professor Peters joined the faculty at California State University, Sacramento in Fall 2002. Professor Peters ...
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PNoy's stand on labor issues slammed
Davao Today
He added the government "allocated 180 million pesos to DOLE" which allowed the department to hire an additional 372 Labor Law Compliance Officers "to help identify and apprehend those abusing our labor laws." But Maglungsod scored the move, saying, ...
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Forecasts point to weak jobs report Friday - USA Today
USA TODAY
The new health care reform law is likely discouraging small-business hiring, says Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, which helps ADP compile the report. The Affordable Care Act requires businesses with at least 50 full-time employees to ...
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Is the legal job market really that lousy? Conventional wisdom ignores the ...
ABA Journal
Employment statistics on jobs held by law grads nine months after graduation don't tell the whole story, according to an associate dean and professor at Widener Law School. D. Benjamin Barros, associate dean for faculty research and development at ...
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ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) Redux: Its History and Importance ...
Huffington Post (blog)
While today's bill is limited only to employment protections, this has been, and continues to be, the signature federal LGBT civil rights bill. Contrary to the beliefs of the vast majority of Americans, including, reportedly, at least one senator, it ...
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Management within management - Employment law issues for fashion retail ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Notwithstanding that staff are direct employees of the retailer, there remains a strong element of control and influence exercised by a department store over the presence of employees of the retailer, which will affect the ability of the retailer to ...
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Iowa jury returns record $240-million judgment in ADA abuse case
Los Angeles Times
The jury awarded each of the former employees $7.5 million, which includes $5.5 million in compensatory damages and $2 million to punish the company for knowingly violating the law. It is unclear how much the company, which is reportedly defunct, will ...
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Bias complaint? Beware 'helpful' career advice
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: California Employment Law on May 1, 2013 6:00pm in Discrimination and Harassment,Human Resources. It happens all too often: A supervisor hears that a subordinate wants to file a discrimination complaint and warns that following ...
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Sheppard Mullin Adds Labor Pro to Boost Employment Group
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, Los Angeles (May 01, 2013, 7:18 PM ET) -- Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced Wednesday that an international labor law expert has joined the firm as a partner from Baker & McKenzie LLP, adding his expertise to its expanding ...
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Personal business at work? That's misconduct
Business Management Daily
by The HR Specialist: Minnesota Employment Law on May 1, 2013 12:00pm in Firing,Human Resources. Employees who violate rules against doing personal business at work are engaging in misconduct. That can make them ineligible for unemployment ...
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Ballyragget - Ollie called to the bar
Kilkenny People
He works in General Practice areas such as Family Law, Wills and Probate, Farm and Property law, Personal Injury, Employment Law and will be in regular attendance in Kilkenny Criminal, Civil and Family Courts. He can be contacted on 087-6271811 or 01 ...
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Helping the differently abled wrest their rights
The Hindu
However, he points out that there is no provision in the law to guarantee employment for the family members of the mentally disabled. "In most cases, it is the family members of the mentally disabled who undergo hardship. They could be subjected to ...
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The Hindu

Blogs2 new results for Employment Law
 
Legal Alert: President's 2014 Budget Includes Employee Benefits ...
By Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
On April 10, 2013, the White House released its Fiscal Year 2014 Budget (the Budget), which includes a number of proposals related to employee benefit plans. Although it is unlikely...
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Worker Rights and Responsible Consumption
By Liam Thornton
Fiona is a lecturer at UCC Faculty of Law specialising in Human Rights, Administrative Law and Criminal Law. She was formally a human rights worker in Cambodia where her experience included health and employment rights projects in ...
Human Rights in Ireland

Web7 new results for Employment Law
 
Margaret Pak Enslow | Washington Employment Law Attorney
Margaret Pak Enslow. No matter whether you are dealing with discrimination, harassment or another employment-related legal issue, you can be confident ...
www.waemploymentlaw.com/.../Margaret-Pak-Enslow.aspx
Free Courses on Employment Law for Employers ... - Maine.gov
Free Courses on Employment Law for Employers Bookmark and Share. May 1, 2013. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2013. Contact: Julie Rabinowitz ...
www.maine.gov/labor/Templates/news_template.shtml?id...
Above The Law's Employment-Based Law School Rankings
An interesting new project. I haven't looked closely at how the data is assembled, so I can't vouch for its quality, but it seems potentially helpful. Note how close ...
www.volokh.com/.../above-the-laws-employment-based-law-s...
Blog - Law Office of Jacob I. Kiani
Los Angeles Labor and Employment Law Firm, Law Office of Jacob I. Kiani The hallmark of our firm is the remarkable value we provide each of our clients ...
www.kianilaw.com/blog
Employment Law A Guide - Accountant
This guide contains general information about Employment Standards in British An employer must make deductions from wages required by law (e.g., income ...
orientpoughkeepsie.com/.../employment-law-a-guide-39.html
Partner Brian Arbetter Brings International Labor Law Expertise to ...
From Yahoo! Finance: Brian Arbetter has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm's Labor and Employment practice group.
finance.yahoo.com/.../partner-brian-arbetter-brings-internation...
Odessa Employment Lawyer - Local Attorneys & Law Firms in ...
Odessa, TX Employment lawyers with detailed profiles and recommendations. Find your Odessa, TX Employment Attorney or Law Firm.
lawyers.findlaw.com/lawyer/firm/employment-law.../tx


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