Labor & Employment Law 
GALLAGHER: Child-labor changes called unrealisitc – Sioux City Journal
Kellen and buddies Taylor Murphy and Jordan Plathe worked farm jobs since … modifying child labor regulations for work on the farm in an effort to “strengthen the safety requirements for young workers employed in agriculture.” New laws would keep … Continue reading
American job quality in trouble, experts warn – Post-Crescent
A July report from the National Employment Law Project, a New York-based advocacy group … but less than 2 percent when the recession began, according to U.S. Labor Department data. “That’s one of the big red flags we see,” Shierholz … Continue reading
Long-unemployed face bias on job hunt – Nashville Tennessean
Nearly 13 million Americans, or 8.3 percent, were unemployed in February, the U.S. Department of Labor says … sponsored the nation’s only law barring ads that restrict applicants to those already with a job, agrees that job hunters need …
Kate Brown caught off guard by fuss over election date; will it affect her re-election race? – Oregonian
which made several housekeeping changes to state election law. In hearings, the only discussion about the labor commissioner was the need to create a two-year term for the job in 2012. That way, the office would once again be up … Continue reading
No answers for structural unemployment – Memphis Commercial Appeal
Labor analysts say their plight illustrates … Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich would abolish a variety of financial reform laws, including Dodd-Frank, and lower the corporate income tax, as job-spurring measures, but doesn’t address long …
In time for Somos, Cuomo taps Rivera for Labor – Albany Times Union (blog)
From Cuomo’s release: “The programs managed by the Department of Labor are instrumental in creating jobs, protecting workers … After earning his law degree from St. John’s Law School, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Homicide …
Short Hills women-owned law firm wins prestigious award – NJ.com
In its short tenure, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra has been ranked in Chambers USA as one of the Top Labor & Employment Law Firms in New Jersey, named to the Inc. 5000 list in recognition of its tremendous growth, and a … Continue reading
DA to table amendments to labour law – Independent Online
The DA will table amendments to the newly revised labour laws in Parliament, it said on Sunday. “In particular, the DA… will challenge the proposal that the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) be amended to allow the Labour Minister … Continue reading
FOCUS: For long-unemployed, hiring bias rears its head – Abington Mariner
Bruce Zalaski, who head the legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee, said they may drop the provision allowing claims of discrimination. “It’s not our intent that everyone can be sued,” Zalaski said. The National Employment Law Project …
For long-unemployed, hiring bias rears its head – Marketplace.publicradio.org
Bruce Zalaski, who head the legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee, said they may drop the provision allowing claims of discrimination. “It’s not our intent that everyone can be sued,” Zalaski said. The National Employment Law …
