Labor & Employment Law

Maintain post-Labor Day school start in Minnesota – Duluth News Tribune

The legislature should focus its attention on proposals that will improve our children’s education and stay away from proposals that jeopardize jobs. Some say they can’t work within the current law, but let’s take a closer look. From Labor Day … Continue reading

NCO accused of labour law violation – The Observer

Such a move would disqualify an employee for employment insurance benefits and Second Career … in after workers at StarTek accused the company of violating the same labour laws in 2010. Bailey said companies can’t just withdraw layoffs without going … Continue reading

Unlikely allies join for jobs – Montgomery Advertiser

Business groups and a former labor leader came … that create and preserve jobs, while opposing proposals that threaten them, Burkhalter said. Alliance Executive Director Patrick Cagle said the group favors a law signed earlier in March that …

Stuck in Recession, Italy Takes on Labor Laws That Divide the Generations – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

While older workers came of age with guaranteed jobs and ironclad contracts … It is precisely that two-tier labor market that Prime Minister Mario Monti is proposing to correct with changes to Italian law that are the subject of intense, … Continue reading

Secondary Sources: 2013 Fiscal Cliff, Job Creation, Prof. Bernanke – Wall Street Journal

The Congressional Budget Office predicts that, under current law, the revenue of the federal government … David Neumark looks at what government policies can spur job creation. “The adverse labor market effects of the Great Recession have …

Italy’s Monti Faces Vital Test on Labor Reform – CNBC

Two-Tier Labor Market The standoff between the government and unions has focused on Article 18 of the labor law, a provision which makes it … that the rules will not change for workers already in employment, but wants to create … Continue reading

NLRB Officials, ABC Executive to Discuss Best Practices for Managing Social Media Use by Employees at In-House Counsel Labor & Employment Law Forum – Yahoo Finance

NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ALM’s Corporate Counsel today announced plans for its In-House Counsel Labor & Employment Law Forum, to take place on March 27 th at The Harvard Club in New York City. The event … Continue reading

Does Labor Have Any Real Friends? – Huffington Post

They refused to reverse the decision. This nationally recognized union-busting law firm would remain on the payroll. It’s bad enough when “pro-labor” Democrats blow smoke and give lame excuses, but when an outfit with the acknowledged creds of Pacifica …

Job applicants increasingly required to surrender Facebook passwords – Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis attorneys who specialize in labor law agree that online searches have become a standard, if unwritten part of pre-employment background checks. But neither Charlie Hill, attorney with Glankler Brown, nor Sam Morris, attorney with Godwin …

NLRB Officials, ABC Executive to Discuss Best Practices for Managing Social Media Use by Employees at In-House Counsel Labor & Employment Law Forum – msnbc.com

NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ALM’s Corporate Counsel today announced plans for its In-House Counsel Labor & Employment Law Forum, to take place on March 27th at The Harvard Club in New York City. The event will … Continue reading