Labor & Employment Law 
The War Against Economic Recovery – Salon
move jobs elsewhere or stay put and bring in cheaper more desperate temps or contract employees. Employers can also illegally fire pro-union workers with relative impunity because our weak labor laws are only barely enforced. Take the case of …
Gov’t rolls out programs to intensify campaign against child labor – Philippine Star Online
The labor chief said that she has tasked the … work in improving the conditions of work of children, banning of child employment in hazardous occupation, and enforcement of law, standards, and policies under the mandate of her agency.
Steve Jobs and American Jobs – Huffington Post
The economy added another 227,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department reported Friday … some of it resulted from weakened trade unions and minimum wage laws lagging behind inflation. Flat or declining wages did not result from declining average productivity.
Crippen named MSBA Board Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist – Worthington Daily Globe
MINNEAPOLIS — Best & Flanagan LLP has announced that attorney Sarah E. Crippen has received the distinction of MSBA Board Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. This certified specialist …
United States: Court: Worker Can Sue Supervisor As Individual In Medical Leave Claim – Mondaq
Some Things You Need To Know About Labor Law In 2012 (Duane Morris LLP) A list of seven action items for employers to help minimize exposure to labor and employment law litigation. How many times do you find yourself at … Continue reading
Labor unions rethinking role in politics – Boston Herald
“We definitely did notice and appreciate the shift somewhere around last Labor Day,” said Thea Lee, the AFL-CIO’s deputy chief of staff. “The pro-worker, pro-jobs tone was a little bit overdue but always welcome.” President Larry Cohen …
Labor unions rethinking their role in politics – Los Angeles Times
“We definitely did notice and appreciate the shift somewhere around last Labor Day,” said Thea Lee, the AFL-CIO’s deputy chief of staff. “The pro-worker, pro-jobs tone was a little bit overdue but always welcome.” President Larry Cohen of …
Chinese firms get around law by using temp workers – San Francisco Gate
According to China’s Labor Contract Law, companies are supposed to use dispatch labor to fill “temporary, auxiliary or substitute job positions.” Many factories instead use the workers to make up much of their force and keep them for long …
Dirty vs. Green Jobs: Labor’s Keystone Dilemma – Huffington Post
When six labor unions joined the Sierra Club and other environmental … To fund the program, LIUNA joined forces with local environmentalists to pass the New York Green Jobs Financing Law that provides funding for residential weatherization work.
Timothy Cardinal Dolan and his fellow bishops labor for justice for farm workers – New York Daily News
They have a new priority: For the first time, the prelates are asking the Legislature to grant equal labor rights to New York farm workers … This is all written right into the law, crying out to be fixed. For … Continue reading
