Labor & Employment Law 
Ten Theses On Labor Market Regulation – Slate
The law (in the United States … are pushes to legally exclude openly gay people from employment opportunities (banning them from teaching, for example). Today one frequent form of labor market regulation is rules preventing ex-offenders …
How US prison labour pads corporate profits at taxpayers’ expense – The Guardian
Not exactly what you would call an “employment opportunity that approximates … They also had a hand in the drafting of SB1070, Arizona’s immigration law. As Bob Sloan, an expert in prison labor issues, put it: “Alec has proven expertly … Continue reading
26,000 N.J. residents will lose extended unemployment benefits this week – NJ.com
The National Employment Law Project warned Thursday that the millions of laid … “The longer someone’s unemployed, the harder it is for them to get back into the labor market,” he said. Not only have those people tended to have … Continue reading
Labor Letter – July 2012: Liability Beyond Your Workers’ Compensation Coverage – jdsupra.com
The exclusive remedy doctrine provides that when an employee is injured within the course and scope of employment, the employer’s liability … benefits your company is required to pay under state law. There is normally no limit to this coverage.
Legal and Political Questions Surround Interior’s Decision Not to Release Tribal Jobs Survey – indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
Timing is important here because the Indian Employment … of the American Indian Population and Labor Force Report out in 2013.” Despite being asked twice about the lack of compliance with the law, she did not comment on that issue.
Thailand: Don’t Deport Pregnant Migrant Workers – Human Rights Watch
The labor minister’s plan has nothing to do with … Governments are obligated under international human rights law to ensure that women have the same employment opportunities as men and cannot be dismissed from jobs because of pregnancy.
Labor Market Regulation and the Freedom Red Herring – Slate
Full employment punishes asshole bosses as a class rather than seeking to bureaucratically circumscribe them with a narrow list of specific prohibited abuses. Conversely, most of the pragmatic economic arguments against labor market regulation …
Employees and Employment Contracts in Russia – Moscow Times
What types of workers are protected by employment law? The Russian Labor Code protects all kinds of employees equally, and it does not distinguish between different types of employees, i.e. blue-collar and white-collar workers, office staff and management.
Teaching Tools Aim for New Legal Business – Law.com
“The main point of my presentation,” said Gabriel Jiran, a Shipman & Goodwin partner whose practice focuses on employment law, “was that the National Labor Relations Act is now being applied to non-unionized employers. If somebody goes on …
Students face workplace exploitation: labor groups – Taipei Times
Labor rights groups yesterday called on the government to provide information to students on employment laws as they are vulnerable to workplace exploitation when taking up part-time jobs. Members of the Youth Labor Union 95, Taiwan Labor Front …
