Labor & Employment Law 
Gallop Attorney Johnny S. Wang Presentation Focuses on Educators’ Concerns – PRLog (free press release)
Mr. Wang is an associate in Gallop’s Labor & Employment Law Department who focuses his practice in areas that include Defense of Discrimination Claims; Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality Agreements; ERISA Claims; Civil Litigation and …
Dollar Reaches 10-month High Versus Yen as Jobs Dim Fed – Bloomberg
data from the Labor Department showed today. The unemployment rate held at a three-year low of 8.3 percent. “The economy is back on the road to recovery, and what we need most desperately in this economy, which is new jobs, … Continue reading
Grain ships halted in Argentina, dockers walk off job – Reuters
“The logistics companies don’t want to put more crew members on the job. But there are labor laws that they have to obey,” said union chief Omar Suarez. “We are not on strike, but neither can we be expected to … Continue reading
Beware Analysts Torturing Jobs Data to Fit Model: Caroline Baum – Bloomberg
At precisely 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time tomorrow, the Bureau of Labor Statistics … is a comprehensive count of jobs and wages derived from tax reports submitted by every employer subject to unemployment-insurance laws.
Guest post: India needs fewer labour restrictions, not more – Financial Times
Millions took to the streets on Feb 27, demanding tighter labour laws, like protection in the form of permanent jobs for millions of temporary contract workers – calling, in other words, for an end to contractual labour in the formal … Continue reading
Maine lawmakers closer to toughening unemployment comp laws, taking away vacation exemption – Sun-Journal
AUGUSTA — Republicans on the Legislature’s Labor Committee … reverses a law passed by the Legislature in 2010 that allowed a laid-off worker to receive vacation pay and other earned time benefits from their previous job while collecting …
Think Again: Labor and the ‘Civil Right’ to Organize – American Progress
Then the authors identify “the greatest impediment to unions” as “weak and anachronistic labor laws”: It’s time to add the right … is as fundamental as freedom from discrimination in employment and education. This would enshrine what the …
Cabinet calls for labour broking deal – Pretoria News
He was responding to questions on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s call this week for labour law reforms to support job creation. “What is needed is a comprehensive set of reforms that maximise job creation,” Gordhan wrote in an opinion piece … Continue reading
Legislative Action Summit educates, informs – Hotel News Now
Day two of the summit was spent lobbying Congress about labor laws, health care and unions. The Summer Jobs Initiative and the White House Joining Forces program made hoteliers acknowledge their role in helping with these initiatives. I attended the … Continue reading
DA backs Gordhan’s labour market reform – Independent Online
He would also ask Gordhan whether he would table amendments to existing laws to improve the flexibility … and introducing policies to improve job searches, job matching, training and entry into the labour market. – I-Net Bridge © 1999 – … Continue reading
