Labor & Employment Law

Wage and labor laws apply to everyone who works in the United … In a study by the National Employment Law Project, researchers estimated that employees in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City lose a stunning $56 million per … Continue reading →

I got interested in law probably through them.” That civic-minded upbringing preceded Mulroy in his 30 years practicing employment and labor law. But he’ll tell you he truly shines through the pro bono cases with which he’s been involved.

… concrete action by said sugar planters came after the Department of Labor and Employment in the region conducted an Advocacy/Orientation on the anti-child labor law with members of the District Tripartite Council, and the MDDCFI during the latter’s …

“Teens and young adults are often the workers cheated out of overtime pay, because they simply are not aware of the labor laws and what their employment rights are,” explains Grover, a California wage and hour lawyer. “Employees need to … Continue reading →

Airbus SAS said Feb. 13 that it will cap the use of contract workers at 20 percent starting this year, and that 300 people from that pool will have the option of taking full-time employment. German labor law stipulates that … Continue reading →

A coalition of state employee labor unions sued the state of Michigan on Monday, saying recent changes to the funding of the employees’ retirement systems are unconstitutional. The suit filed in Ingham County Circuit Court challenges a law …

who find that they need experience for even an entry-level job. The current situation recalls a time before minimum-wage laws were instituted, when there was so much available labor that big businesses could drop wages as low as they pleased … Continue reading →

both of whom have significant experience in dealing with employment law issues arising in insolvency and restructuring. In addition, Michael Jones is a pensions specialist with experience in advising insolvency professionals on a range of pensions issues …

But many of those jobs have disappeared to either globalization or technology … other workers trying to stand up for their rights at work. Given the failure of labor law and the courts to protect workers illegal fired, only cities … Continue reading →

THE Coalition has accused Labor of setting the scene for widespread job losses by undermining the small-business sector with its carbon tax and industrial relations laws. But as the opposition has demanded Julia Gillard stop impeding the sector …