Labor & Employment Law 
California Independent Contractor Law May Be Liability for Agents, Brokers – Insurance Journal
A new California labor law designed to punish employers for misclassifying … when advising their clients on issues like workers’ compensation, and employment practices liability insurance. Jim Fessenden, also with Fisher & Phillips, said …
United Kingdom: What To Expect In 2012 And Beyond – Mondaq
As you all know, following on from our articles last year (New law and Planned law reforms), there are some major changes afoot in the heady world of employment law. Whilst the detail of these changes remain what one might … Continue reading
Overtime bill pits needs of high-tech employers vs. workers – Bellingham Herald
U.S. labor law says computer employees who are paid fixed salaries of at least $455 a week ($23,600 per year) or who get hourly wages of at least $27.63 and who perform job duties such as systems analysis and programming … Continue reading
Saskatchewan public sector has right to strike: judge – Calgary Herald
The SFL argued that the labour laws infringe upon the rights of workers. Under the new essential services law, the work of certain public sector employees is deemed essential, meaning those workers cannot be off the job during a labour … Continue reading
Jersey: Jersey’s Developing Employment Legislation: Amendments 6 And 7 – Mondaq
Recent revisions to UAE labour laws were wholeheartedly welcomed by the expatriate workforce, especially the provision permitting employees to change jobs after two years, without obtaining a ‘no-objection certificate’ from their employer. The …
Op-Ed: US labor ripoff- Unpaid internships abusing interns, costing jobs – Digital Journal
Every ten paying jobs create a job. Unpaid jobs can’t create jobs … you can hire an unpaid intern and you’d be unlucky to be caught by any laws. If the Dept. of Labor does do anything about it, it’ll … Continue reading
Rome vs. the Unions – Wall Street Journal
Italy’s labor laws favor insiders who already have jobs at the expense of outside job seekers. Ironically, these laws hurt the very people upon whom those insiders will depend to support their pensions when they retire—the young. Italy’s youth …
Seyfarth Shaw National Labor & Employment Chair Lisa Damon Named "Employment Lawyer of the Year" at Chambers Women in Law Awards – Yahoo Finance
NEW YORK and BOSTON, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced that Lisa J. Damon, Chair of the firm’s national Labor & Employment Department, has been selected by global legal directory publisher Chambers …
Seyfarth Shaw National Labor & Employment Chair Lisa Damon Named "Employment Lawyer of the Year" at Chambers Women in Law Awards – PR Newswire
NEW YORK and BOSTON, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced that Lisa J. Damon, Chair of the firm’s national Labor & Employment Department, has been selected by global legal directory publisher Chambers & Partners as … Continue reading
Pressure From Farmers Leads To Rethinking Of Youth Labor Laws – Personal Liberty Digest
The Times reported that the Labor Department announced it would “repropose” the new regulations, as the agency wanted to allow for more public comment regarding whether children could engage in farm-related jobs … the way the law had been interpreted … Continue reading
