Labor & Employment Law

Leveling the Playing Field – Huffington Post

They work in critical industries — from landscaping to construction to education — often in deeply exploitative conditions that rise to the level of forced labor and involuntary … seasonal and more and more employment as “temporary.”

Amaral Ranches files unfair labor practice charges against union – San Jose Mercury News

Michael Saqui, a Roseville attorney retained by the company, said in 22 years of practicing labor law, he had “never seen such a deliberate … representatives to negotiate the terms of their employment, the agency said. “This is the first … Continue reading

Angelo Genova, Esq. and His Law Firm Win Top Honors in the "Hobby’s For Justice" Sandwich Battle – PRLog (free press release)

Angelo Genova is a leading member of the New Jersey Bar Association in the practice areas of election law, labor and employment law, and complex litigation and appeals. More specifically, he has served four New Jersey Governors (Florio, McGreevey …

Amaral Ranches files unfair labor practice against union – San Jose Mercury News

Michael Saqui, a Roseville attorney retained by the company, said in 22 years of practicing labor law, he had “never seen such a deliberate … in order to negotiate the terms of their employment, the agency said. “This is the … Continue reading

Fort Myers Attorney Vicki Sproat Achieves Dual Florida Bar Board Certifications – PR.com

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Vicki Sproat has become one of only seven attorneys in the entire State of Florida with dual certifications in Labor & Employment Law and Civil Trial Law. Fort … Continue reading

Matt Westerman Becomes First Manatee’s First Certified Labor and Employment Attorney – Patch

Principal Matthew Westerman of Blalock Walters, P.A. has earned board certification in labor and employment law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Westerman is the only board certified labor and employment attorney based in …

US Department of Labor awards nearly $50 million to provide training and employment services to formerly incarcerated juveniles and young adults – StreetInsider.com

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded nearly $50 million … they need to gain valuable job skills and improve their long-term employment prospects.” Four grants totaling approximately $19.5 …

New York Law Firm Seeks to Eliminate Knowledge Gap for Employees – YAHOO!

Blitman & King LLP, a leading employment and labor law firm in New York, has unveiled an online knowledge base called the “Employee’s Briefcase” designed to educate individual employees about their rights under federal and New York State employment law.

House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Hearing – MENAFN

half of whom are appointed by the contributing employers and the other half by the labor union. The plans are independent of both the employers and the union. Neither collective bargaining party can exercise legal control over the plans. Rather … Continue reading

Fiat loses union case in long-running labor row – Reuters

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – A Rome labor court has told Fiat (FIA.MI … which employs around 2,100 workers. Italian law bans discrimination against unionized workers. Fiat was not available for comment. The case is the latest in a legal dispute … Continue reading