Labor & Employment Law

Ag students: Stricter child labor laws would affect local families [The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.] – Businessweek

Prohibited places of employment would have included country grain elevators … stated a Department of Labor news release. House noted that child labor laws have promoted the safety of young workers since 1916 and already include many …

Bar elects Aframe to labor chair – Union Leader

The Bar works to connect and educate attorneys while serving as a unified voice for the New Hampshire legal community. The labor and employment section is one of 21 industry-specific sections designed to improve knowledge and skills at the …

State Of The Unions: Labor And The Middle Class – NPR News

This wasn’t always so, and many workers’ benefits today are the achievements of labor unions. Just five decades ago … Voters in Ohio later repealed a law that would limit collective bargaining for some public-sector unions, but unions in …

Lawrence Lee Joins Fisher & Phillips as Partner – PR.com

Lawrence Lee has joined the Denver office of national labor & employment law firm, Fisher & Phillips, as partner. Denver, CO, June 17, 2012 –(PR.com)– Fisher & Phillips LLP announced that Lawrence Lee has joined the national labor and employment … Continue reading

NLRB Appeal Could Split Circuits On Union Poster Rule – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (June 15, 2012, 8:34 PM ET) — The National Labor Relations Board on Friday appealed a South Carolina judge’s ruling that the board overreached by requiring employers to hang posters about employees’ right to unionize, a move … Continue reading

Wegmans to open without decision on liquor store license – Baltimore Sun

“I’m like the landlord,” she said. “I’m the property manager on site.” After the hearing, Smith, a lawyer who has done labor employment law work for Wegmans, said he’s known Webster for eight years. “I’ll be a good tenant, and … Continue reading

Employees Must Live With Their Agreements California Court Of Appeal Affirms Class Action Waivers In Employment Arbitration Contracts – Mondaq

The Court also considered whether class action waivers violate section 7 of the National Labor … law, a state cannot avoid preemption simply because it intends to promote public policy. Iskanian represents a victory for employers wishing to implement …

United States: NLRB Report Provides Guidelines For Social Media Policies – Mondaq

The National Labor Relations Board has been at the forefront of debates … The action must also relate to employment terms or working conditions. Section 7 rights apply to employees in nonunion as well as union settings. However, they do … Continue reading

Firms Find New Ways to Groom Young Recruits – Law.com

Cost was one driver behind Seyfarth’s move to drop its summer program in 2009 in favor of a leaner and more practical pilot program focused on its busy labor and employment law group. Launched last year, Seyfarth’s paid summer fellowship … Continue reading

Labor fights unpaid OT in gas industry – Standard Speaker

Federal and state labor departments consider worker misclassification … state and federal wage and employment laws and regulations. “As our industry continues to create literally tens of thousands of new jobs for Pennsylvanians, we are also …