Labor & Employment Law 
Labor and Employment Law Webinar Presented by ClearPath Workforce Management in Association with Scherer Smith & Kenny LLP – YAHOO!
The IRS estimates there are over 8 million Independent Contractors in the US and that a large percentage of them should actually be classified as employees. New legislation targeting companies who misclassify workers, combined with increasingly aggressive …
You Say Marriage, I Say Jobs – Huffington Post
Only 12 states and the District of Columbia have laws that specifically ban workplace … On June 12, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing on ENDA — the Employment Non-Discrimination Act — a … Continue reading
Labor Department investigating Florida’s unemployment insurance system – Sun Sentinel
The Labor Department routinely monitors state unemployment … said lawyers for the National Employment Law Project and Florida Legal Services. As a result, only 17 percent of the state’s unemployed received benefits in 2011, compared with …
Terence Flynn, Labor Board Member, Resigns After Leak Findings – Huffington Post
Prior to his service on the board, Flynn worked on labor and employment issues for the law firm of Crowell & Moring LLP. According to the NLRB, Flynn’s resignation will become effective on July 24. NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce … Continue reading
Labor Department investigates Florida’s tougher unemployment benefit system – Sun Sentinel
a spokesman for the Labor Department, in a statement emailed late Friday. The National Employment Law Project and Florida Legal Services filed the complaint about Florida’s changes. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said it began …
United States: Employment Law Commentary, May 2012 – Mondaq
Many advocates, however, charge that unpaid internships are just a form of unpaid labor … Law (Cozen O’Connor) It is amazing how fast a legislative body can act when it wants to. EEOC Provides Guidance Regarding Use Of Criminal History … Continue reading
Florence native Rawl joins Fisher & Phillips law firm – SCNow
COLUMBIA – The Columbia office of national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP announced Florence native C. Edward Rawl Jr. has joined the firm as an associate. Rawl’s practice includes litigating employment related disputes …
Labor Department investigating Florida’s unemployment insurance system – Orlando Sentinel
The Labor Department routinely monitors state unemployment … said lawyers for the National Employment Law Project and Florida Legal Services. As a result, only 17 percent of the state’s unemployed received benefits in 2011, compared with …
States, federal government reduce length of jobless benefits – YAHOO!
A man looks at job listings on a computer at a New York State Department of Labor Employment Services office March … for people to receive jobless benefits. The National Employment Law Project (NELP), a non-profit that advocates for more … Continue reading
United States: "Labor: Managing A Down Economy–WARN Act And Its Progeny" – Mondaq
More than any other labor law, the WARN Act and its state equivalents are the … On April 25, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) approved new enforcement guidance related to the use of arrest and conviction records … Continue reading
