Labor & Employment Law 
Veterans Assistance Program begins July 1 – Herald Times
The Veterans Assistance Program was included in the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 passed by Congress and signed into law by the President … The Department of Labor will offer employment assistance to every veteran upon completion of … Continue reading
April job losses end state’s eight months of gains – Daily Pilot
according to figures released Friday from the state’s Employment Development Department. The unemployment rate, however, dipped last month to 10.9% from 11% in March, the result of discouraged workers leaving the labor force, according to the department.
April job losses end state’s eight months of gains – Los Angeles Times
according to figures released Friday from the state’s Employment Development Department. The unemployment rate, however, dipped last month to 10.9% from 11% in March, the result of discouraged workers leaving the labor force, according to the department.
US.jobs Reaches Milestone of One Million Jobs – Sacramento Bee
is an organization of state administrators of unemployment insurance laws, employment services, training programs, employment statistics and labor market information and other programs and services provided through the publicly-funded state …
California labor market stumbles in April; state loses 4,200 jobs – Los Angeles Times
Employers shed 4,200 jobs, according to figures released Friday from the state’s Employment Development Department. The unemployment rate dipped last month to 10.9% from 11% in March, but only because discouraged workers departed the labor force.
Teens under 16 restricted from certain jobs – Northwest Herald
Employers who employ 14- or 15 year-olds must require them to provide an employment certificate which the employer must maintain on the premises. The Illinois Child Labor Law allows children ages 14 and 15 to work during the school year … Continue reading
Farm labor company settles federal lawsuit over local vineyard workers’ treatment – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday … Last year, Mid Valley was fined $21,100 by the U.S. Department of Labor for violating labor laws following a 2010 car crash that killed one farmworker and injured four others …
Labor firm settles federal lawsuit over local vineyard workers’ treatment – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday … Last year, Mid Valley was fined $21,100 by the U.S. Department of Labor for violating labor laws following a 2010 car crash that killed one farmworker and injured four others …
Nevada, Las Vegas Valley unemployment rates lowest since 2009 – Las Vegas Review Journal
Numbers from the employment department peg Nevada’s labor force participation rate at 64.9 percent … Professional and business services such as law firms and architecture studios slashed 2,000 jobs. Leisure and hospitality cut 1,400 jobs …
Ogletree Deakins Selects Recommind for Enterprise Search – msnbc.com
Recommind, the leader in predictive information management software, today announced that Ogletree Deakins, a national labor and employment law firm representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters, has selected Recommind’s Decisiv …
