Labor & Employment Law 
Immigrant, labor, Occupy groups join for protests – Businessweek
In Atlanta, immigration activists plan a rally at the state Capitol, where a law targeting illegal immigration was enacted last year. Rallies were also planned in Chicago and Minneapolis. A more labor-centric protest was going on in the San …
US Department of Labor recovers $4.83 million in back wages, damages for more than 4,500 Wal-Mart workers – YAHOO!
To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet certain tests regarding their job … laws, call the Wage and Hour Division’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US WAGE (487-9243). Information is also available at www.dol.gov/whd. U.S. Department of Labor …
Labor leaders warn of loss of jobs in tobacco, alcohol sectors – Philippine Star Online
In a Labor Day message, the National Federation of Labor … and more than double the current rate for alcohol is passed into law. “House Bill 5727, will make us lose our jobs and our families will go hungry. Together … Continue reading
Another Labour Day – Vanguard
The labour disputes the law has spawned in different parts of the country … If you expect to hear what governments have done since last year to increase employment opportunities, all you would get are phantom figures that are improvements … Continue reading
Obama Fails to Stem Middle-Class Hollowing Out – Businessweek
It has emphasized infrastructure improvements to promote competitiveness and backed clean-energy technologies that could provide future jobs. Romney says deficit spending to finance the stimulus, uncertainty generated by the health law …
Labour laws to set new course – Press Trust
The private sector has argued that the amendments to the labour laws will affect the cost of doing business and the creation of employment. We do not see how job creation will be affected by the mere fact that we … Continue reading
Gardere’s Celeste Yeager to Participate in Cornell University’s Labor And Employment Roundtable – PRLog (free press release)
Ms. Yeager is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and regularly represents employers nationally in all types of employment disputes, including class and collective actions before local, state, and federal …
Palestinians mark Labor Day, call for more job opportunities – Xinhua News Agency
GAZA/RAMALLAH, May 1 (Xinhua) — The Palestinians on Tuesday marked Labor Day by holding rallies in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip, calling for reducing unemployment, creating job opportunities … to immediately approve a law of social security and … Continue reading
SD officials seek penalty for unemployment fraud – CNBC
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Labor Department has proposed changing state law to impose an additional penalty on people … temporary financial assistance to people who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. It is financed … Continue reading
Employing children below 14 to be an offence – Hindustan Times
The ILO’s convention of child labour seeks to provide minimum age of employment and says that no children below the age of 14 should be employed. India has to abide by the convention as its own domestic law — Right … Continue reading
