Labor & Employment Law 
Obama Fails to Stem Middle-Class Slide Blamed on Bush – 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 …
Immigration Stalls as Opportunities Wane on U.S.-Mexican Border – Yahoo Finance
‘More Challenging’ “Harvesting Vidalia onions in Georgia becomes more challenging when you don’t have labor,” U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, a Georgia Republican, said at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing April 26. “Many of these are jobs …
N.J. law puts could limit employers’ use of job applicants work history in hiring – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)
Lawrence R. Sandak is a partner in the Labor and Employment Law Department at Proskauer Rose and head of the law firm’s Newark office. Daniel L. Saperstein is an associate at the firm’s Newark office. Views expressed by the authors … Continue reading
Obama Fails to Stem Middle-Class Slide He Blamed on Bush – Bloomberg
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 …
(NLRB) Complaint against 24 Hour Fitness alleges arbitration policy is unlawful – Democratic Underground.com
Inc. violated federal labor law by insisting that all employment-related disputes be resolved by individual arbitration. The California-based corporation, which operates fitness centers across the country, requires employees to agree in writing …
Child labor laws change the way businesses hire workers – KTIV
With summer fast approaching, teens are trying to find jobs. Or parents are hoping their teen finds a job. However, child labor laws have changed. The work you may have done to earn cash may not be legal for kids … Continue reading
Labor Day fun runs, job fairs, rallies in Cebu – Global Nation
The rally will end at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office at Plaza Independencia … 22 or seven months ago. Under the law, a wage increase can only be granted one year after the latest wage increase … Continue reading
Labour demand Cameron statement on Hunt: Politics live blog – The Guardian
Alongside implementing Labour’s five point plan for jobs and growth, Labour’s finance bill would reverse … up the dominance of the Big Six power companies and require them by law to offer 4 million elderly people the lowest rate available.
Immigration Stalls as Opportunities Wane on U.S.-Mexican Border (Calexico) – nola.com
“Harvesting Vidalia onions in Georgia becomes more challenging when you don’t have labor,” Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., said Thursday at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. “Many of these are jobs that frankly, Americans don’t want to do.” Weakened U.S …
Hiring is rising for many majors, not just science and tech fields – Palm Beach Post
Employment consultant Challenger Gray & Christmas said U.S. Department of Labor statistics show workers in their early … She started at a West Palm Beach law firm but realized it was not her career path. Now she’ll work as a … Continue reading
