Labor & Employment Law 
French election focuses on job creation as companies blame labour laws for unemployment – Toronto Star
PARIS—Tired of waits to fill orders and lack of control over his Asian factories, Pierrick Haan, chief executive officer of Dupont Medical, decided last year to return production of some wheelchairs and medical equipment to France. The 150-year-old …
Columbia attorney receives Employment Law award – Midlands Connect.com
The S.C. Bar Employment and Labor Law Section Council announces that Herbert “Herb” W. Louthian has been named the Distinguished Lawyer of 2012. Louthian will be recognized at the Section’s mid-year meeting on Friday, May 18, at the S.C. Bar … Continue reading
National Guard Members’ Next Battle: The Job Hunt – NPR News
There are laws designed to protect vets from losing their … of labor discrimination against veterans for the U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ and Employment Training Service. “Sometimes, I often find that the disputes that we encounter …
Backlash over Labor Department’s decision to drop family farm proposal – Washington Times
“Instead of protecting child farm workers, the Labor Department will look the other way when children get crushed, suffocated, and poisoned on the job.” But farm advocates … After changes to decades-old laws were proposed by the Obama …
How You Can Help Protect Victims of Human Trafficking by Voting in the Next Presidential Election – Huffington Post
Marina* was recruited from Ukraine with the promise of a well-paying job and free housing in the United States … like Marina, forced into labor. On March 15, as part of his efforts to prevent human trafficking, President Obama convened … Continue reading
Protests over Valley solar projects called a ploy – Fresno Bee
The chapter was accused of “greenmailing” to get union jobs, a charge that the union denied … Smutny-Jones said CURE has proved successful at leveraging environmental law to win labor agreements, particularly at solar thermal plants.
United we bargain but divided we beg – Greenville News
Andy Arnold practices employment law in Greenville and can be reached at aarnold … The job involves continually increasing revenues and cutting expenses, most particularly labor costs. Squeezing more hours of work out of its employees for …
Veterans feeling shut out of job market – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
WASHINGTON • Matt Pizzo has a law degree, a can-do attitude … Hannah Rudstam of Cornell University’s Industrial and Labor Relations School studies veterans’ employment, and says many employers consider PTSD and traumatic brain injury mysterious …
Labor Day march to draw 5,000 – Sun Star
In front of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) 7, workers will air their demands, such as wage adjustment and the scrapping of the Oil Deregulation Law. Have something to report? Tell us in text, photos or videos. Joe … Continue reading
Public workers have little clout after Act 10 law – La Crosse Tribune
MADISON — As public sector unions prepare to negotiate their first contracts under the 2011 state law that narrowed … and Scott has told labor lawyers the same thing. Even the lawyer for the state’s teacher union agrees. Employment Relation … Continue reading
