Labor & Employment Law 
France Unemployment Near 10% Fueled by Laws Election Omits: Jobs – Bloomberg
The 150-year-old Dupont Medical created 20 jobs making custom devices at a plant in central France — and will stop there. Faced with France’s stifling labor code, Haan probably will send any additional production of standard equipment to what …
California Addresses Labor Crime with a New Unit – Workforce Management
… U.S. Labor Department’s periodic report on new state labor laws finds that worker privacy and prevailing wages were the two most common subjects for new labor and employment laws enacted by states in 2011. Based on the number of … Continue reading
Unions make huge pro-Falk ad buy in recall race – Times Union
The recall was largely motivated by Walker’s law passed last year effectively ending most … Fifteen months in, there are only 5,900 new private sector jobs and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week that Wisconsin lost more jobs … Continue reading
Contracting for Railcars and Jobs in Los Angeles – Brookings Institution
March’s job numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics were bleak … is whether this approach is within the federal provisions of Buy American. That law mandates 60 percent of the total value of the rail car must be produced … Continue reading
In Suit, Ex-Worker Accuses Restaurant of Violating Labor Laws – New York Times Blogs
Although Mr. Kim said he was told his job was an apprenticeship, the restaurant did not register an apprenticeship program with the state of federal labor departments, as would have been required, the suit says. In any case, state law … Continue reading
Back to the Future: A Blueprint for Progressives to Take Back Our Country by Large-Scale Organizing of the Unemployed – Huffington Post
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the figure goes up to 14% if those … should nurture organizations like the National Employment Law Project, UCubed (organized by the International Association of Machinists) and the Philadelphia …
Pro-Falk labor group announces $1 million ad buy – madison
The recall was largely motivated by Walker’s law passed last year effectively ending most … Fifteen months in, there are only 5,900 new private sector jobs and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week that Wisconsin lost more jobs … Continue reading
Unemployment is a special challenge for veterans – Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON — Matt Pizzo has a law degree, 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 …
Portland’s legal stand against reinstating fired cop hangs on Oregon law that’s had little effect – Oregonian
But that likely won’t be enough to convince the state Employment … “The law needs to be revisited again. Obviously, what we did in ’95 wasn’t sufficient.” The courts and union attorneys, like longtime Portland public safety labor lawyer …
Protect workers with strong laws, safety standards – CharlotteObserver.com
As the nation’s secretary of labor, I am surrounded by numbers about jobs, the labor market and about the economy … that would allow her to pursue her interests in chemistry, law and the rights of women and immigrants. One … Continue reading
