Labor & Employment Law 
Judge: Fla. worker drug testing unconstitutional – msnbc.com
The ruling could eventually have an impact on a new state law also permitting random worker drug testing. Scott’s order was challenged by a labor union representing … and in safety-related and high-risk jobs. Lawyers for … Continue reading
Labor Department Looks to Ban Kids from Working on Farms – News Channel 7
“They do some vital jobs here on the farm,” Dairy Farmer, Ronald Martin said. The Department of Labor wants a law in place to keep children from working on farms, even if it’s a family farm. The reason behind it, … Continue reading
NLRB ‘Working Overtime’ to Boost Unions, Attorney Warns – Yahoo Finance
warned a veteran labor and employment attorney for the national law firm LeClairRyan. “The changes afoot at today’s NLRB include a new rule that, if not enjoined by a federal court prior to April 30, will have an enormous impact … Continue reading
Feds: Labor laws protect transgendered workers – The Spokesman-Review
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the agency that enforces the nation’s job discrimination laws has ruled that transgender people are protected from bias in the workplace. The decision late last week from the Equal Employment …
Major Construction Company Admits Overbilling Clients on Building Jobs – New York Times
The company, Lend Lease, routinely paid labor foremen for one or two hours of overtime … “and the defense that everyone does it will not be a shield against law enforcement.” Lend Lease, which changed its name from Bovis Lend … Continue reading
South Africa: Proposed Amendments To The Labour Relations Act And The Basic Conditions Of Employment Act – Mondaq
Recent revisions to UAE labour laws were wholeheartedly welcomed by the expatriate workforce, especially the provision permitting employees to change jobs after two years, without obtaining a ‘no-objection certificate’ from their employer.
United States: Brinker Confirms Practical Approach to Meal Breaks – Mondaq
Instead, an employer satisfies its duty under California’s meal period and rest break laws by relieving its employees … Wage and hour lawsuits outpace all other types of employment litigation, and federal and state labor departments continue vigorous …
New gov’t guidance on employee background checks – msnbc.com
Not necessarily, the government said Wednesday in new guidelines on how employers can avoid running afoul of laws prohibiting job discrimination … Follow Sam Hananel’s labor coverage on Twitter at http://twitter.com/shananel Copyright 2012 The Associated …
Prison Labor as the Past — and Future — of American "Free-Market” Capitalism – AlterNet
Those “freedmen” were eager to pursue their new liberty either by setting up as small farmers or by exercising the right to move out of the region at will or from job to job as “free wage labor … of … Continue reading
Child Labor Ban Discriminatory, Reactionary – YAHOO!
Under the law, children younger than 18 would … livestock exchanges and livestock auctions.” Labor Department statistics show children are injured more in farm-related activities than other jobs. The only way for children to learn safe work skills …
