Labor & Employment Law

NBPA executive director Billy Hunter sought union investment for bank with ties to son – YAHOO!

During Alexis Hunter’s employment with the firm, the NBPA paid Howrey $316,550, according to U.S. Department of Labor filings. After Howrey shut down in March, Alexis Hunter was hired as special counsel at the New York-based law firm of Steptoe … Continue reading

Grads face low prospects in job market – msnbc.com

But, a weak labor … the job prospects for bachelor’s degree holders fell last year to the lowest level in more than a decade. Next month, Old Dominion University will hand out about 3,000 degrees. “Well, I was planning to … Continue reading

James Murdoch at Leveson: As it happened – Financial Times

16.30 Members of the opposition Labour party are not being slow to voice their anger … The whole reason for Mr Hunt to be handed the job of deciding on BSkyB in the first place was that Vince Cable, the business … Continue reading

New rules set on background checks for job seekers – msnbc.com

The company was using arrest records and convictions to deny job applicants positions, but the EEOC suit charged the practice impacted minority employees disproportionately and as a result was illegal under the nation’s labor laws. Employer …

Feds to Outlaw Farm Chores for Kids – Reason.com

Prohibited places of employment would include country grain elevators … Farmers understand that there are potential dangers on the farm and they abide by existing farm labor laws,” added [PFB President Carl T.] Shaffer.

Rural kids, parents angry about Labor Dept. rule banning farm chores – YAHOO!

… is poised to put the finishing touches on a rule that would apply child-labor laws to children working on family farms, prohibiting them from performing a list of jobs on their own families’ land. Under the rules, children under … Continue reading

West Virginia To Drug Test Enrollees In Workplace Training Program – Huffington Post

Labor advocates, for their part … a lobbyist for the National Employment Law Project, said in an email. “I expect the results in West Virginia may be the same as elsewhere,” she continued. “Rather than scapegoating job seekers en masse … Continue reading

Company Admits It Bilked Clients on Big Projects – 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

A bad tip for restaurant employees – Chicago Tribune

I’ve worked in and around restaurants for over 40 years, and I’m very familiar with employment law as it relates to the industry … It’s a misleading argument: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show the average wage for a … Continue reading

Government of Canada Announces a More Efficient and Responsive Temporary Foreign Worker Program – msnbc.com

While in Canada, temporary foreign workers have the same rights and protections as Canadian workers under applicable federal/provincial employment standards and labour laws.