Labor & Employment Law

US Labor Department settles charges of hiring discrimination with Leprino Foods – Hanford Sentinel

The decree, signed today by an administrative law judge with the Labor Department, settles OFCCP’s allegations that Leprino Foods’ use of a pre-employment test called WorkKeys to select hires for on-call laborer positions resulted in …

Taxi Drivers Unite with Labor Council – Voiceof San Diego

This classification has permitted the exploitation of these largely immigrant workers as they are also not protected by traditional state or federal employment laws. Drivers do not benefit from labor laws protecting mandatory lunch periods, breaks …

US Labor Department settles charges of hiring discrimination with federal contractor Leprino Foods – YAHOO!

The consent decree, signed today by an administrative law judge with the Labor Department, settles OFCCP’s allegations that Leprino Foods’ use of a pre-employment test called WorkKeys to select hires for on-call laborer positions resulted in discrimination …

Venable Hires Clifton Budd Collective Bargaining Expert – site.law360.com

Brian J. Clark, who most recently practiced labor and employment law on behalf of management for Clifton Budd as a partner, has joined the ranks in Venable’s Manhattan office as its newest partner in the law firm’s labor and employment … Continue reading

Uncle Sam Wants You… To Hire More Vets, Women and Minorities – Businessweek

Those awards mean it most follow the same employment laws as giants like weapons maker Lockheed Martin … which apply only to federal contractors. In 2011, the Labor Dept. cited businesses for the largest number of affirmative-action violations …

US Labor Department settles charges of hiring discrimination with federal contractor Leprino Foods – Hispanic Business

The consent decree, signed today by an administrative law judge with the Labor Department, settles OFCCP’s allegations that Leprino Foods’ use of a pre-employment test called WorkKeys to select hires for on-call laborer positions resulted in …

GOP Labor, Health Spending Bill Clears House Panel – site.law360.com

Law360, Washington (July 18, 2012, 6:46 PM ET) — A GOP spending bill proposing drastic cuts to labor, employment and health care reform cleared a House appropriations panel Wednesday in a 8-6 vote, signaling the start of a heated political … Continue reading

Ministry of Employment and Labor : International conference on employment effects evaluation and job creation held in Seoul on Jul. 12 – 4-traders (press release)

The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) and the Korea Employment Information Service … by analyzing and assessing the impacts on employment of projects, policies, laws and systems implemented by the State and local governments.

James E. Gregory, Partner, Proskauer to Speak at KC’s International Employment Law: A 2012 Perspecti – Melodika.net

James E. Gregory is a Partner in Proskauer’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group and a member of the International Labor & Employment Law Group. James has broad experience in structuring cross-border employment agreements, equity …

Firm Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP Well-Known Labor & Employment Law Specialists – Yahoo Finance

Timothy M. Freudenberger, well-known and respected for his successful and precedent-setting defense of “wage and hour” class action lawsuits, has been named to the Daily Journal’s prestigious list of top labor & employment law attorneys in …