Labor & Employment Law 
More American workers sue employers for overtime pay – Nashville Tennessean
Their jobs were misclassified as exempt from overtime requirements … Courts, meanwhile, must reconcile decades-old labor laws with ever-evolving technology. The spread of BlackBerrys and iPhones has many workers tethered to employers, for better …
E-verify will help provide jobs to Colorado workers – Coloradoan
I wrote how American workers have suffered as a result of our country’s cheap labor policies consisting of “free trade” promoting offshoring of jobs and the importation … Current Colorado law mandates that employers affirm they have examined …
TWC offers tips for teens and employers as summer hiring starts – San Marcos Daily Record
In Texas, certain child labor laws apply to different age groups and different job types. For example, children aged 11 or older may deliver newspapers to customers on established routes. Children aged 14 or 15 may perform office and clerical … Continue reading
STATE: Labor largesse – Riverside Press Enterprise
Legislation last year effectively blocked general law cities and counties from banning union-friendly “project labor agreements” on public … no matter who eventually gets the job.
US official: Colombia’s labor reforms clear way for free trade deal to be implemented – Sun Sentinel
For Obama, it amounted to a chance to shift some focus back to his original mission in Latin America — creating jobs … the “labor action plan” that was a prerequisite for putting the trade deal into place. The plan … Continue reading
Teamsters Score 3-to-1 Election Victory in Nearly Union-Free Industry – AlterNet
“They try to find to find out who is pro, who is against…There’s a lot of people that are scared about the fight, because knowing about how bad the economy is now, everybody needs a job … law-breaking and the … Continue reading
Better Safety Standards Demands Ensuing Job Injuries With Youth – Med India
“We don’t tend to think of child labor as a major issue in the U.S. but we should,” said the study’s lead author Carol Runyan, Ph.D., MPH, and professor of epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health. “Laws governing … Continue reading
The Fiscal Drag on India’s Monetary Policy – Wall Street Journal
And a swathe of labor laws for manufacturing also make the job market rigid. These policies have to change to enable labor productivity to rise in line with incomes, else more inflationary pressure will keep building up. Already, New Delhi’s … Continue reading
Farm labor regulations panned by local officials – Post-Star
The highly specific Labor Department proposal effectively brings the youth employment regulations for any farm classified … The agriculture industry has historically been exempted from youth labor laws, largely because of the deep history of youth …
Labour ban – Khaleej Times
I am planning to change my job as I received a job offer from a Dubai company. I need to resign, but I have not completed two years. Will a six-month labour ban be enforced … s Degree in International … Continue reading
