Labor & Employment Law 
Apple Labor Pact Could Ripple Across China – My Fox Boston
Apple and one of its top suppliers, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., agreed to a set of recommendations by the Fair Labor Association following an audit of Hon Hai’s Chinese factories to reduce work hours and change other employment policies.
Apple’s factories in China are breaking employment laws, audit finds – The Guardian
In December, 46% of the workforce clocked up to 70 hours per week, although Chinese labour laws say employees should work no … and said “their employment status remains vague and represents a major risk”. Student labour peaks in the … Continue reading
Austerity Measures Prompt Spanish Workers To Strike – NPR News
Workers walked off the job in Spain on Thursday … The strikers are protesting sharp government cutbacks and big changes to labor laws; changes that are intended to jumpstart Spain’s stagnant economy. And as Lauren Frayer in Madrid reports, there … Continue reading
Littler Adds Former Senior In-House Counsel Bradley A. Siciliano to its Growing Corporate Ethics & Compliance Practice – PR Inside
NEW YORK (March 29, 2012) – Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the nation’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has added Bradley A. Siciliano to its growing Corporate Ethics & Compliance practice as a shareholder in the firm …
FLA’s Report on Apple and Foxconn: Little Found and Even Less To Do – Forbes
Though Foxconn does provide interns with some forms of health insurance, due to Chinese labor laws, interns “are not defined as employees and legally, no employment relationship exists between the factory and the interns.” The FLA adds …
Weekly Review: Ben Bernanke and the Puzzle of Employment – NASDAQ
For those interested in understanding how the Fed looks at the labor market, his speech offered insights. One of the major points the Chairman made was the unexplained deviation of employment from Okun’s law. That rule of thumb describes the … Continue reading
Willig, Williams & Davidson Honored with Philadelphia VIP Silver Gavel Award – PRLog (free press release)
PHILADELPHIA (March 2012) – Pennsylvania labor union and employment law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson has been honored with Philadelphia VIP’s (Volunteers for the Indigent) Silver Gavel Award in recognition of the firm’s outstanding level of …
In Spain, millions join strike to protest labor reforms – Chicago Tribune
MADRID — Millions of Spaniards stayed off the job Thursday to protest new labor laws that allow companies to opt out of collective bargaining pacts, reduce wages and fire workers more easily. The general strike stalled public transportation …
Foxconn Labor Report Reveals Overworked Conditions – Toms Hardware
Under Chinese labor law, interns are not defined as employees and legally, no employment relationship exists between the factory and the interns. This means that the general protections of the labor law do not apply to interns, including the social … Continue reading
Spaniards strike against "unstoppable" job reforms – The Vancouver Sun
MADRID/BARCELONA – Spanish workers staged a general strike on Thursday to protest against labour reforms which the government declared “unstoppable” but many ignored the action, fearing for their jobs in a country with the EU’s highest unemployment rate.
