Labor & Employment Law 
Foxconn Factory’s Violations: iPad Factory Workers’ Grievances Detailed In Report – Huffington Post
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 …
Foxconn Apple Factories Violated Chinese Labor Laws, According To Fair Labor Association – Huffington Post
NEW YORK — The Chinese workers who often spend more than 60 hours per week assembling iPhones and iPads will have their overtime curbed and their hourly wages raised after a labor auditor … the happiest with their jobs when … Continue reading
Apple, supplier pledge to improve conditions – msnbc.com
The association, in disclosing its findings from a survey of three Foxconn plants and over 35,000 workers, said it had unearthed multiple violations of labor law, including extreme … he took over from the late Steve Jobs last year, has … Continue reading
Monti’s Labor Law Marks Return of Political Risk: Euro Credit – Bloomberg
Unless Italy is “ready for what we think is a good job, we may not seek to continue,” Monti … Monti has made some concessions by having his Cabinet pass the labor changes as a draft law, rather than a … Continue reading
In Spain, millions join strike to protest labor reforms – Los Angeles Times
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 …
Angry Spaniards strike against labor reform – msnbc.com
Spaniards have so far been largely tolerant of Rajoy’s efforts to reform labor law, much of which dates back to times when levels of employment were substantially higher. His aim is to meet strict EU-imposed targets for the government budget … Continue reading
City’s Jobless Rate Continues to Rise Faster Than Job Creation Rate – New York Times Blogs
(Professional and business services include law and accounting firms and agencies … the sort of companies surveyed every month by the Labor Department. Those transitions would add to the jobs count but would not reduce the unemployment rate.
NJ Labor Investigator Gets 5 Years For Taking $2M In Bribes – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (March 29, 2012, 4:00 PM ET) — An investigator with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development was … falsely certified that they were complying with state law, federal authorities said. Rivera had pleaded guilty … Continue reading
Spaniards strike against "unstoppable" job reforms – Calgary Herald
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.
Spaniards launch strike over labour laws, cuts – YAHOO!
The major CCOO and UGT unions, which called for protests in about 100 towns, denounce the government’s February 11 labour reform … as another 630,000 people lose their jobs. But unions say the economy, not the law, is to blame … Continue reading
