Federal Employment Laws News
- Drugs and money: Obama puts myth over science Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:42AMLike his predecessor, Obama ignores expert opinion on the drug war, economics, Gaza and global warming.
- So it would seem that we Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:54PMIn reply to No Rules For Murdoch To Break : So it would seem that we have something else to thank John Howard for. Yup his large ‘L’ Liberal’s short sighted feral Capitalism friendly dogma. You know the attitude that the market will sort it out…less regulations = trustworthy Corporations that will act in the public’s interests. I ask you are we comfortable yet? Seems to me that both Howard and ...
- Illegal immigration in decline, but why? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:45PMPublic opinion polls continue to show that strong majorities of Americans want their elected officials to crack down on illegal immigration. Furthermore, North Carolina and other states are pushing ahead various proposals - such as requiring employers to use an E-Verify system to assure that...
- Sri Ram to give talk on employment issues Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:55PMRETIRED Federal Court Justice Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram will be delivering a talk on security of tenure in employment at 5pm on Friday.
- Company settles complaint over Iowa turkey workers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:48PMshare: digg facebook twitter U.S. District Judge Harold Vietor had ordered Hill Country Farms and its president in April to pay $1.76 million in back wages and damages for repeatedly violating federal labor laws by not paying the minimum wage or overtime to 31 disabled men who worked at West Liberty Foods between 2006 and 2009. In court records, the department said the permanent injunction ...
- After controversial Canadian layoffs, IQT Solutions call-centre deal with Nashville over Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:25PMA U.S. company that infuriated its Canadian workers by suddenly laying them off without their final paycheque has now lost a major deal with the City of Nashville.
- Disabled workers to get back wages Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:24PMA Texas company accused of exploiting mentally disabled men who worked at a turkey plant in Iowa has agreed to follow minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping laws in the future under a settlement with labor regulators.
- Nashville ends IQT deal in wake of Canadian layoffs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:55PMCity officials, who made the announcement Tuesday, said they were no longer in discussions with the call centre company.
- Students protest Shuler Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:18PMSophomore anthropology student Alikhan Salehi, on the right, debates with Congressman Heath Shuler over the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement immigration bill Shuler introduced last November.
- A shameful milestone in Hamilton Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:32PMOur provincial and federal governments may not have taken notice, but thousands of Hamiltonians cannot escape the injustice and hardship associated with a dreadful milestone reached in their community.
- Most companies work to protect gay employees Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:26AMMany employers have taken steps to protect gay employees in the workplace.
- Election matters up for action at meeting Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:15AMUpcoming election for Fort Morgan Board of Education members will be on the agenda for Monday`s board meeting.
- Who is Sharron Angle? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:25AMRepublican former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, R-Reno, has run for office in every election cycle for the past 15 years. / Marilyn Newton / RGJ Name: Sharron Elaine Angle. Maiden name was Sharron Ott.
- Letters to the Editor published Saturday, July 16, 2011 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:11AMBrookings Harbor Community Helpers Food Bank has been the fortunate recipient of a website created for and donated to us by Katrina Upton.
- Hopkins home care group charged with discrimination Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:26PMEEOC charges Hopkins home care group with discriminating woman with breast cancer A home health care service operated by Johns Hopkins failed to accommodate an employee with breast cancer and later fired her, the U.S. agency that enforces job discrimination laws charged in a suit announced Friday.
- Tea Party confusion Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:35PMI don’t understand some of my fellow Americans these days. This deadlock in Washington has me puzzled completely. Now I basically lean to the Democrat side of things but not 100 percent. Never have and probably never will.
- Fund Your 401(k) or IRA First? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:22PMIt depends on your situation, but these 10 questions can help you find the answer.
- Undocumented Immigrants Steer Clear of Arizona Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:17PMBy Valeria Fernandez New America Media Synopsis: It’s unclear how the drop in immigration could affect the rhetoric in Arizona, which already has seen the effects of an exodus of immigrants. PHOENIX — People on both sides of the immigration debate in Arizona are skeptical of new research that shows a national decrease in the [...]
- Immigration Practice Pointers For The HR Professional Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:44AMThe HR professional receives legal advice from his or her immigration counsel, in-house immigration attorneys or specialists; however, it is also highly important for the HR professional to understand certain key immigration terms and concepts in order to adequately assist the company in hiring Foreign National Employees (FNEs) and meeting its personnel needs.
- Another Spin: The best candidate for Norwood’s School Committee? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:50AMThe situation involving Mark Joseph and alleged theft of school-owned kitchen equipment has me shaking my head, like many in town. After Monday’s School Committee meeting it appears Joseph is no longer on the board.
- US Department of Labor recovers nearly $105,000 in overtime back wages for 57 Hurricane Ike cleanup workers in Anahuac ... Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:42AMThe U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $104,837 in overtime back wages for 57 workers who had been misclassified as independent contractors and thereby denied overtime compensation for all hours of their work in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, following an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. The workers were employed by Cecil Parker Jr., the owner of a debris ...
- 3 Sisters Allege Sexual Harassment at LI Restaurant Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:04AMThree sisters from Port Washington who worked as hostesses at...
- Why the Court should uphold S.B.1070 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:54AMCarol Swain, professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University, discusses S.B. 1070 for our on-line symposium.
- Ask the Expert Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:48PMWhat must a company do when an employee complains about discrimination or harassment in the workplace?
- The million-dollar carrot Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:04PMYes, some new things have occurred recently relative to Sugar Loaf Resort. No, none of those things involves someone stepping forward with the estimated $10 million-plus that will be required to purchase, redevelop and re-open the long-shuttered ski re read more
- Manager: $30K investigation of Hemlock Farms board member was justified Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:06PMHemlock Farms Community Manager Mike Sibio defended the decision of the board to spend $30,000 to investigate board member Ignatius "Buddy" Gentile after two employees filed complaints about him last year.
- Is the US ‘Stealing’ Your Gains? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:55PMThree of the world’s most important currencies just made new lows against gold overnight: the US dollar, the euro and the pound. Barely two weeks have passed since the end of QEII and some members are keen to push the button again. Seriously.
- Biggest Trans Day of Action Ever Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:52PMWhile much of the state on June 24 was focused on whether New York’s marriage equality bill would pass, more than 400 gathered in Manhattan’s Foley Square for the seventh and largest Trans Day of Action for Social and Economic Justice.
- Rio Vista nearing state sanctions Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:24PMThe California State Controller’s Office of John Chiang has received multiple tips throughout the state pointing to financial wrongdoing by municipal governments. Chiang’s office has increased manpower to investigate the finances of potential at-fault cities to prevent the possibility of another scandal similar to Bell, California. more...
- Textualism and open questions about S.B. 1070 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:39PMRoderick Hills, NYU Law professor, discusses S.B. 1070 for our on-line symposium.
