Enzi blocks Labor appointee Oct 16, 2009
"His objection to her nomination lies with what she told the committee versus what documents show, not with labor law in general," Enzi's spokeswoman Elly Pickett told the Star-Tribune ... Pickett said Enzi has a record of supporting full and fair enforcement of national labor laws. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
HGEA, state reach furlough agreement: 42 days over 2 years Oct 16, 2009
Under state labor law, the governor needed at least one mayor to endorse the offer because it involves county workers. Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann said a settlement is preferable to arbitration. (Honolulu Advertiser)
NFL asks for rehearing in suspensions case Oct 15, 2009
The NFL says federal labor law should pre-empt state law and uniform standards for players are needed nationwide. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Rush to Judgment Oct 15, 2009
They do a lot of work in municipalities, do a lot of work for the federal government, they follow labor law, they follow performance- enhancing drug issues, and so they are very careful about who they get involved with and how deeply the involvement goes. And I think again it was really a major decision. (Fox News)
Liberia: Labor Ministry Increases Aliens Work Permit Fees Oct 14, 2009
Tiawan Saye Gongloe clearly explained that the regulation is meant to give effect to section 1507-(1) (2) of the Labor Law of Liberia which provides that no alien is permitted to work in Liberia unless said alien is in possession of work permit and that there is no qualified Liberians to occupy such vacancy ... Finally, the Labour Minister told the LCC delegation that promoting employment for Liberians especially among the youth is one of the steps under the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) of... (allAfrica.com)
Your Career: Tweeting for your boss Oct 12, 2009
If you leave your job, for example, its unclear if those connections belong to you or your employer, labor law experts say. Before the social networking explosion, if an employee had a list of contacts at work established for the sake of generating business or marketing, courts often decided workers had no right to those lists when they left their jobs. (MSNBC -- Business)
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Under state labor law, at least one mayor must endorse the offer, which sources have described as 18 furlough days this fiscal year and 24 furlough days next fiscal year for state workers. Hannemann said the mayors would back the offer if the administration accepts their contract terms. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii mayors say they want flexibility of furlough days in HGEA contract Oct 10, 2009
Under state labor law, at least one mayor must endorse the offer. But Hannemann insisted that mayors needed the time to review contract language and were not obstacles to a deal. (Honolulu Advertiser)
New names surface in hunt for NHLPA leader Oct 10, 2009
Veteran labor lawyer wants NHLPA job ... David Feher, a nationally recognized sports labor law expert, is interested in helping the struggling NHL Players Association solve its problems ... "David Feher has a long history of player advocacy and would be just what the players need at this time," said Paul Haagen, a professor at Duke and one of the nation's leading authorities on sports and labor law. (ESPN -- NHL)
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He's making it on Broadway Oct 9, 2009
He's able to talk about how important law is to the business of sports anti-trust law, contract law, labor law. Dershowitz, who shares Sox season tickets with his fellow Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree, said he and Lucchino conceived of the course during an offseason trip to the Galapagos Islands. (Boston Globe)
Congress to review blocked doping suspensions Oct 9, 2009
The agreement is governed by federal labor law, which they argued pre-empted state law. The Minnesota law mandates that an employer give an employee who tests positive for drug use the right to explain the result. (ESPN -- Football)
Mayors say 'hogwash' to governor's criticism Oct 9, 2009
Under state labor law, the Lingle administration needs at least one county mayor to agree because the contract involves both state and county workers. In a joint statement yesterday, the mayors said they had sought clarification on several key issues and had only received information back on Tuesday. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii state employees face 42 furlough days this year, next Oct 8, 2009
Under state labor law, at least one of the four county mayors must sign off on the agreement, since it involves both state and county workers ... Most of the HGEA workers covered by the potential settlement work for the state, yet, under state labor law, the counties have a voice in the process. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Deal on Sun-Times sale appears closer Oct 8, 2009
Ritchie, a Lisle-based private equity manager, didn t specify who allegedly threw the legal obstacles into his path, saying only that he had been warned that it would violate federal labor law if a potential buyer approached unions. Attorneys he asked disagreed. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Community Coffee in hot water after accused of discrimination Oct 7, 2009
The action taken against Community Coffee is nothing unusual, but the OFCCP's choice to focus on them was a bit surprising to some labor law experts. I'm surprised they are going after relatively small company, but maybe the facts were very egregious," said Joel Friedman, a professor at the Tulane University Law School. "The reality is Community Coffee understood their contracts with the federal government were at risk, they weren't going to do anything to risk that, these are important to... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Unionization push under way among state's farm workers Oct 6, 2009
Hauskapoika wrote on Oct 5, 2009 12:10 PM:" There's a lot of rhetoric on this issue, but not enough sober thought.Union organizers make accusations, but is it baloney? Government agencies govern working conditions - not unions, so why don't the workers report the alleged "abuses" to the government? Maybe because the workers are illegal aliens? Also, President Reagan did not destroy unions, but he did fire unionized air traffic controllers who struck illegally (their contract forbade strikes).... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Judge upholds 15 of 16 labor law violations against Pacific Beach Hotel Oct 3, 2009
An administrative law judge has upheld 15 of 16 counts of federal labor law violations against the Pacific Beach Hotel. Judge James Kennedy ruled that, among other things, hotel management bargained in bad faith during contract negotiations, coercively polled employees about their union support, withdrew recognition of the union as the exclusive bargaining representative of the workers, discharged employees because of their union activities and threatened employees with loss of their jobs if... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Matheson/Keys expands with Fish attorneys Oct 2, 2009
Matheson Keys Garsson & Kordzik will focus on corporate, IP and labor law. In an email letter to clients and colleagues this week, Kordzik said he has worked with large firms for the last 18 years. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Boeing ends workers' free ride on tuition Sep 26, 2009
Boeing's white-collar union, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), told its members in a note Friday morning that "under federal labor law, the company cannot make unilateral changes in wages, benefits or working conditions for SPEEA-represented employees during a contract term without notifying and engaging SPEEA."SPEEA-represented employees presently interested in the Learning Together Program should continue with their plans," the note advised.Last year,... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Labor relations board orders state to provide HGEA with layoff criteria Sep 25, 2009
The board, which oversees the state's labor law, gave state department directors until the end of the month to provide the union with the criteria used to select more than 1,100 state workers for layoffs. James Nicholson, chairman of the three-member board, set a status conference for Oct. 6 to determine whether there has been meaningful consultation. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Lawyer Faces Felony Charge for Allegedly Bribing Hospital Workers Sep 24, 2009
His practice areas are identified as plaintiffs' personal injury, construction, labor law, stocks and airline accidents. Arraigned with Hamel Wednesday were Pradhudial Balkaran, 46, of the Bronx; Franklin Martinez, 54, of Mamaroneck; Vanessa Marte, 26, of Manhattan; Natasha Samuels, 27, of the Bronx; Benito Figueroa, 50, of the Bronx; Odalis Caraballo, 56, of the Bronx, and Kenton Wright, 49, of the Bronx. (Law.com)
Machinists Union Files Suit Against Pratt & Whitney Sep 23, 2009
Adler is a partner in the labor law firm Livingston, Adler, Pulda Meiklejohn. Accompanied by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and a small cadre of Machinists, he filed the suit in federal court in Hartford this afternoon. (FOX61, CT)
Labor, business square off on organizing bill Sep 22, 2009
EFCA won t fix the problem for farm workers, because they are specifically excluded from federal labor law. I am disappointed that the governor once again denied farm workers free and fair union elections that would enable them to have more say about the safety of their workplaces, Steinberg said in a news release when the bill was vetoed. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Obama wants G20 to rethink economy Sep 21, 2009
Without naming specific countries, the proposal indicates the United States should save more and cut its budget deficit, China should rely less on exports and Europe should make structural changes -- possibly in areas such as labor law -- to make itself more attractive to investment. To head off reluctance from China, Froman's letter also supported Beijing's call for developing countries to have more say at the International Monetary Fund. (India Times)
Board asked to halt layoffs Sep 18, 2009
Peter Trask, the HGEA attorney, said meaningful consultation is a fundamental principle of state labor law. He said Lingle's layoff plans have been "dysfunctional" and "disorganized" and have prevented the union from providing information to its members. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Strippers’ lawsuit challenges independent contractor status Sep 18, 2009
The lawyer, Tod A. Cochran, of Boston, said he believes strip clubs in Massachusetts routinely violate state labor law by misclassifying dancers as independent contractors to avoid paying miniumum wage, overtime, Social Security, workers compensation, and other benefits. Customers, he said, should be outraged that the club isn t sharing any of its profits with the workers and is exploiting [the strippers] by not only not paying them but by charging them a fee. (Boston Globe)
UHPA to ask members if they agree on contract offer seeking 5% salary cut Sep 18, 2009
Under state labor law, the governor has three votes on new contracts for professors, the UH Board of Regents has two votes, and the UH president has one vote. The union said it would hold an authorization vote between Oct. 5 and Oct. 7. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Senate Close To Reviving Pro-Union Bill, Likely To Mandate Contract Arbitration Sep 17, 2009
The proposed deal outlined by Specter would amend labor law by requiring: faster secret ballot elections in organizing workplaces; tougher penalties for firing organizers; giving unions equal access to workplaces if businesses hold mandatory meetings on union elections; and binding, baseball-style arbitration when newly organized unions and employers can't agree on a contract. "The mediators will have a lot more authority," Specter said. (Investors Business Daily)
Unions Have Powerful Friends, But Fade With Public, Economy Sep 16, 2009
She said the department was adding 670 labor law investigators. President Obama is set to address the convention Tuesday. (Investors Business Daily)
Advice on unemployment benefits Sep 16, 2009
And both of you would be amazed at how broad the definition of work is under state labor law. "You are considered employed on any day when you perform any services - even an hour or less - regardless of whether you get paid for that day," the state Labor Department says. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
HSTA deal goes to Lingle Sep 16, 2009
Under state labor law, the governor has three votes on new contracts for teachers, while the school board has two votes and the schools superintendent has one vote. The process is structured so that the governor must get the vote of at least one educator. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Council OKs FiOS TV for Pittsburgh Sep 16, 2009
" The administration resolved concerns of the Laborers District Council of Western Pennsylvania, which argued that Verizon's subcontractors would not be closely monitored for labor law compliance. The administration introduced a council resolution to have the Foundation for Fair Contracting -- backed by unions and some contractors -- help the city investigate any tax dodging or hiring of undocumented workers. There will be no cost to the city for the nonprofit FFC's help, and its work will not... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Council accepts city manager’s notice to resign Sep 16, 2009
He had previously spoken with a labor law attorney about the matter. If you want to terminate him, you have to stand up and say it, Wagner said. (Columbus Colorado County Citizen, TX)
Obama to talk with autoworkers, AFL-CIO members Sep 15, 2009
John Sweeney, stepping down after 14 years at the helm of the AFL-CIO, urged union leaders Sunday to keep up the fight to reform health care and overhaul labor laws so workers can form unions more easily. "We're on the cusp of the greatest advance in labor law reform in 70 years, but we're taking heavy fire from the corporate captains of deceit," Sweeney told about 1,000 union members at the federation's convention. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Sweeney Steps Down at AFL-CIO as Rolls Dwindle Sep 14, 2009
PITTSBURGH John Sweeney, stepping down after 14 years at the helm of the AFL-CIO, urged union leaders Sunday to keep up the fight to reform health care and overhaul labor laws so workers can form unions more easily. "We're on the cusp of the greatest advance in labor law reform in 70 years, but we're taking heavy fire from the corporate captains of deceit," Sweeney told about 1,000 union members at the federation's convention ... Health care and labor laws lie at the forefront of the AFL-CIO's... (Newsmax)
AFL-CIO president bids farewell as labor leader Sep 14, 2009
"We're on the cusp of the greatest advance in labor law reform in 70 years, but we're taking heavy fire from the corporate captains of deceit," Sweeney told about 1,000 union members at the federation's convention ... Health care and labor laws lie at the forefront of the AFL-CIO's political agenda as it welcomes new leadership for the first time since 1995. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Sweeney bids farewell as AFL-CIO head Sep 14, 2009
"We transformed the debate over globalization and helped redefine the global labor movement as a champion of workers' rights. We increased the minimum wage. We took on the Enrons and the Exxons. We called the hand of the greedy corporations that sent out jobs overseas, destroyed our mortgage markets and nearly destroyed our economy. We brought health care and labor law reform to the top of our national agenda. We seated a pro-working family majority in the United States Congress.". And he said... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
State, union fight over arbitrator Sep 13, 2009
State labor law requires the two sides, when they are unable to agree on a neutral arbitrator, to choose from a list of five arbitrators provided by the American Arbitration Association. The state and the union are supposed to alternately strike names from the list until an arbitrator is selected. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Court ruling lets Williamses play in '09 Sep 12, 2009
The agreement is governed by federal labor law, which they argued pre-empted the state laws the Williamses are using to block their suspensions. The NFL has said players are responsible for what they put into their bodies. (ESPN -- Football)
Mayor reaches deal with unions on FiOS Sep 11, 2009
While the administration said that federal cable law did not allow it to insist that Verizon work with the FFC, the nonprofit foundation will have a designated contact within the city Finance Department to whom it can report tax or labor law violations by any contractor on publicly or privately funded construction sites. The FFC is "not being deputized," said Mr. Stern, nor will it be given information that's not already public record. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Letter: Lack of Sunday business due to blue laws not necessary Sep 11, 2009
If we were to enforce a labor law that required at least one day off for every six days on, but left open the choice of day, few would object, even though doing so would come closer to meeting what Jesus suggested than current Sunday blue laws. If I owned a car dealership or beer distributor, I'd be open on Sundays (after I got done with church) in order to serve those for whom Sunday was their day off. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Employee or contract worker: It's a fine line Sep 9, 2009
The drawback: They have fewer labor law protections than employees. Diane Stafford is the workplace and careers columnist at The Kansas City Star. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Got A Case Of The Economic Blues? Sep 9, 2009
Nearly 90 percent of American workers lack a formal voice at work and those who want one are blocked by labor laws that are outdated and broken ... Rebuilding of the middle class also requires that labor law reform finally be enacted in a way that restores workers rights to join a union and gain collective bargaining agreements. (CBS News)
Contract jobs straddle a fuzzy line Sep 9, 2009
The drawback: They have fewer labor law protections than employees. ABOUT THE WRITER. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Obama, Biden Reaffirm Support for Employee Free Choice Act Sep 8, 2009
"I share the Vice President's hope and belief that real labor law reform, the kind which hasn't been seen in decades, will pass in 2009. Finally, we'll put an end to the illegal, immoral and just plain unfair practices that working people face every day at the hands of their employers, purely for attempting to form a union.". The Employee Free Choice Act would allow workers to bargain with their employers for job security, better wages and benefits. (PR Newswire)
Art Pulaski: Wage growth can help bring out the best in Californians Sep 7, 2009
Reforming labor law is key to our state's economic recovery. California workers are among the most productive in the world. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
State, HGEA hearings private Sep 6, 2009
The state's open meetings law does not not apply to the Judiciary or quasi-judicial boards such as the Hawai'i Labor Relations Board, which oversees the state's labor law ... The section of state labor law governing the arbitration panel and arbitration hearings does not explicitly say whether hearings are open or closed to the public ... Under state labor law, the panel is supposed to give weight to several factors, including the economy, the cost of living, the public interest, the existing... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Ex-Employee's Suit Tests if Labor Firm's Arbitration Agreements Are Ironclad Sep 5, 2009
a national firm whose Web site proclaims it as a source for "Employment and Labor Law Solutions Worldwide," is having its mettle tested in a suit by a former employee of its Newark, N.J., office. The threshold question in Preston v. Littler Mendelson, L-2370-9, is whether the law firm can compel arbitration based on agreements it drafted that it says bind all employees suing the firm. (Law.com)
Governor vetoes card check for farmworkers Sep 4, 2009
Steinberg's bill would have applied only to farmworkers, who are not covered by federal labor law but can join unions in California under a 1975 state law. The measure was a top priority of the United Farm Workers, which initially thrived after the California law was passed but has since lost much of its membership and bargaining power in the fields. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Union Contacts, Data Updated and Expanded in New 2009 Edition of BNA's Directory of U.S. Labor Organizations Sep 4, 2009
In addition to the , BNA's Book Division publishes BNA's Directory of State and Federal Courts, Judges, and Clerks; Contract Bargaining Handbook for Local Union Leaders; The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act, Fourth Edition; Elkouri and Elkouri: How Arbitration Works, Sixth Edition; How ADR Works; How to Take a Case Before the NLRB, Seventh Edition; Labor Union Law and Regulation; Negotiating a Labor Contract: A Management Handbook; The Railway... (PR Newswire)
Detroit's car woes spread to California with NUMMI decision Aug 31, 2009
Who gets the dog, who gets the doghouse, who gets the bumper in the backyard," he said. Santos was leading the rally in San Francisco, where about 100 UAW members and their families and friends urged Toyota to reconsider its decision to stop building vehicles in California, the biggest car market in North America. NUMMI is the only Toyota assembly plant in the United States that is represented by the United Auto Workers union. James Carroll, 58, another NUMMI worker who attended the rally, said... (USA Today -- Money)
The Most Powerful Banker You've Never Heard of Aug 29, 2009
After graduating magna cum laude in 1963 with degrees in history and mathematics, he attended Harvard Law School, studying constitutional and labor law and winning a coveted position as an editor of the. Harvard Law Review. (BusinessWeek)
Pa. officials remember Sen. Kennedy Aug 27, 2009
Veteran Senate colleague Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, now a Democrat but for most of those decades a Republican, said: "Sen. Kennedy made historic contributions on civil rights, health care, education, the judiciary, labor law, immigration and virtually all facets of life in America. Working with him on the big issues of our era was a real privilege.". Sen. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Our views: Lion of the Senate Aug 27, 2009
He was a Democratic leader on education, civil rights, campaign finance reform, labor law and environmental protection. His most passionate cause ensuring that all Americans have health care resonates more strongly than ever today and is one we share. (Florida Today)
Obama leads tributes to Kennedy Aug 27, 2009
A defender of the poor and politically disadvantaged, he set the standard for his party on health care, education, civil rights, campaign-finance reform and labor law. Joe Holley writes in The Washington Post. (BBC News)
FedEx takes stand on bill Aug 26, 2009
The bill has pitted the world's largest delivery service, UPS, against its second-place rival, FedEx, in an increasingly heated PR battle largely waged in Washington, D.C., while Congress debates whether some employees in FedEx's delivery service should fall under the same labor laws that govern most UPS employees, which would make it easier for them to organize ... UPS spokesman Norman Black said the current labor law amounts to "special treatment" for FedEx. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Passing Of Era... Aug 26, 2009
A defender of the poor and politically disadvantaged, he set the standard for his party on health care, education, civil rights, campaign-finance reform and labor law. He also came to oppose the war in Vietnam, and, from the beginning, he was an outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq. (The Drudge Report)
Malawi child tobacco workers exposed to nicotine Aug 24, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has fined nine farms and 17 farm labor contractors doing business in Bladen and Craven counties, N.C., for violating federal labor law, including employing children as young as eight years old as farm laborers. The investigation is part of the agency's ongoing agricultural initiative aimed at protecting the rights of farm workers under provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
High Court Ruling on Age Discrimination Decides Juror Rights Case Aug 22, 2009
In a sign of just how far could reach into labor law, a federal judge on Friday cited the opinion as she ruled against a woman who had sued Washington, D.C., under the city's juror protection law. LilliAnn Williams-Jackson, a former guidance counselor at J.O. Wilson Elementary School, filed suit against the city in 2007, alleging she was transferred out of her job at the school because her principal was angry that Williams-Jackson had spent four months serving on a jury. (Law.com)
Battling a bad boss Aug 20, 2009
If someone is a jerk then (human resources) can see it, said Jay St. Clair, managing partner at employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson PC in Birmingham. You can see if someone is raising their voice or using inappropriate body language or getting too close when talking. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Help wanted: Job application can ask for SSN Aug 19, 2009
Labor law doesn't mandate paid time off, so companies have a lot of leeway in setting the criteria. Employers, however, can't keep changing policy to cheat employees out of the time off they have earned. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Appeals court considers NFL suspensions case Aug 19, 2009
He said the policy is a product of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement with the players union, governed by federal labor law, and that it pre-empts the state laws the Williamses are trying to use to block their four-game suspensions. Minnesota opens the season Sept. 13 at Cleveland. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
In recession, more seasonal workers are seasoned veterans Aug 19, 2009
But New York labor law specifically excludes elementary and secondary students from the definition of "employed" and thus from unemployment benefits. Section 511. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
State says labor law means few changes Aug 18, 2009
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