Employment / Labor Law News

In good news for the jobless and employers alike, the state's 1970s-era computer that processes unemployment claims is finally getting replaced.

Curtis v. Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership Plaintiffs have made the modest factual showing required for conditional class certification under the Fair Labor Standards Act: plaintiffs have made a showing that defendant's sales representatives were required to work off the clock in order to make sure that defendant's software ... (more)

U.S. workers are obviously having a tough time getting a grip on their retirement savings , but many may not know help is available from an unlikely source -- their employer.

If you have the guts to blow the whistle on a Wall Street investment fraud and approach U.S. regulators with your allegations, beware the case of Kathleen Furey.

Health Service Journal has a great scoop this afternoon that NHS boss Sir David Nicholson will retire in March 2014.

While one's earning potential increases with a college degree, you don't necessarily need to spend $40,000 a year for a diploma for a job that pays as much.

All employees have basic rights . We can't be chained to our desks or held as indentured servants, for example.

First they came for Fox News, and they did not speak out-because they were not Fox News.

The Maine Department of Labor has added three more sessions of its popular free course that educates employers and the public about regulations governing the workplace.

Colorado Sheriffs have filed a federal lawsuit against the recent gun control laws that were signed into law by the governor.

City Council voted Monday night to approve the highly debated commission, but first it heard from the public one last time about the revised proposal.

Batiste claims in court documents that Vowell drummed up false complaints against her that has led to her suspension from the bench.

The Oberdorfer LLC plant on Thompson Road in DeWitt is shutting down, eliminating the jobs of 86 people who work at the aluminum castings plant.

Under President Obama, "justice" is anything but blind. Neither is it deaf. In fact, based on recent revelations, it appears to be watching your every move and listening to your every word.

The jobless rate in Connecticut remained unchanged at 8 percent for April, even as the state added 6,300 jobs, the state Department of Labor announced last week.

Official: To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

Don Siegelman has five and a half years left on his prison sentence according to his daughter Dana.

There was a significant surge in employment opportunities while the number of unemployed people declined in Taipei City during the month of April as jobseekers had an average of 1.64 offers, according to officials at the municipal Department of Labor.

For a business or commercial property owner, getting your building and property to conform with the Americans With Disabilities Act might seem like a process of obeying the law - and it is.

In sexual harassment cases, the Supreme Court has distinguished between students and workers, requiring students to show that their peers' conduct was "severe and pervasive" before it will be considered sexual harassment, but requiring workers only to show "severe or pervasive" conduct.