Employment / Labor Law News

Bank of America finds itself back in hot water over retention bonuses at its recently acquired Merrill Lynch unit.

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said Thursday that without a public health insurance option - a federally run program that would be offered in addition to private plans - the health care reform effort now being debated in Washington would not be worth supporting.

State employees who won't have to deal with unplanned, unwanted and unpaid time off can probably thank a union man from Le Sueur.

At the end of the first quarter, New Hampshire was faring better than other New England states in terms of job losses, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

As the national unemployment rate continues to creep up, the number of jobs cut in high-tech industries is also increasing across several IT segments tracked by Foote Partners.

The federal government is fining Sunoco more than $200,000 for multiple health and safety violations at the Marcus Hook Refinery.

As a matter of practice and policy, the Oshkosh Northwestern rarely, if ever, quotes anonymous sources in our news reports.

COLLIER COUNTY: Collier County's director of Code Enforcement has been hit with four discrimination complaints in eight months.

Experts will discuss the results of age stereotyping on older workersa ability to keep their jobs during layoffs or to find work afterwards and the effect of recent controversial Supreme Court decisions on enforcement of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act .

While the recent Supreme Court decision in the New Haven firefighters' case will be welcome news to those who don't think that a gross injustice is OK when those on the receiving end are white, the reasoning behind the 5 to 4 decision is a painful reminder that the law is still tangled in a web of assumptions, evasions and contradictions when it ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it will not investigate last week's parking deck collapse in Atlanta.

A local construction company is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the firing of one of its workers.

A job search assistance program continues today in Sioux Falls. The two-day program, sponsored by the state Department of Labor, will assist and train job seekers and dislocated workers on how to find work.

The North Las Vegas Public Works Department has started construction on Losee Road to improve traffic flow in the core of the city.

She will focus on revamping the benefit packages that Mercera s customers provide to their employees.

A retirement plan didna t violate ERISA by calculating an employeea s benefits based on a a oenormal retirement agea that differs from typical retirement patterns, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.

The federal minimum wage is set to increase later this month as the job market shows signs of further decay.

Work experience can be a great benefit to teens, but Indiana law strictly enforces how long and what type of work they can do.

Internal complaints are protected activity under FLSA, but must be in writing July 01, 2009 by Ross Runkel at LawMemo The 7th Circuit says the FLSA prohibits retaliation for internal complaints about FLSA violations, but only if those complaints are in writing.

With the city's municipal labor contracts set to expire at midnight tonight, a new report issued yesterday highlighted the newest obstacles to Philadelphia's eroding finances, focusing on the single biggest expense: employee benefits.