NEW YORK — The National Labor Relations Board has found merit in a union charge that Amazon violated labor law in New York City’s Staten Island by holding mandatory worker meetings to persuade its employees not to unionize. The labor board has in the past allowed employees to mandate such […]
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VIRGILHR ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ITS PLATFORM TO TRANSFORM EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW COMPLIANCE POWERED BY AI TECHNOLOGY
VirgilHR is an HR technology start-up simplifying HR compliance globally by automating the research of regulatory requirements GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — VirgilHR today announces the launch of its new platform to transform employment and labor law compliance for HR teams globally. VirgilHR hosts a proprietary database of […]
LONG ISLAND MAN INDICTED FOR STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM EMPLOYEES IN KICKBACK SCHEME
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, joined by the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber, announced today that Komal Singh, 52, has been charged with grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks from employees working on a New York City […]
U.S. House panel weighs labor law amendment to protect workers from wage theft
WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers questioned several labor experts Wednesday before a House Education and Labor panel about how a new bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 would protect workers from wage theft. House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro introduced the bill, H.R. 3712, known as the “Wage Theft […]
Whistleblower Attorneys Are Looking Beyond Safety Law Boundaries
Complaints about what appear to be OSHA health and safety rule violations could morph into violations of an entirely different nature, such as civil rights, environmental, or financial regulations, say attorneys representing employees in workplace retaliation cases. And workers who fear they’ll be fired for raising safety or health complaints […]
Labor Law Attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, File Suit Against AMN Services, LLC, Alleging Failure to Reimburse Employees for Business Expenses
Law Office of Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP For more information about the class action lawsuit against AMN Services, LLC, call (800) 568-8020 to speak to an experienced California employment attorney today. SANTA CLARA, Calif. (PRWEB) May 11, 2022 The San Francisco employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug […]
NLRB’s ‘Whore Board’ Decision Faces D.C. Cir. Judge’s Skepticism
A government lawyer faced a barrage of questions from a federal judge over the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling against an aluminum products maker for firing a worker who wrote “whore board” atop overtime sign-up sheets. During oral argument Wednesday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of […]
Labor and civil rights attorney Sarah Parady jumps into City Council race | Government
Sarah Parady, a civil rights attorney who helped write Colorado’s equal pay law, announced Friday her bid for an at-large seat on Denver’s City Council in 2023. Parady is a founder of the law firm Lowrey Parady Lebsack. In addition to her practice in labor law, she has also done […]
Labor Committee’s Small Business Assault Largely Thwarted |
In terms of the Labor and Public Employee Committee’s agenda this year, the writing was on the wall before the legislative session even began. CBIA once again successfully advocated against virtually every one of the committee’s proposed workplace mandates this session. However, the stars aligned for organized labor around one […]
On the Move & After Hours: Wilson Elser; Rottenberg Lipman Rich; Timothy Rice Estate and Elder Law; Meyner and Landis; Nukk-Freeman & Cerra
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker announced that Thomas Zelante, formerly the first assistant prosecutor for Morris County, joined the firm’s Florham Park office as of counsel in the complex tort and general casualty practice. New Jersey regional managing partner Carolyn F. O’Connor said in a statement: “His experience as a prosecutor […]