12 SC defendants sentenced for immigration and employment crimes

Betty Q. Hixson

The Department of Justice recently announced convictions in a major undercover operation involving seven construction-related companies in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. After a years-long investigation into the construction industry in the region, 12 defendants have been sentenced for immigration and employment-related crimes. The announcement underscores the significant criminal repercussions […]

VIRGILHR ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ITS PLATFORM TO TRANSFORM EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW COMPLIANCE POWERED BY AI TECHNOLOGY

Betty Q. Hixson

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 […]

Union efforts shake up employment law landscape

Betty Q. Hixson

During the first six months of fiscal year 2022, union representation petitions filed at the NLRB have increased 57%—up to 1,174 from 748 during the first half of 2021. (Photo: Ben Von Klemperer/Shutterstock.com) Amid high-profile unionization efforts across the country, labor and employment attorneys report seeing an influx of work […]

Background checks may be a casualty of pandemic-induced staffing shortage; labor and employment attorney looks at why they still matter

Betty Q. Hixson

Plus, how reference checks are different from background checks Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications, 248.260.8466; [email protected] Detroit-–March 24, 2022-–-Have background checks taken a back seat – or been shelved altogether – in the midst of pandemic-spawned staffing crisis? Recent news that the State of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency failed to […]

GA Attorney Employment Consultation for CDC Professionals – Labor and Employment Legal Blogs Posted by Mr. Beverly B. Bates

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