Labor Regulation & Policy

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The Office of U.S. Trade Representatives (USTR) has given Guatemala 6 months to meet two commitments on labor issues, reports Prensalibre.com (Dec. 20, 2011). Failure to comply with these provisions, included in the...

Venezuela said it has defended itself in an international arbitration case brought by Exxon Mobil Corp. and will need to pay only $255 million of the more than $900 million awarded to the...

Insurance brokers cannot always "avoid E&O," and often are faced with the separate but related decision of how best to "defend E&O." This process typically begins as soon as the broker reasonably believes...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) on Monday said that its president Veda Shook has taken part in the official announcement of the implementation of the Airline Flight...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) on Monday said that its president Veda Shook has taken part in the official announcement of the implementation of the Airline Flight...

MANORVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Officer James Greco, a 17-year veteran of the Nassau County Department of Corrections, has been denied his retirement status by the Sheriff of Nassau County....

COMNEWS RMD SYDNEY 1001/1/1 RMD - Company Announcement $gen0 27 January 2012 Part 1/1 --- ResMed Dec quarter net income up 8pc to record $US62.9m...

The new year brings a few new laws for employers, including law firms, though the changes are relatively minor compared to past years, according to Christie Totten, an employment law attorney with Davis...

Workplace social media use is a fertile ground for potential federal labor law violations, according to a new guidance memo released by the acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board detailing...

When we rebranded our consulting firm a number of years ago, we decided to call it BusinessTruths because we believe certain business adages are universally true. Things like "cash is king" or "concentrations...

Hauppauge-based Innovative Global Brands will be laying off 47 employees as of April, according to a notice filed with the New York State Department of Labor. IGB, which develops and grows businesses servicing...

Mattress World's recent closure, due in part to owner Sherri Hines owing nearly $2 million in uncollected Washington sales tax, is a wake-up call for other Oregon companies with similar business dealings to...

A health club employee suing for unpaid overtime was not bound by an arbitration clause in his employee handbook, the 5th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment. The plaintiff worked as a sales...

William T. Patton, a Lane Powell shareholder, has been appointed to the board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. He currently serves as chairman of the board of directors...

Fueled in part by an increase in age and disability discrimination claims, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received a record-high 99,947 charges of employment discrimination in fiscal 2011, the agency announced this week....

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Air Canada on Tuesday said it remained at the negotiating table awaiting a response from ACPA, the union which represents its pilots, to a proposal tabled by the...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Air Canada on Tuesday said it remained at the negotiating table awaiting a response from ACPA, the union which represents its pilots, to a proposal tabled by the...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) on Tuesday said that Air Canada is abandoning the efforts to negotiate a new contract with the assistance of a federal conciliator. Under...