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EFCA alone not enough
on Feb 23, 2007 in Cheney Bush EFCA unions workers' rights labor law Journalist and author Joe Conason penned a dead-on piece over at Salon.com yesterday on the two-faced position of Bush and Cheney in vigorously advocating democracy and liberty abroad while promoting the vigorous suppression of it here in this countr...
Thwarting workers
on Mar 26, 2007 in EFCA workers' rights labor law On March 1 of this year Congress passed the much needed labor law reform bill known as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 (EFCA), and a vote on the senate version of the bill is expected soon.As currently written, EFCA would modify the National Lab...
Federal Minimum Wage Increase
on Jul 23, 2008 in california employers 2008 federal law changes federal law federal minimum wage califonia minimum wage california employment law labor law The federal minimum wage increases from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour, effective today, July 24, 2008. The minimum wage will increase to $7.25 next year. Note that the California minimum wage applicable to California employers and employees is already high...
Layoffs Can Lead to Unlawful Termination Claims
on Sep 21, 2008 in california employers california law how to fire employee laying off an employee california employment law labor law Down Economy: Layoffs Can Lead to Unlawful Termination ClaimsWhat Businesses Need to Know to Protect Against These LawsuitsBy Jessica Hawthorne, Special to California Business Law BlogBy any measure, it’s a pretty rough economy out there and inevit...
How Binding Are Employment Contracts?
on Mar 30, 2009 in Corporate Finance bankruptcy contract law contracts labor law rule of law One of the first things you learn in business is that capitalism doesn’t work without a strong rule of law. How can business operate unless contracts are enforceable? In this time of great financial upheaval, we’re seeing contracts come u...