Topic
Temporary Workers
173 published works
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Third Circuit Opens a New Avenue of Liability to Temporary Employees
When it comes to using temporary employees, the set-up is all too familiar. An employer engages a staffing firm, which hires, pays, and places temps to meet the employer's needs. …
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
Meet the New Boss…. Same as the Old Boss? Temporary Workers and Joint Employment in the U.S. and Canada
By Mark Mendl
Our U.S. colleagues recently wrote a great piece about the long-awaited and much-debated decision of the National Labour Relations Board (the "NLRB") in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, 362 NLRB No.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Justice and Temporary Labor Migration by Matthew J. Lister
Justice and Temporary Labor Migration by Matthew J. Lister, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal (2014)Abstract: Temporary labor migration programs have been among the most controversial topics in discussions of immigration reform. They…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
NLRB Invites Briefs Regarding The Inclusion Of Temporary Employees In Bargaining Units
On July 6, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board invited interested parties and amici to submit briefs in Miller & Anderson, Inc., 05-RC-079249, in connection with the Board's reexamination of…
Employer Labor Relations
NLRB to Re-Visit Unionization of Temps . . . Again
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By: Marc R. Jacobs, Esq. For decades prior to 2000, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) consistently found that a bargaining unit was inappropriate when the union sought a unit…
Employer Law Report
Hiring seasonal workers during the summer
One issue that comes up for many employers in the summer is hiring seasonal workers. Hiring temporary seasonal employees presents some substantial legal traps for the unwary. Employers should assess…
OSHA Law Blog
OSHA Issues New Temporary Worker Bulletins
OSHA announced in April 2013 its initiative to protect temporary workers. Since then, OSHA has published three bulletins intended as guidance documents for situations where a staffing agency and a…
Employment Law Worldview
As of 1 March 2015 Rules of Temporary Allocation of Employees in Slovakia are Changing Significantly
On 1 March 2015 the Act No. 14/2015 Coll. came into force. This government-proposed amendment to the Slovak Labour Code was passed by the parliament in the teeth of strong…
Business Immigration Insights
DOL Issues FAQs On H-2B Processing After Pérez v. Pérez
By Suzan Kern
On March 20, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor issued new FAQs providing more details on the latest developments in the ongoing federal court case challenging DOL's authority to issue…
Immigration Blog
Florida Court Again Strikes Down DOL H-2B Regulations
By Otieno B. Ombok, Jackson Lewis P.C.
The Department of Labor lacks authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act to issue regulations in the H-2B program, a Florida federal district court has ruled, vacating the DOL’s 2008…