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Worker Protection
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Employment Law Watch
New York’s 5 Gifts for Employers in 2015: What State and City Employers Need To Know Heading into the New Year (Day 1)
This post was written by Cindy S. Minniti and Mark S. Goldstein. 2014 was a hectic year for labor and employment practitioners in New York, yielding mixed results for employers…
Workforce Bulletin
Act Now Advisory – Protecting Your Workforce: What You Need to Know About Ebola
The Ebola virus disease (“Ebola”) has become a worldwide threat, which, among many other effects, has forced employers to think about how to protect their employees. Employers also must consider…
ImmigrationProf Blog
California Supreme Court Finds that Labor Protections for Undocumented Workers not Preempted by Federal Law
Earlier this week, in Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co, the California Supreme Court addressed an importrant question concerning the legal right sof undocumented workers. For a discussion of the case,…
Law and the Workplace
New Jersey Senate Considering Protections for Employees During States of Emergency
By Daniel Saperstein, Joseph O’Keefe, Kelly Anne Targett
On the heels of one of the most difficult winters in recent memory, a recently-introduced bill (S1717) in the New Jersey Senate would protect employees from adverse actions due to…
GT L&E Blog
GT Alert — New Pregnancy Laws Deliver Additional Protections for Women
New Jersey lawmakers recently amended the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to provide additional protections for women in the workplace. Employers are now required to provide reasonable accommodations to…
Workforce Bulletin
California’s 2014 Whistleblower Law to Expand Employee Protection
By David Jacobs and Amy B. Messigian We would like to call your attention to a significant change to the whistleblower statute in California that went into effect on January 1. The…
Global Workplace Insider
Possible extension of the Bar against Dismissals
By guestauthor
This post was contributed by Valentina Albarrán, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Caracas On Christmas time Venezuelans have become accustomed to certain holiday traditions, receiving presents, spending more money that they…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Marginal Workers: How Legal Fault Lines Divide Workers and Leave Them without Protection by Ruben J. Garcia
Marginal Workers: How Legal Fault Lines Divide Workers and Leave Them without Protection by Ruben J. Garcia "In Marginal Workers, Ruben Garcia goes further than any previous work in describing…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fact Sheet on New California Labor Protections
National Employment Law Project has developed a fact sheet on California’s newly-passed laws that provide all workers with strengthened protection against employer retaliation—including specific protections for immigrant workers. The bills,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Academy Award® Nominees Viola Davis and Cicely Tyson to be Honored for Role in Raising Awareness About Domestic Workers and Need for Labor Protections
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), will host “Leading with Love” a special gala celebration and awards dinner. The gala will celebrate the more than…