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Worker Protection
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ImmigrationProf Blog
DOL: We Will Protect All Workers in the U.S.
As required by law, the U.S. Department of Labor, headed by Secretary Hilda Solis, is seeking to enforce wage and hour laws for all workers, "documented or not." KJ
Family Law Prof Blog
Workplace Protections for Nannies
By Family Law
Working parents take heed! NY to provide workplace protections for nannies:. . .nannies, as well as other domestic workers who make possible the lives of New York’s eternally striving work…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Bill to Protect Non-Citizen Workers
Last week, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), along with cosponsors Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Patty Murray (D-WA), introduced the Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation (POWER) Act.…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Employers Should Take Heed: “A New Sheriff Is In Town”
On April 1, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced a new campaign aimed at enforcing federal wage and hour laws on behalf of low-wage and immigrant workers and warned employers,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Gonzalez on Encouraging OSHA Whistleblowing
Jarod Gonzalez (Texas Tech) has just posted on SSRN his article (forthcoming EREPJ) A Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow: An Economic Incentives-Based Approach to OSHA Whistleblowing. …
ImmigrationProf Blog
Anti-Immigrant Congressman Hypocritical on Worker Protection Issues
From America's Voice:By Voting Against American Workers, Members Show True IntentionsWashington, DC – Champions of the anti-immigrant agenda in Congress have recently characterized their opposition to comprehensive immigration reform as…
La Revue
Harcèlement moral et sanction
Cass. soc. 1er juillet 2009, n° 07-44.482 En matière de protection de la santé et notamment en matière de harcèlement moral ou sexuel, l'employeur est tenu envers les salariés à…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Report: Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers
A new report by the Center for Urban Economic Development, the National Employment Law Project, and the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (Download 59719b5a36109ab7d8_5xm6bc9ap[1]) paints a disturbing…
La Revue
L’Europe protège les salariés face à la crise
Directive 2008/94/CE
Labor Law Prof Blog
Editorial Calling for Labor Protections for Home Care Workers
Today's New York Times has an editorial calling for labor protection for home health care workers as part of the economic stimulus package. Putting the issue in terms of the…