Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal News Blogs -> Legal Pad | LA
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Legal News
: Legal Pad | LAThree former Ralphs managers acquitted of charges in labor dispute
By Jonathan Hayter
A former vice president of the parent company of Ralphs supermarkets, and two ex-employees of the chain were acquitted today in Los Angeles federal court of conspiring to secretly hire locked-out union workers and falsify records during a grocery strike, reports the Orange County Register.
The three were among those charged last September in a 23-count federal indictment alleging they committed labor fraud by directing subordinates to rehire hundreds of locked-out union employees under false names and false Social Security numbers to hide the activity from unions and the federal government during the 2003-04 Southern California grocery strike.
Two others named in the indictment have since pleaded guilty.
Read the full story.
Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on June 22, 2009 (boomark / email).
Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules
EB-1 and EB-2 Visa Status
Obtaining a Green Card Without Going Through the Labor Certification Process
Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.
Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin
Ralphs Grocery
Faces Class Action Over Disabilites Discrimination
California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.
Correctional Managers
Jury orders Marion County to pay $1 million racial discrimination settlement to two former employees.
Rite Aid Corp. and Eckerd Corp.
allegedly failed to pay overtime to assistant store managers.
AT&T International Roaming Charges, AT&T lawsuit
AT&T Faces International Roaming Charges Lawsuit
UPS Faces Fair Labor Wages Class Action
UPS Faces Fair Labor Wages Class Action

Blocking Charges Delay Healthcare Election
Snipes Acquitted on Tax Charges
California Labor Law: Assistant Managers Don't Count
Wesley Snipes Acquitted of Tax Fraud, Convicted of Failing to File Return
Ex-Bechtel Tax Lawyer Acquitted in Tax-Credit Prosecution








