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California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Work Visas
Types of work permits

Temporary Work Visas
Differences Between H-1B, J-1, E-1, E-2, L-1, and R-1 Work Visas

H-1B Work Visa
H-1B Visa Assistance

Unsafe Work Site
Employee awarded $2.5 million personal injury settlement after suffering burns to his lower body.

Arkansas Nucor Plant Guilty of a Racially Hostile Work Environment
Nucor Guilty Of Racially Hostile Work Environment Must Pay $1.2 Million Settlement

Major Egg Producers
Class Action Filed over Alleged Price Fixing

Railroad Workers
concerning the growing number of work-related injuries in the railroad industry.

Fayette County School Board
faces sex abuse class action lawsuit

Undetected Sewage Spill
Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board spends $17 million on upgrades and testing.