Labor & Employment Law

New GAO Reports: Employment Verification, Natural Catastrophe Insurance, Value-Added Taxes
Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System, GAO-08-729T, May 6, 2008 Medicare: Competitive Bidding for...

USCIS Accounces Requirement to Use New I-9 Form
The US Customs and Immigration Services issued an announcement today that employers must begin using the new I-9 Form by December 26th of this year...

DHS ANNOUNCES PROPOSED RULEMAKING IMPLEMENTING E-VERIFY EXECUTIVE ORDER
Here is the text: DHS Designates E-Verify as Employment Eligibility Verification System for All Federal Contractors Release Date: June 9, 2008 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 The Department of Homeland Security today designated E-Verify, operated by U...

"E-Verify"
From the e-newsletter: "E-Verify (formerly known as the Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Verification Program) is an Internet based system operated by...

CLOCK TICKING ON E-VERIFY
Congress is going to have to decide on whether it wants to extend the E-Verify system...

Wall Street Journal Slams E-Verify Program
The Wall Street Journal ran an editorial a few days ago that I'm just getting around to reading...

Employment Contracts
General Contract Law Principles

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...

How can an employer defend themselves for firing an employee who contends the company exposed him to hazardardous atmospheres although medical testing has been negative?
You'll need to contact OSHA to determine your responsibility as far as the work ...

Will the INS detect a non-citizen who repeatedly marries and divorces in an attempt to gain citizenship?
you can write a letter to the USCIS and complain about what he did so can he can...

New York Employment Law
alleged violations of New York employment law.

Illinois Employment Labor Law
Illinois Employment Law alleged violations of Illinois state labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Furloughed Workers
File Employment Lawsuits

Failure-to-accommodate claim yields $1.82M award
$1.82 Million Awarded in Employment Lawsuit

Employment
Employee rights including labor law, harassment, safety, unpaid overtime, discrimination and union disputes.

Middle Eastern Discrimination
Cruise lines to pay $485,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.