Labor & Employment Law

New York Judges Slowdown??
Recusals Could Lead to Discipline, Conduct Commission Forewarns is an interesting May 13, 2008 New York Law Journal article about a possible Judge, yes Judge slowdown...

Project for Excellence in Journalism: Tracking the Economic Slowdown
Tracking the Economic Slowdown, August 18, 2008: "The troubled U.S. economy has been a complex story for journalists to report...

GAO Bid Protest Decision on Boeing Tanker Protest
Follow up to June 18, 2008 posting, GAO Sustains Boeing Bid Protest, the GAO Bid Protest Decision (The decision was...

Courts - "Ohio Judges See More Do-It-Yourself Divorces and System Slowdown "
A long AP article today, posted by Law.Com, reports:With the economy down and the cost of lawyers high, more people are choosing to represent themselves in divorce cases...

Around the web, May 6
NY judges' deplorable "Black Robe Flu" slowdown aimed at Albany lawmakers' firms [Giacalone; also see Overlawyered and my comment at NYPIAB]; Judith Kaye issues denial [NYLJ]; Kaye in judge-pay suit wants Sheldon Silver to disclose what he gets from Weitz...

El Salvador judges protest judicial corruption allegations

Women and the Law
Women in the Justice System (judges, attorneys)

Can my wages still be garnished if I am making payments?
Garnishment of wages vary from state to state. In other words, some states permi...

Credit Solutions tell me that they negatiate a lump sum settlement with my credit card company through the method of my not making payments for an unspecified length of time. Will this put me at risk for having legal act
Credit Card debt is primarily unsecured credit in which it is extended on only o...

Four of uslived in a 2 br apt. i got pregnant with my 3rd child. asked the landloard if it was ok to stay with 5 of us there although this would put us over the limit of occupancy. she said yes till the baby was one. the
Until a lawsuit if filed and a judgment taken against you, they CANNOT garnish y...

I have a debt that is more than 7 years old in New York State. Is it legal for them to garnish my wages?
Your wages will be garnished only after the creditor has secured a judgment agai...

Can I garnish wages from an evicted tenant?
Yes a wage assignment can be brought for unpaid rent or property damages in most...

Pennsylvania Juvenille Detention
Judges Face Class Action

UPS Faces Fair Labor Wages Class Action
UPS Faces Fair Labor Wages Class Action

Wages and Overtime Suit Filed Against Bank of America
Bank of America Faces Wages and Overtime Suit

'21' Club
Sued for Withholding Wages

Wal-Mart
Settles Wages Class Action for $49 Million

Morton’s
Settles Wages and Hour Class Action