Legal Research

Critiques of DOL
Earlier this week, the Government Accountability Office published two reports, critical of the Department of Labor's enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act: Better Use of Available Resources and Consistent Reporting Could Improve Enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act;...

Ninth Circuit rules Fair Labor Standards Act applies to Indian business
The Ninth Circuit today concluded that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to an Indian-owned smoke shop on trust land on the Puyallup Reservation, and that the Secretary of Labor has authority to enter the business to audit its...

FLSA Misclassification and Overtime in Retail Jobs
C.R. Wright of Fisher & Phillips LLP recently posted this useful article on Fair Labor Standards Act litigation in retail jobs...

Overtime Pay: Make Sure You Are Compensated For Your Work
Syracuse, NY: It is a set of laws that many people know exist but few people fully understand...

Department of Labor Sues Washington Prisons for Overtime Violations
The Washington State Department of Corrections has been sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for widespread violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act...

International Labor Standards Conference
Bill Gould of Stanford Law School will be hosting the conference "International Labor Standards, Rights and Beyond" on August 14-15...

Fair Housing Act
Prevent discrimination by landlords

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

Can a landlord break a lease to sell the property?
Your lease will contain a clause that it is "binding on all successors and ...

My job requires me to drive bank deposits up to two times a day using my own vehicle and gas. Although not too far, can should I be receiving compensation? One deposit run is required daily by company policy, but the man
you should be getting a mileage comp. I own my own company and I pay my employee...

Can a fifty-fifty notarized doc give a father the right to claim a child on his taxes that does not live with him?
i believe you have custodial custody of you daughter (meaning she lives with you...

When selling an inherited home, how to make sure that the beneficiaries are taxed on the stepped up basis?
The cost basis at which the beneficiaries receive the property is the current fa...

I am a paralegal at the Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment. In law, do we still refer to the master-servant relationship or is it being replaced by the employer-employee relationship.
The question is really one relating to respondeat superior or the liability of a...

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

Northwestern Mutual
Faces $200 Million Fair Labor Class Action

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

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

Disability Access
Developers pay $175,000 settlement for failing to comply with the Fair Housing Act.

Valero Energy
Faces National Labor Class Action