Religion & Law

In a Rhode Island Divorce is Dividing a Vested Pension within the Rhode Island Family Court's Power
Sometimes Rhode Island divorce lawyers aren't able to provide "definite" answers to legal questions, including pension issues. This is one of those frequent instances. The answer is, "It all depends...

WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Rhode Island Pension System Collapsing: Rhode Island is one of the bluest s
WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Rhode Island Pension System Collapsing: Rhode Island is one of the bluest states in the country, and one where public sector unions have long worked with sympathetic politicians to create a true blue system of well paid public employees retiring comfortably on generous pensions with cost of living raises automatically thrown in...

Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer's Tip: Pension's Vested or Not Vested
If either party in a Rhode Island divorce has a pension then there are various issues you will want to consider. Specifically, the divorce issue we want to address here is that of "vesting...

Pensions - Vested and Unvested from a Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer's Perspective!
Are you in a Rhode Island Divorce? Will your pension vest before the Final Judgment of Divorce is entered? What can be distributed by the Rhode Island Divorce Judge? If either party in a Rhode Island divorce has a pension...

Rhode Island State Senate Approves Civil Unions
Yesterday eveningthe Rhode Island State Senate approved a bill allowing civil unions for gay couples. The bill was fiercely opposed by gay-rights advocates who claimed the legislation was discriminatory...

A Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer's Second Tip for the Alimony Language in a Marital Settlement Agreement or Family Court Decision!
This Rhode Island divorce tip article is a follow up to my first tip article which may be found at http://www.rhodeislanddivorcetips.com/2008/11/rhode-island-divorce-lawyers-tip-on-alimony-language...

ERISA Pension Benefits after Termination
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

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

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

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

Island Express
Helicopter Crash Kills Three, Injures three

Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.

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

Retired Steel Workers Win Pension Benefits Class Action for $51 Million
Retired Steel Workers Win Pension Benefits Class Action for $51 Million

Nortel
faces class action over changes to employee pension plan

Yellow Freight Pension Plan
alleging ERISA violations