Employment Laws

Law firm stood up for powerless workers

Richard Sennott, Star Tribune RICHARD SENNOTT� sennorc@startribune.com Babbitt, MN. Thursday 10/13/2005 Lois Jenson at home with an autographed movie poster given to her by the cast of North Country Sprenger and Lang, which has...

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Answer Desk: Jobless benefit bedlam

The recent move by Congress to extend unemployment benefits drew a heavy response from bewildered readers who have been hearing conflicting stories about who is eligible and who isn’t.That’s not surprising. The current program...

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Sen. Pat Jehlen declared NOW’s Legislator of the Year

The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women is proud to announce that Sen. Patricia Jehlen, D-Somerville, is the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Legislator of the Year Award. Jehlen accepted the award on...

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Injured on the Job in Colorado? What You Need to Know About Workers' Compensation

that provides compensation to employees who suffer injuries and illnesses on the job and are subsequently unable to work and support themselves and their families. In addition to helping injured workers continue to pay their...

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Secretary Napolitano, ICE Assistant Secretary Morton and USCIS Director Mayorkas announce new...

WASHINGTON-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today was joined by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...

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ON THE MOVE: Harter Secrest & Emery hires Rochester woman

Ms. Lynch will focus her practice on the areas of litigation and labor and employment law. Her professional experience includes employment hiring, discipline and termination, employment contract claims, leave issues, including...

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Trial over Hanford union infighting under way

| RICHLAND -- A federal judge has begun sorting out the apparent bad blood between the United Steelworkers local and related labor organizations in a double trial.At the heart of the two cases being heard are claims of...

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Procedural vote sends health bill to Senate floor

WASHINGTON - Without a vote to spare, Democrats pushed their health care legislation over its first obstacle on the Senate floor Saturday, as the chamber voted to begin formal debate of a sweeping measure to guarantee medical...

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Internal Responsibility the Basis of Safety

all levels of a company; Owners, Supervisors and Workers, to work together in order to solve health and safety issues. Everyone has authority to correct health and safety issues in a working environment. Also all workplace...

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End workplace discrimination

Right now it is legal in 29 states to fire someone because they are gay, lesbian or bisexual. In 38 states it is legal to fire someone, no matter how qualified they are for their job, because they are transgender. This is...

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