Employment Laws & Contracts

United States Supreme Court to Debate Title VII: Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville...

Earlier this fall, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Crawford v. This case is significant in that the Court's ruling will determine whether or not a worker can be dismissed due to cooperation with an employer's...

YRC Worldwide seeks to modify Teamsters labor contract

By CCJ Staff YRC Worldwide Inc. announced Friday, Nov. 28, that its Yellow Transportation, Roadway, Holland and New Penn business units have reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to...

Nigeria: Labour Lauds Review of 2004 Pension Act

Posted to the web 1 December 2008 Lagos Labour leaders have hailed the plans to review the 2004 Pension Act and called for clarification of payment on gratuity of workers. The leaders said the review should also contain...

No. Haven workers' raises spark criticism

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 1--NORTH HAVEN -- How the employees got the raises is the topic of the latest political tussle between Republicans and the administration of Democratic First Selectwoman Janet M. McCarty....

Your Career: Entitlements of the unemployed

If I am laid off, will I get paid for accrued vacation time? What about the expenses I put on my personal credit card for a company business trip? Is my employer required by law to give me notice of a mass layoff?

T'is the Season. To Give or Not to Give Time Off for Non-Statutory Religious Holidays?

There are over 100 days a year of religious observances. The answer in most cases, according to Employment Lawyer, Janice Rubin, is YES. "Under the Human Rights Code, employers have a duty to accommodate employees' religious...

The hands behind the turkey

Before you slice that ham or carve that turkey this Thanksgiving, take a moment to reflect on the hidden costs of bringing that food to your table.Throughout the South, in rural areas along the hog belt and poultry belt,...

Job cuts sweep through SA

A fresh wave of labour cuts has already begun to ripple through the economy. Lonmin's announcement is the first visible sign of large-scale labour cut-backs, but in Statistics South Africa's quarterly labour force survey it was...

Bargain for nobody

But it's OK. Evidence tends to be backfill, as suggested by the September 15 decision of the NSW Remuneration Tribunal to give judges a 4.3per cent pay rise. Comparative wage justice - or "relativities" for NSW judges - had to...

Labor Dept. Accused of Straying From Enforcement

Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 1, 2008; Page A02 The next labor secretary will be taking charge of an agency widely criticized for walking away from its regulatory function across a range of issues, including...