Southern Poverty Law Center finds guest worker program close to
Federal law and US Department of Labor regulations provide some basic protections to H-2 guestworkers — but they exist mainly on paper. Government enforcement of their rights is almost non-existent. Private attorneys typically won't
Wage and Salary Laws: Arizona Minimum Wage Rate
These job centers were exempt, under federal law, from paying the minimum wage rate because many of the workers cannot perform their jobs as quickly as person without a disability. These folks were paid a sub-minimum wage rate based on
Trade and Labor--Fast Track
Their main argument is that the US itself does not comply with these requirements, with non-conforming rules at both the state and the federal level. They don't mention the other concern with this proposal: that many other countries
Immigration debate squeezes some businesses
Some say their colleagues have been too willing to turn a blind eye to abuses of immigration law. A number of recent high-profile immigration raids have turned up widespread abuses of immigrant labor and guilty pleas.
NLRB Files More Complaints Against News-Press
Feds Will Prosecute Recent Firings of Reporters, Who Were Probably Protected by Labor Laws. Call it a double-whammy week for News-Press owner Wendy McCaw (pictured with fiancee/co-publisher Arthur von Wiesenberger) and her management
Antitrust Class Action Lawsuits Wrest Top Spot From Labor Law
Approximately 58 class action lawsuits were filed in these California state and federal courts during that time period, of which 17 (29%) involved federal antitrust claims. There were 14 new employment law class action filings (24%).
Federal appeals court upholds ruling subjecting tribal casinos to
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [official website] Friday upheld [opinion, PDF] a 2004 ruling [text, PDF] that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) [official website] had jurisdiction over tribunal
Just So You Know
McNeely said that neither his division nor the federal OSHA was involved in the arrests. He said the trick has eroded trust between the Labor Department and the workers it is trying to keep safe. In recent years, the Labor Department
Contact Your Members of Congress and Ask Them to Sign LSTA, LSL
Grijalva and Johnson have written an excellent and commendable letter requesting the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education include $226.18 million for LSTA and $100 million for LSL in the fiscal year (FY)
Unions
Since then, however, the state and federal governments have legislated and regulated what the unions had previously negotiated. Employment of minors is regulated. Children must be a certain age and there are jobs that some children are

News-Press to face trial on more allegations The Lompoc Record
The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board announced late Tuesday that the board will convene an administrative trial to determine whether the Santa Barbara News-Press illegally fired seven reporters for engaging in activities protected by federal labor law.
U.S. lets whistle-blowers lose jobs USA Today
The federal government is sanctioning agreements that cost whistle-blowers their jobs after they expose safety and security lapses at nuclear facilities and toxic waste sites, Labor Department records show.
Medical leave act under fire by businesses The News Journal
A coalition of local and national business groups is pressing for changes in the Family Medical Leave Act, the federal law that lets workers take up to 12 weeks of unpaid medical leave.
Senate OKs bill with labor rights for screeners Los Angeles Times
With the 60-38 vote, the chamber moves closer to a showdown with Bush, who has threatened to veto it. WASHINGTON — The Senate plunged headlong toward a veto faceoff with President Bush on Tuesday by passing a bill that would allow airport passenger and baggage screeners to bargain collectively over their working conditions.
Labor lobbyists push for quick passage of union bill Seattle Times
Companies would be barred from requiring employees to attend meetings about union-organizing efforts under a bill that surfaced Tuesday
Bush, in Mexico, Promises Push for Immigration Law Update4 Bloomberg.com
March 13 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush promised Mexico's President Felipe Calderon he would put his full effort into pushing U.S. lawmakers to bridge their differences over changing the nation's immigration laws.
Officials want cops deputized to check immigration status Asbury Park Press
Morristown officials, beset by complaints about immigrants gathering for day labor and living in crowded homes, want their police force to have the authority to check the immigration status of people in the city. The town has applied for a program in which local police get that authority, along with the power to bring civil immigration charges that are handled in federal immigration court. If
Living wage law may grow Orange County Register
Irvine council votes to add city-contracted workers.
'Labor, federal agencies working closely to address unpaid wages' Saipan Tribune
Department of Labor Secretary Gil M. San Nicolas yesterday vowed to continue working closely with federal agencies on issues regarding unpaid wages of nonresident workers.
Bush, in Mexico, Promises Push for Immigration Law Update3 Bloomberg.com
March 13 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush today promised Mexico's President Felipe Calderon he would put his full effort into pushing U.S. lawmakers to bridge their differences over changing the nation's immigration laws.federal+labor+law: federal+labor+law