This is the time of year to anxiously look forward to all that is anticipated to come in 2014. But it is also the time to look back at all that has happened in 2013. Rather than simply give you links to all of the stimulating blog entries from the...
Under current law, the California Labor Commissioner has the authority to hear employee complaints regarding the payment of wages and other employment-related issues. The Labor Commissioner is required to file an order, decision, or award within 15...
USING COMPLIANCE COMMUNICATOR - Compliance Communicator is designed to engage middle management and ensure that ethics and compliance are top of mind and instilled in the everyday work environment. Use this valuable resource in whatever manner...
This autumn, the people of Australia elected a new federal government, presenting a number of potential opportunities for investor-state arbitration in Australia. First, the new government has reviewed its position with respect to the inclusion of...
New York City’s Earned Sick Time Act (“the Act”) will go into effect for certain employers on April 1, 2014. The Act — which was passed on June 26, 2013, when the New York City Council overrode Mayor Bloomberg’s veto—requires nearly all...
Prince George's County Council recently passed CB-27-2013 (Conversion of Rental Housing), to regulate the sale of multifamily rental housing under certain circumstances to protect quality low- and moderate-income affordable rental housing in the...
On December 16, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its Performance Report for fiscal year 2013. The Report addresses the extent to which the EEOC has been able to achieve the goals it set in its 2013 Strategic Enforcement Plan...
Bank Fired Branch Manager Because of Her Age and Disability, Agency Charged - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Regions Financial Corporation, doing business as Regions Bank, will pay $95,000 and provide injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination...
ICE released the annual report for FY2013, which indicates that ICE removed 368,644 individuals in FY2013, a decrease from FY2012, when it removed.... By: Cozen O'Connor