Criminal charges rare in cases like Atalissa
November 22, 2009
| DesMoinesRegister.com
In some cases, Iowa law does not allow for criminal charges for labor law violations. The Des Moines Register reported in February that dozens of mentally retarded employees of...
Feds sue for Atalissa wages
November 18, 2009
| DesMoinesRegister.com
Farms and found numerous labor-law violations involving a disabled worker. - In 1998, the department notified Hill Country Farms that its Texas operation had violated the...
Perks take heavy toll on finances
June 13, 2009
| CharlotteObserver.com
The compensatory time, which is not required under federal labor law, allowed Nichols to finish the year without touching the 417 days of sick leave he had accrued in 24 years...
Restore workers' freedom to bargain for better lives
September 05, 2009
| indystar.com
That's because current labor law fails workers by giving their employers incentives to drag their feet in contract negotiations. Anti-union employers can thwart the will of the...
Harkin to lead Senate health panel
September 09, 2009
| DesMoinesRegister.com
health care, food safety, labor law and federal education assistance. The chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee came open with the death...
Basu: Advocate for immigrants:' We have to act'
September 01, 2009
| DesMoinesRegister.com
'' - Gloria, a former Agriprocessors employee, who alleged being the victim of labor-law abuses and sexual harassment at the plant. - The 42 women and three men who had to walk...
Ruling favors union leader
October 02, 2009
| The Modesto Bee: Local
Modesto violated state labor law and unfairly retaliated against the leader of the city's largest union because of his union activities, according to a recent ruling by the...
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NFL commissioner seeks change in labor law
November 03, 2009 |
FILE -- This is an Oct. 28, 2009 file photo showing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on legal...
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