by Girish Anand | Jul 31, 2012 | NLRB
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has rebuffed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in its appeal of the court's May 14 ruling that it lacked a quorum when it passed a rule for expedited union elections that took effect on April 30, but has...
by Girish Anand | Jul 30, 2012 | USCIS
The United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made available its M-274 publication titled "Handbook for Employers" in Spanish. The handbook is a comprehensive guide to compiling and safekeeping the I-9 employment eligibility form required of...
by Girish Anand | Jul 28, 2012 | I-9, ICE, USCIS
Saying that too many crucial employees had failed to show up to work as Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials conducted an I-9 audit, the Sushi Zushi Texas chain of restaurants, with roots in San Antonio and branches in Dallas and Austin, was forced to...
by Girish Anand | Jul 27, 2012 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, FLSA, State Labor Law, WHD
The nation is witnessing a record number of wage and hour lawsuits, often federal but also hybrid (different states at the same) court cases. In the period that just ended on March 31, a total of 7,064 lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which...
by Girish Anand | Jul 26, 2012 | ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by then-President George H.W. Bush, and it has been the law of the land ever since. It was even re-energized and augmented by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which was signed into law by...