by Girish Anand | Oct 6, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Uncategorized
The E-Verify online employee status system faced two new hurdles in September. On Sept. 8, the E-Verify Contractor Rule was set to go into effect but faced last-minute court challenges, and on Sept. 31 funding for the system itself was in danger of expiring. On the...
by Girish Anand | Oct 2, 2009 | Random Musings
Here’s a case that hinged on the statute of limitations for employment-based lawsuits–and how failure to post a basic federal and state labor law poster cost The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic CIty big time. Two Chinese national employees were dismissed by the...
by Girish Anand | Oct 1, 2009 | Random Musings
Sears Holdings Inc., without admitting any wrongdoing, has settled an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) claim for $6.2 million, the largest single fine in history according to the enforcing agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC...