by Girish Anand | Jul 29, 2013 | Minimum Wage Law
Fast Food Forward, an advocacy group for fast food workers based in New York, joined by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and other groups, is spearheading a weeklong series of strikes at fast food establishments, highlighting worker demands for a $15...
by Girish Anand | Jul 29, 2013 | DOL
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its annual American Time Use Study, which tracks the daily habits of all Americans (not just working Americans) from age 15 up. The latest survey is for 2012. Eliminating non-workers from the stats shows that the...
by Girish Anand | Jul 26, 2013 | USCIS
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have moved quickly to implement changes brought about by the Supreme Court's decision invalidating the definition of marriage in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). After that decision, Department of...
by Girish Anand | Jul 26, 2013 | ADA, Federal Labor Law, U.S. Supreme Court
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law on July 26, 1990, 23 years ago today, as then-President George H.W. Bush signed the legislation into law. The ADA contains five sections, or what are called "titles" in government-ese, to wit: Title I...
by Girish Anand | Jul 25, 2013 | EEOC, State Labor Law
Nine state attorneys general have joined ranks to compose and send a five-page letter to Chair Jacqueline Berrien of the Equal Emplloyment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) opposing the EEOC's stance on criminal background checks in general and its lawsuits against...
