Good News For Some On Unemployment
November 30th, 2008The Department of Industrial Relations announced a new federal law extended unemployment benefits for up to seven weeks.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »
What Percentage of Prevailing Wage Should Be Contributed to Health & Welfare Benefits?
November 29th, 2008The question: Generally what percentage of prevailing wage monies should be put towards health and welfare benefits? This is a tough question as this varies by contractor, field, and even region of the country.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »
Rell: Unemployment Fund Running Out
November 28th, 2008Gov. M. Jodi Rell said if Connecticut’s unemployment numbers continue to rise, the state’s unemployment compensation fund may fall short of cash.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »
What Percentage of Prevailing Wage Should Be Contributed to Health & Welfare Benefits?
November 27th, 2008The question: Generally what percentage of prevailing wage monies should be put towards health and welfare benefits? This is a tough question as this varies by contractor, field, and even region of the country.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »
Staff agencies busy with high unemployment
November 26th, 2008As unemployment levels climb higher, local staffing agencies have been inundated with people looking for work, but placement has grown harder.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
November 25th, 2008The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires large employers to permit employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave if they become seriously ill, have complications due to pregnancy, become a parent, or need to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Not all employees are entitled to this leave. Your state might have a law that covers more employers or gives greater rights than the federal FMLA.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »
North Carolina’s injury, illness rate drops to all-time low
November 24th, 2008North Carolina’s private industry workers have never been safer according to the annual nonfatal injury and illness figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the N.C. Department of Labor.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »
What Percentage of Prevailing Wage Should Be Contributed to Health & Welfare Benefits?
November 23rd, 2008The question: Generally what percentage of prevailing wage monies should be put towards health and welfare benefits? This is a tough question as this varies by contractor, field, and even region of the country.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »
Pennsylvania sheds 7,000 jobs in October; 20-month low in jobs
November 22nd, 2008The state Department of Labor and Industry also said the unemployment rate in Pennsylvania rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.8 percent, matching the state’s five-year high that it also hit in August.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »
What Percentage of Prevailing Wage Should Be Contributed to Health & Welfare Benefits?
November 21st, 2008The question: Generally what percentage of prevailing wage monies should be put towards health and welfare benefits? This is a tough question as this varies by contractor, field, and even region of the country.
Posted in Labor Law Talk | No Comments »