Labor Law Talk

Security is being tightened at some state offices across Idaho. Local News 8 has learned security guards are being hired for some of the Department of Labor offices.

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If you work overtime, you should get paid for it. Don’t let other people tell you otherwise. The law gives you valuable rights. You should never be denied overtime compensation wrongfully. However, if you have overtime payment problems with your employers, consider the following tips that can help.

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The U.S. Justice Department has begun a review of whether the use of electric shock therapy by a Massachusetts special needs school violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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The Federal Employees Limitations Act was passed by Congress back in 1908 as a response to a growing number of railroad deaths. Before FELA was established, railroad workers and their surviving families were not able to sue the railroad companies for negligence. Railroad workers were subjected to losing their lives and their limbs while on the job because working on a railroad was such a dangerous occupation. Back in the 1800’s, the courts ruled that an employee could not recover damages from an employer if an injury occurred on the job. FELA statute of limitations is three years.

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December 1, 2009 — Conducting internal EEO investigations may not be as complex as conducting a steroid investigation in Major League Baseball, but the process should…

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In the last couple of years the world economy has been on the decline. One of the resultant side effects has been the increase in unemployment found in most states. Many people today are actively in search of employment. Because of the high competition found amongst job seekers, most companies find that it has become more difficult choosing who should be hired and who shouldn’t. Most employers base their decision on important factors such as an applicant’s experience and education. However alongside these legal factors, there many other criteria used in an employer’s decision making which are highly illegal and qualify as employment discrimination.

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The election of President Barack Obama raised the hopes of labor leaders and struck fear among employers. President Obama entered office on January 20, 2009 with a stronger pro-labor record than the previous five Presidents, including his Democratic predecessor, President Clinton.1 He supported the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) during his presidential campaign, nominated pro -labor Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis as Secretary of Labor, and designated National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) panel member Wilma Leibman, an outspoken Bush Administration critic and former labor union attorney, to chair the NLRB.2 John Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO, lauded the “big, concrete steps” taken in the first one hundred days of die Obama administration toward “the protection of workers’ rights that will build a more prosperous and fair future for working people.3 At the dawn of the Obama era, employers were warned by their counsel of a “perfect storm” with strong Democratic majorities in Congress, the heightened political power of organized labor and an “expanded civil rights movement” that had gained “momentum with the election of the first African American president.”4

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Wrongful dismissal is a legal phrase which refers to unfair discharge from employment. There are various reasons why you may be dismissed wrongfully. Here are some examples.

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