http://www.newstin.com/us/employment-laws-contracts Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80565862 Laws Provide Time Off to Vote in Many States, CCH Says Employers Risk Fines, Jail and More for Interfering RIVERWOODS, Ill., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- According to CCH, a leading provider of labor and employment law information... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:44:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80565862 2008-10-10T18:44:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80555992 Despite the fact that over 20,000 working families asked that these questions be posed in the national debates (thank you, MomsRising), we've heard nothing at the debates. Today, Families and Work Institute (FWI) released full... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:58:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80555992 2008-10-10T17:58:15Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80469269 If one of your employees has to be absent to tend to a situation concerning a dependant, exactly what are you obliged by law to allow? The Employment Rights Act 1996 permits all employees to take a reasonable amount of time off... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:09:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80469269 2008-10-10T10:09:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80562501 You might ask why I stayed so long. For a while, it was that I believed in Yahoo as a brand and as a company and then later, I just needed to have health insurance. In addition to those, Yahoo was willing to help those laid off... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:36:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80562501 2008-10-10T18:36:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80515409 WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $4,610,000 in funding to promote worker rights initiatives and more than $115,000 to study the employment effects of trade... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:14:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80515409 2008-10-10T14:14:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80471943 Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Oct. 10--ALBANY -- The agency's Chief of Law Enforcement Richard O'Donnell said the four-day weeks caused more overtime to insure coverage when officers were on vacation, injured or on sick leave.... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:45:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80471943 2008-10-10T06:45:15Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80399733 and stressful functions of a manager. Aside from the emotional component, there are a number of legal considerations that must be considered. Proper planning for the termination can reduce the employer's risks of a... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:11:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80399733 2008-10-10T03:11:02Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80455135 I REFER to the announcement by the Human Resources Minister to widen the coverage of EPF and Socso to part-time workers “Part-timers may get EPF and Socso” (The Star, Oct 6). The initiative should be appreciated. Since 1980,... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:43:28 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80455135 2008-10-10T09:43:28Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80404947 As the turmoil on Wall Street continued, I sat down with two employment lawyers — Zachary Hummel, who represents employers, and Mark Risk, who represents employees — to discuss some of the conflicts they expect to arise as... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:46:26 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80404947 2008-10-10T01:46:26Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80371018 How did the word “contract,” and particularly the Japanese word “haken,” come to have a negative concept in Japan? In the West, the contract employment market is more mature and for many has become the preferred way to work.... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:48:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80371018 2008-10-09T22:48:48Z