LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey S. Horton Thomas of Thomas Employment Law Advocates, APC has joined other top business leaders as a member of the Board of Directors of the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Thomas was appointed by Board ...
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Employment Law – December 2016
While employers wait to see the impact of Donald Trump's forthcoming presidency, voters made their feelings clear on two employment-related issues: minimum wage and marijuana. Four states that considered a rate hike for minimum wage workers approved the ...
Employment law for 2017: What we know and what we don’t
This is usually an easy assignment. It’s a new year coming up, so write about the latest laws affecting employers. But 2017 is not just any new year because Donald Trump is not just any new president. Please don’t take that as a political statement.
China Employment Law: Six Myths About Working Hours and Overtime
Working hours for most China employees are usually determined under China’s “standard working hours system,” and in most places in China, that means a 40-hour work week — 8 hours a day and 5 days a week. This system does not allow for a lot of ...
Employment Law This Week®: New Laws Impacting Employers, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Amended Persuader Rule, Nurses Aren’t “Supervisors”
Our top story: Election Day brings a wave of new laws affecting employers. While all eyes were on the battle for the White House, voters in a number of states approved new legislation that will directly impact employers. Arizona and Washington will soon ...
Brexit: An A-Z of what it will mean for employment law
With our departure from the EU looming and uncertainty at an all-time high following the Article 50 ruling, the future of the UK’s employment law is somewhat unclear. If the journey towards a fully-connected, omnichannel experience were a motorway ...
Ask the Law : 5 UAE employment laws and rights we learnt
It is important that employees in the UAE know their rights. Here are five things we learnt from Ask the Law this month. Note: Original questions compiled by Bassam Za’Za, Gulf News Legal and Court Correspondent, and answered by advocate Mohammad Ebrahim ...
Employment Law This Week: Antitrust Guidance for HR, EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan, New I-9 Form, Wage Statement Challenge
This week’s stories include ... (1) DOJ and FTC Release Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals Our top story: The DOJ intends to investigate anti-competitive trade practices. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission ...
EANE Slates Annual Employment Law & HR Conference for Nov. 3
AGAWAM — The Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) announced its annual Employment Law & HR Practices Conference will be held on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Springfield Marriott. The full-day conference will address the ever-changing issues facing ...
Employment law; HR expert expands firm into Scotland
An employment law and HR expert is returning to her roots by launching a specialist practice in Scotland.Pam Loch, who studied accountancy and business at the University of Dundee and then law at the University of Edinburgh, has opened Loch Associates ...