Department of Labor Issues New Fact Sheets on Retaliation by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/9/2012 More and more employers are recognizing what employment attorneys have long known. The most prevalent type of employment discrimination claim is not one based on race, sex, religion, disability or age. Rather, it is one...more
California Enacts New Round Of Employee-Friendly Laws (In Other News, State Unemployment Rate Hovers Near 12%) by Proskauer - California Employment Law on 10/25/2011 California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a number of bills addressing a wide array of issues that could significantly impact employers in the coming year. Read on for an overview of some of these new laws and their...more
Court finds that an illegal immigrant can assert a lost wage claim in connection with a personal injury lawsuit by Erik Anderson on 5/26/2011 In Kalyta v. Versa Products, et. al., a federal judge found that an illegal immigrant can assert a lost wage claim in connection with a lawsuit for personal injuries. In this matter, plaintiff had entered the United...more
Municipalities Beware: The Perils of Enacting Immigration Ordinances and Know What Your Insurance Policy Covers by Poyner Spruill LLP on 11/30/2010 Two weeks ago, a panel from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a District Court decision to require the City of Hazleton, PA, to pay $2.4 million in legal fees to Pedro Lozano, Casa Dominicana of Hazleton Inc.,...more
Siskind's Immigration Bulletin – March 22, 2010 by Gregory Siskind on 3/22/2010 In This Issue: 1. Openers 2. The ABC's Of Immigration: I Visas for Media and Foreign Press 3. Ask Visalaw.com 4. Border and Enforcement News -Former chiefs of USCBP urge expeditious appointment 5. News from the...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bars Use of Customs Bond Forms with Extraneous Information by Duane Morris LLP on 5/4/2009 On April 29, 2009, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a notice to the effect that certain surety companies and some customs brokers, acting as agents for sureties, are using CBP 301 Customs Bond forms that...more