Disaster Unemployment Assistance might be or soon might be available for eligible employees and self-employed individuals who’ve recently lost their jobs or income, because of damage caused by a severe storm, tornado, flood or wind. [more]
Employer Labor Law Violations Abound
Study results recently released by a group of research organizations generally concluded that employer labor law violations against America’s low-wage workers are systematic, routine, severe and widespread. [more]
Which are Unfair Pay Laws?
There are no Federal “unfair pay laws” (or “unfair pay acts”) named as such, but the Federal laws briefly explained below protect workers from unfair pay practices in one way or another. So-called unfair pay laws (or fair pay laws) are generally referred to as discrimination laws or wage and hour laws. [more]
Hiring Outlook
According to the results of the most recent, often-cited survey by Manpower, most U.S. employers anticipate no change in hiring in Quarter 4, 2009 from Quarter 3. [more]
About the Labor Day Holiday
Labor Day, a U.S. national holiday that honors workers, occurs each year on the first Monday of September. Labor Day 2009 falls on Monday, September 7. [more]
