Employment / Labor Law News

“The city takes any such allegation or charge of wrongdoing or misconduct seriously.”

After two months of investigating claims of an alleged affair between an ex-Rocky Mount police cadet and Police Chief John Manley, city officials have dismissed the cadet's claims and closed its investigation. via Rocky Mount Telegram

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The Senate approved a broad bill Thursday that adds penalties and restrictions on illegal immigrants, but also includes provisions opposed by House leaders that affect businesses. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has implemented a new policy that text messages sent on city-owned devices are considered private. via Crain's Detroit Business

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“The EEOC said there was no cause to believe that any federal statutes had been violated”

Stillwater Mayor Roger McMillian is being accused of sexual harassment. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Payne County District Court, Stillwater residents Barbara Gose, Raeann Meyer and Lois Akers allege ... via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

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“There needs to be more control, needs to be more regulation, needs to be a demonstration of need for this advertising and that is not occurring”

Expecting the call for a special legislative session any day now from the governor, the Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee met Wednesday to discuss the re-authorization of the state Department of ... via WTOK-TV Meridian

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“Manufacturing jobs in the state continued to drop in April primarily due to the impact of the ongoing labor dispute in the auto sector”

Analysts say figures represent a loss of 15,000 people who stopped seeking work. via Detroit News Online

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“Sex, race and national origin discrimination continues to be a widespread problem in workplaces across the country”

A White Marsh Japanese restaurant and sushi bar will pay $80,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit claiming Hispanic women were harassed there. via Baltimore Examiner

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Michigan's jobless rate dropped below 7 percent for the first time in nearly a year last month. via LivingstonDaily

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“The number of unfilled health care positions is staggering”

The American Society of Association Executives & The Center for Association Leadership , and the American Hospital Association , today announced that leading health care associations have joined in support of ... via MediLexicon

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“The only effect that this bill is now going to have is to destroy the Second Injury Fund of the state”

The Republican-led House voted Tuesday to exempt some small businesses from paying into a state fund for repeatedly injured workers - a move Democrats claim could further worsen its financial stability. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

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