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The Employment Law Alliance offers the most comprehensive and cost-effective way for multi-state and multi-national companies to ensure legal compliance around the globe. The ELA is a network of over 3,000 attorneys providing employment and labor expertise in more than 100 countries and all 50 U.S. states. We work closely together to ensure that our clients’ legal matters are handled seamlessly wherever they do business. We provide a smarter, more efficient and effective alternative to using a single multi-state or multi-national law firm.

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Recent Employment Law News

OSHA Indicates Interest in Reviving Ergonomics Standard

Last week, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed changes to the OSHA Form 300 to reinstate a previous requirement for better identifying work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).  The new rule would restore a pre-2001 requirement that the form contain a separate check-off box for MSDs.

This change can be fairly viewed by employers as ... [ more ]

Posted by: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Fri, 2010-02-05 07:16

Does GPS Monitoring of Company Vehicles Violate Employee Privacy Rights?

Earlier this month, the Connecticut Supreme Court unanimously held that a municipal government violated a state statute regulating electronic monitoring when it secretly installed GPS tracking devices in city-owned automobiles used by fire inspectors.  The devices were installed to reconcile the whereabouts of the inspectors with their inspection schedules.

Although t... [ more ]

Posted by: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Fri, 2010-02-05 07:15

Alberta's Human Rights Legislation Gets A New Name And Some Updating

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Posted by: McLennan Ross, LLP, Fri, 2010-01-29 13:25

Labour Board Says Rand Forumla Protected Under Charter

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Posted by: McLennan Ross, LLP, Fri, 2010-01-29 13:12

Wal-Mart Closure Survives SCC Scrutiny

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Posted by: McLennan Ross, LLP, Fri, 2010-01-29 12:44
Recent America at Work Polls

NEW EMPLOYMENT LAW ALLIANCE POLL SHOWS VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS UNINFORMED AND UNSURE ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL LABOR LEGISLATION

75% of those polled in the dark about proposed Employee Free Choice Act


  SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 19, 2009)- Despite millions of dollars already spent on both sides of the issue, three-quarters of Americans are completely in the dark over the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), a law touted by labor unions and political supporters as a way to increase unionization and improve the lives of middle-class America.  And American w... [ more ]

Posted by: Curiale Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, Wed, 2009-02-18 19:27

U.S. WORKERS WORRIED MOST ABOUT FINDING ANOTHER JOB IF UNEMPLOYED AND SPIRALING HEALTHCARE COSTS

OBAMA VIEWED AS BEING MORE EMPLOYEE-FRIENDLY


  SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 12, 2008) - More than half of American workers are worried about finding a new job if they become unemployed, followed closely by concerns over their ability to pay for healthcare insurance, according to the latest "America At Work" national poll conducted by the Employment Law Alliance, the world's largest network of employme... [ more ]

Posted by: Curiale Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, Thu, 2008-09-11 13:22
ELA Members in the News

Employment Law Alliance Expands Presence in China

Partners from the Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Shenzhen and Haikou offices of Jun Le Law Office Join ELA


SAN FRANCISCO (January 12, 2009) - The Employment Law Alliance (ELA) has added five new member offices across China, giving the network an on-the-ground presence in 30 member offices in Asia.  The ELA is the world's largest network of more than 3,000 specialized labor and employment lawyers dedicated to assisting employers with legal needs in the U.S. and internation... [ more ]

Posted by: Curiale Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, Wed, 2010-01-13 14:21

New EMEA Legal Services Available from Boekel De Nerée in the Netherlands

As of 1 January 2010, leading international law firm Boekel De Nerée releases EMEA LEGAL SERVICES providing your international business with high-end legal advice capability in the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa(EAMA) region and assisting in-house counsel with respect to Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations. 

For over 30 years, Boekel De Nerée has ... [ more ]

Posted by: Boekel De Nerée, Mon, 2010-01-11 10:49