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WGA Fights Over Movie Rights to 'Hogan's Heroes'

Eriq Gardner
March 21, 2012 13:20

Eriq Gardner A federal judge denies Bing Crosby Productions' attempts to halt an arbitration initiated by the WGA to allow the show's original writers to exploit theatrical motion picture rights to the popular 1960s show.read more

A Bite of Apple: Policing Worker Rights in China

March 20, 2012 13:46

Your cherished iPad? It was made by a 13 year old Chinese factory worker who, for the ripe sum of $0.30 an hour, completed a 16-hour shift while inhaling the toxic fumes emanating from the tablets' component parts. At the end of her shift she retired to her dormitory bed, in a room shared with six...

SAG/AFTRA Lawsuit Hearing Canceled (Exclusive)

Eriq Gardner
March 19, 2012 18:53

Jonathan Handel The judge will decide the matter based on the motions filed in the last few weeks.read more

NLRB Posting Requirements - Update

Dennis Westlind
March 06, 2012 14:00

Update: A federal trial court in the District of Columbia has upheld the notice posting requirement in the National Labor Relations Board's (“NLRB”) recently issued final rule requiring nearly all private sector employers, whether unionized or not, to post a notice to their employees...

New Penalties for Wage Claims, Unemployment Discrimination, Payroll Cards On Hearing Agenda

Daniel Schwartz
February 27, 2012 13:15

And all of a sudden, things just got very busy at the Connecticut General Assembly. On Tuesday, several labor & employment law bills are up for discussion and debate at a public hearing scheduled at 2 p.m. (details here).  One of the bills is the newest hot topic — the House version of...