Employees Require Good Cause For Termination

Posted by Greg L. Stevens on October 14, 2010 under Labor Law | Be the First to Comment

In the state of California improper firing can quickly be challenging to demonstrate. Due to California’s legislations assuming that the employer-employee relationship is “at will”, the employer possesses any right to end employment for the employee for any purpose other than kinds of discrimination or additional unlawful reason. Only staff who are employed as associates of a union or people who may be chosen on conditions of a personalemployment contract are safe from getting fired at the will of their workplace.

Labor Should Organize a Springtime 2009 Million Man March on Washington,dc

Posted by Rob on January 15, 2010 under Labor Law | Be the First to Comment

Should labor organize a million man/woman march on Washington,DC during the Spring of 2009? Yes, it should!   What is the labor I am referring to? Well, consider the unions that are left in the country such as the automotive unions, the Teamsters, the United Mine Workers, etc now consider the 2 million plus individuals [...]

Investing In China: Proposed Labor Contract Law

Posted by Rob on August 23, 2009 under Labor Law | Be the First to Comment

If you are considering setting up a company in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) you should be aware that Chinese law is more protective of employees than the laws of many western nations, particularly the United States. The current PRC Labor Law was enacted in 1994; however, a new PRC Labor Contract Law, [...]

Thai Labor Protection Act & Employment Law

Posted by Rob on under Labor Law | Be the First to Comment

The Labor Protection Act of 1998 (LPA) and the Civil Commercial Code (CCC) are primarily responsible for administering labor protection laws in Thailand. In other words, the rights and duties pertaining to the employer and employee are governed by series of a laws and procedures. Apart from Labor Protection Act BE 2541 (1998) and Thai [...]

Investing In China: Hiring, Firing And Labor Law

Posted by Rob on July 24, 2009 under Labor Law | Be the First to Comment

One of China’s major attractions for foreign investors is its low labor costs. In the central provinces entry-level laborers can be hired for as little at US$60 per month and college graduates work for as little as US$150 per month, although labor costs in the more affluent coastal provinces are about three times as high. [...]

Labor Law in Thailand

Posted by Rob on July 14, 2009 under Labor Law | Be the First to Comment

In Thailand, all of the rights and duties pertaining to employers and employees are usually governed by a series of laws and regulations. Among the different acts that govern labor issues in Thailand are Labor Protection Act BE 2541, the Labor Court and Labor Court Procedure BE 2522, Labor Relations Act BE 2518, Social Security [...]

Labor Law Posters, It’s the Law!

Posted by Rob on June 24, 2009 under Labor Law | Be the First to Comment

State and Federal Labor Law Posters are Required for Small Businesses and Other Employers. Statutes and regulations enforced by agencies within the US Department of Labor require that labor law posters and/or work place notices be posted in the work place. Job safety and health protection labor law poster; Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversee [...]