Alexander MacDonald says most of the rules, regulations, decisions and doctrines employment lawyers deal with each day are first developed by agencies. (Subscription required.)
Michael Lotito says the Supreme Court’s decision to curb the SEC’s in-house courts may result in challenges for state labor agencies that use a similarly modeled in-house enforcement and appeals process. (Subscription required.)
Bo Enevold Uhrenfeldt says Denmark’s new rules that fast-track the hiring of foreign workers could put small companies at a disadvantage. (Subscription required.)
Thomas R. Revnew and Kurt Erickson say the construction industry should be vigilant about a new Minnesota law that significantly increases penalties for employers misclassifying employees as independent contractors.
Adam Fiss, Alka Ramchandani-Raj and David Dixon discuss California Labor Code Section 6401.9, which will implement the first general industry workplace violence prevention safety requirements in the U.S. (Subscription required.)
