Lawyer Unlimited

05/13/2013

Comprehensive Immigration Reform, not Comprehensive Congressional Reform

With all the talk about addressing the needs of the millions of foreign nationals currently in the U.S., a few other groups got their needs (or wish lists) addressed as well. Since the first legislation designed to address immigration to … Continue…

05/10/2013

Is there a better option?

Currently state and federal employees have the opportunity to take “comp time” in lieu of being paid overtime. Basically, after working 40 hours in a workweek, a state or federal employee may receive 1.5 hours of time off in a … Continue reading →

05/06/2013

A good boss matters & "good" means more than just most experienced. Train your managers on more than just policies. http://ow.ly/kKo8a

A good boss can make your career, but a bad boss can make your life miserable – and a new survey finds that plenty of Americans have learned that...

05/06/2013

Former firefighter sues his old employer. http://ow.ly/kKeLZ

Brad Tucker, 31, filed a lawsuit against University Park last week seeking up to $1 million in damages to help pay for treatment of a back injury...

04/30/2013

Smokers need not apply. What do you think about Baylor Hospital's employee smoking policy? http://ow.ly/kAdYl

I know many of you have likely already beat me to reading the latest edition of Workforce magazine — the publication devoted to important trends...

04/29/2013

Is change a-coming?

I remember September 10, 2001. It was a Monday like most Mondays for me. Work, followed by watching football with friends, then headed home. Earlier that day I had a conversation about immigration reform. The LIFE Act had expired and … Continue…

04/19/2013

Some tough questioning for Pres Obama's Labor Secretary nominee. http://ow.ly/keLEW

President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of labor, Tom Perez, came under fire on Thursday during his confirmation hearing from Republican...

04/17/2013

Just a few hundred pages to digest...

04/15/2013

http://ow.ly/i/1TuJn Even the front page of The Boston Globe is on top of the paid sick days movement.

04/10/2013

H-1B cap is reached...what does it mean

On April 8, USCIS announced that USCIS received more applications for H-1Bs for FY 2014 than may be granted by law. Basically, our immigration law imposes a cap of 65,000 new H-1B visas per fiscal year plus 20,000 for applicants … Continue reading →

04/10/2013

New discrimination lawsuit out of Dallas against Southern Methodist University. http://ow.ly/jWF4z

Update at 3:23 p.m.: SMU spokesman Kent Best said that the university does not comment on pending litigation. SMU “stands by its personnel...

04/09/2013

Disability discrimination lawsuits on the rise. Here's another. Employers should be mindful of disability issues. http://ow.ly/jU85L

Following brain surgery, your main worry should not be whether you’ll get fired at work for refusing to wear a wig that scrapes your scar. B...