Labor & Employment Law

Workers Compensation Overview
Federal laws that cover workplace injuries

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Construction Crane
Universal Concrete and Mi-JACK pay $1.6 million worker's compensation settlement after crane crushes an employee.

Restaurant Staff
Win Lawsuit Suit Against Employer for Infiltrating their MySpace Forum

Mississippi Antitrust
Costs Microsoft $100 Million

Garden Benches
Recalled Following Reports of Injury

Healon D
Reports of Postoperative Eye Problems Prompts FDA Recall

Wrinkle-Fillers
FDA to Review Labeling due to Adverse Event Reports