In the aftermath of a $34 million settlement for immigration law violations alleged against outsourcing firm Infosys, federal officials are pushing investigations into similar practices by other firms, according to The Wall Street Journal. Investigators are probing whether other companies committed visa fraud or violated record-keeping requirements.
The New York Times reports that unemployment rates in Euro-zone countries remain at record highs.
Washington D.C.’s top employment official says her department will determine by the end of 2013 what steps are needed to comply with the city’s living wage law, as reported in the Washington Post. Amid criticisms over the failure to implement annual cost-of-living increases as required by the law, controversy is also looming over a possible exemption for home health care workers.
The New York Times features a column on the life of an undocumented South Asian immigrant worker in New York City.
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August 23
Hyundai Motors workers launch full-day strike; federal judge rules in favor of Vermont dairy plant in closure dispute
August 21
Tyson workers respond to abrupt plant shutdown; DOL ends its power to police federal contractor bias.
August 20
Unions sue the government over new visa rule; Judge declines to dismiss former Amazon worker's suit.
August 19
NLRB swears in third Trump-appointed Member; Teamster file complaint against Amazon in New York; unions and college students sue Trump admin for international student immigration restrictions
August 18
New Trump administration rules will remove the Merit Systems Protection Board's independence; a CFPB union leader suspended alleges retaliation; the National Treasury Employees Union requires its members to pay dues as it battles to stay financially afloat.
August 17
Tensions rise between New York City's teachers' union and City Hall; NLRB judge finds Brooklyn hospital violated labor law.