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Employers beware: No free labor
The internship represents a peculiar type of quid pro quo in the corporate world: An employer gains help and a worker gains experience, often without any money changing hands. Until recently few gave the ethical or legal aspects of unpaid internships much thought.
US high court ponders if pharmaceutical reps can get overtime
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court this week tackled the question of whether pharmaceutical representatives who educate, entertain and pitch their products to doctors are salespeople, a decision that will determine whether they are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Proposed White House budget outlines legal priorities
The proposed fiscal 2013 budget released by the White House outlines a number of the administration’s priorities related to lawyers, from an increase in enforcement of federal employment and labor laws to more focused attention on food and drug safety and immigration enforcement.
Department of Labor issues new visa rule
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new final rule governing the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker program that the agency said will give U.S. workers greater protections and job access.
FMLA rule changes would benefit military families
The Department of Labor has announced proposed revisions to regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act that would expand military family leave provisions and incorporate a special eligibility provision for airline flight crew employees.
Excavation co. owner charged with embezzling from employees (UPDATE)
The owner of Allen Howe & Son Inc. is facing charges he embezzled more than $56,000 from employees.
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- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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