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Monthly Archives: December 2010

New York Employers: Are You Ready For The New Wage Theft Prevention Act?

By Jonathan Israel on Posted in State Law, Wage & Hour

On December 13, 2010, Governor Patterson signed the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act (the "WTPA"), a new law that amends New York Labor Law and purports to offer workers greater protection from wage law violations by (i) requiring employers to give employees more detailed wage payment information in writing, and (ii) increasing the… Continue Reading

NLRB proposes rule to require posting of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act

By Justin Keith on Posted in Labor

On December 21, 2010, the NLRB announced that it has submitted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the Federal Register. The proposed rule would require all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act — which is almost all private sector employers in the United States — to post a notice informing employees of their… Continue Reading

UK Legal Update: The Government announces immigration caps on non-European Economic Area (“EEA”) migrants

By Sarah Phillips on Posted in Immigration

On 23 November 2010, the UK’s Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced that a numerical cap would be introduced on the number of immigrants allowed into the UK, as of April 2011. Since 2008, the UK’s immigration regime for non-EEA immigrants has operated on a points based system (the “PBS”). Under the PBS, immigrants have to obtain… Continue Reading