Sentences with phrase «labor rights violations»

However, trade unionists and other groups are calling for a «no» on the FTA in protest against labor rights violations in Colombia.

The jobs that are created by palm oil plantations do little to benefit local communities as they are often given to migrant workers and are rife with labor rights violations.

A report from Rainforest Action Network shows that human and labor rights violations run rampant on palm oil plantations.

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Attorney Robert Dolinko of San Francisco labor and employment law firm Nixon Peabody is doubtful Senigaglia would have a strong case if she alleged a violation of privacy, which is a right under the state of California's constitution.

In making its case for KORUS, the Obama Administration argues it will challenge violations of labor rights related to trade, as it may do with Guatemala.

Amnesty International has added its voice to the growing demand within Colombia for an end to mass arrests, torture of political prisoners, repression of labor organizations and other violations of human rights.

Of course she says nothing about her husband's policy of overlooking human rights violations by China, including the slave labor of uncounted thousands and forced abortions for pregnant women with more than one child.

«The NFL Players Association is a labor Union that protects the rights of all of its members and pursues any violations of those rights by any means necessary,» a statement read.

Home schooling clearly continues to be a political (and other) movement because its advocates know they must labor to keep fundamental parental rights over the education and upbringing of children recognized and protected from statist academics and government violation.

Such problems within institutional structures are complex when uncredited labor, and violations of artists and cultural workers» moral rights run rampant in a competitive art world.

> Sean O'Driscoll, who co-wrote a damning investigation into human rights violations and brutal labor practices endured by migrant workers in Abu Dhabi, was officially deported from the United Arab Emirates newsweek

Responsible palm oil is palm oil that is produced without contributing to deforestation, expansion on carbon - rich peatlands, and / or the violation of human and labor rights.

The State and Federal Employment disputes handled by Whittel & Melton include FLSA (fair labor standards act), Wage and Overtime disputes, Minimum Wage Violations, Discrimination (age, sex, disability, pregnancy, national origin, race), Retaliation claims including FMLA (family medical leave act), workers compensation and sexual harassment in the workplace, Whistleblower protection, qui tam and other civil rights pursuits.

The mission of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) is to assist persons trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and slavery - like practices and to work toward ending all instances of such human rights violations.

California compliance legal information including news about California employee rights and California labor lawsuits about compliance violations.

At Howard Law, PC, our experienced and client - focused attorneys fight for the rights of California employees to ensure a workplace that is free from unlawful violations of employment and labor laws.

Some of the most common are wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, violations of the Family Medical Leave Act, violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees forviolations of the Family Medical Leave Act, violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees forviolations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees forViolations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for expenses.

Ms. Loutey has a wide range of experience in civil litigation on behalf of injured persons, including in cases involving labor and delivery malpractice, OSHA violations, transportation accidents, civil rights violations, brain injuries, and spinal injuries.