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Let’s Get Ready To Rumble:
The Employee Free Choice Act.
On March 10, 2009 the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the House and the Senate.
We’re ready for it. Are you?
Counselors to Management
Unprecedented changes are presenting themselves at a staggering pace in business with aggressive plaintiffs, class actions, an ongoing immigration crisis targeting employers, a new union alliance focused on aggressive organizing, and increasing regulatory enforcement
This challenging business climate demands a different type of legal representation with even more aggressive approaches to pro-active planning and legal defense. We will continue to push the envelope in representation, long term strategic planning, training, union avoidance campaigns, and employment litigation defense.
Obama Quiet on the Immigration Front
Written by Michael C. Saqui & Jared A. Jefferson
President Obama's seventy-one minute long 2010 State of the Union Address only devoted one sentence to immigration reform, which was strange considering that the topic previously seemed to be at the forefront of political discussions. This lack of focus on immigration even prompted one unnamed lobbyist to state that "immigration is deader than a doornail."Plaintiff Pays the Costs after CDPA Loss
Written by Michael C. Saqui & Jared A. Jefferson
On February 5, 2010, A California Court of Appeals in the case of Jankey v. Song Koo Lee decided that a prevailing defendant could recover attorney's fees under California Civil Code § 55 after being sued under the California Disabled Persons Act ("CDPA"). The defendant was subsequently awarded $118,458 in fees pursuant to the court's decision.
Are Craig Becker's NLRB Chances Over?
Written by Michael C. Saqui & Jared A. Jefferson
On Monday, February 15, 2010, Craig Becker's fate as a potential member of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") may have been sealed. It was speculated that Obama would seat Becker by means of a recess appointment while the Senate was adjourned for the President's Day weekend. However, the President took no action.
Central Valley Water Update
Written by Michael C. Saqui & Jared A. Jefferson
Farmers in the Central Valley heard encouraging words from U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger last week when he put a two-week hold on pumping restrictions that were a part of a plan created to protect endangered salmon.
However, on February 10, 2010, when examining similar pumping restrictions to protect a fish called the delta smelt, the same Fresno District Court Judge denied temporary restraining orders that would allow water to continue to be pumped into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which serves as a main source of California's water supply.
Labor Appointments Update
Written by Michael C. Saqui & Jared A. Jefferson
National Front: National Labor Relations Board
Yesterday, February 2, 2010, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on the re-nomination of Craig Becker to become a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). As we previously informed you, Becker was nominated once by President Obama, but that nomination was squashed when Senator John McCain put a hold on it and the Senate returned the nomination to the White House for reconsideration. Since then, President Obama decided to re-nominate Becker.
If We Can't Do It, Nobody Can
Written by Michael C. Saqui & Jared A. Jefferson
The Washington Times is reporting that an internal audit done by investigators of the Social Security Administration (SSA) revealed many problems with the Administration's use of E-Verify. The audit revealed that the SSA failed to run E-Verify checks on 19% of the employees the SSA hired in 2008 and 2009. Additionally, the audit found that 50% of the E-Verify checks were run in an untimely manner and 44 individuals should have been spotted as tentative non-confirmations. The SSA and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), administer the E-Verify program.
Obama Extends COBRA Subsidy Benefits
Written by Michael C. Saqui & Jared A. Jefferson
In February 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) gave short-term COBRA subsidy benefits for assistance eligible individuals (AEI), such as employees who were involuntarily terminated between the period of September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009. The subsidy pays 65% of monthly health insurance premiums for these employees.
On, December 19, 2009, however, President Obama signed legislation that extended the COBRA subsidy to individuals who were involuntarily terminated between the period of September 1, 2008 to February 28, 2010. Additionally, the length of the premium assistance period that begins for any individual who qualified for the subsidy on or after February 17, 2009, was extended from nine months to fifteen months. This legislation took effect immediately.
Title II of GINA Now in Effect
Written by Michael C. Saqui & Jared A. Jefferson
Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) took effect as of November 21, 2009. GINA prohibits employers, employment agencies, insurers, and unions from discriminating on the basis of genetic information.
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Protecting Our Clients and Association Partners.
Advisory Group
The Saqui Law Group is extremely excited to launch a separate but affiliated consulting company LMAG. (Labor Management Advisory Group) a consulting company to serve our clients and partnership association members in the most cost-efficient model brought to the market place.
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