Bill triples damages for nonpayment of workers
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Employers who fail to pay their workers or neglect to pay them in a timely manner would be hit with triple damages under a bill passed by the Legislature this week and sent to Governor Mitt Romney, who must decide by Thursday whether to sign it into law.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday stepped into a dispute over a labor union's use of fees paid by non-union employees to finance the labor organization's court battles in other states.
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Health insurance premiums for workers are rising around three times faster than their wages, and health costs eat up a quarter of earnings
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A close call in Congress for America's workers and employers alike.
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The Tax Ministry increased its 2001 back tax bill against the oil giant Yukos to $4.1 billion on Friday, bringing its total tax claims against the company to $7.
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Compensation claims over the MRSA superbug may rise as lawyers use workplace laws to pursue hospitals.
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A controversial special damages claim that threatened to cripple the Financial Times (FT) has been struck out by the High Court. Mr Justice Tugendhat ruled that a record Â£230.
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Employers should be protected from lawsuits over pay discrimination based on acts committed years ago.
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Retirees for a third straight year are paying double-digit increases for healthcare coverage through their former employers, which are shifting a greater
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Hundreds of people turn to "no win, no fee" firms to reclaim penalty charges levied by banks and building societies.
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A Massachusetts state legislator is pushing a bill that would hold retailers financially liable to card-issuing banks for the costs of a security breach -- a proposal that quickly came under fire from retail groups.
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Onge and John Hughes. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., the federal agency that protects retirement plans for more than 44 million workers, said Monday that its deficit more than doubled to $23.
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WASHINGTON : The line of people filing new claims for jobless benefits grew last week, hurt by damage to businesses caused by Hurricane Charley, a US government report showed.
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Anyone who obstructs emergency workers could face a fine of up to E5,000 under new legislation.
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A Canadian oil-field worker, stunned to  get a C$85,000 ($83,700) cell phone bill, has had the charges  reduced to C$3,400, but is still fighting them.
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Workers could be offered pay settlements lasting up to three years
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Exxon argued that given the $3.5 billion it has paid in cleanup costs, fines and settlements after the Valdez spill, the $2.5 billion in punitive damages is beyond normal due process.