The United States Labor Department is undertaking an investigation of some of the country's top home builders. The top companies in home building are being investigated for violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act governs issues like...
Month: September 2011
Professor’s long-term disability benefits case heads back to court
A long-term disability benefits case involving a former professor from the University of Missouri System will go back to the trial court level after three appellate court judges overruled the initial decision regarding the case.The former University of Missouri...
Man who crashed into SSA office awarded disability benefits and may lose them
We all want to be responsible for our own livelihoods, but life can become difficult when a disability prevents someone from achieving that goal. What can be even more stressful is a long and drawn out Social Security Disability Income application process. Sometimes,...
Administration to step-up wage and hour enforcement
National and state wage and hour laws are important legal protections to hourly workers in Wisconsin and elsewhere in the country. Unfortunately, many workers that get paid by the hour do not receive proper compensation. In an effort to remind businesses of their...