Workers at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge and six other LSU-affiliated hospitals recently received notices of upcoming layoffs. Such notices are required by employment law for public workers and are general in nature. They inform employees that layoffs...
Month: January 2012
Company moves to Baton Rouge because of taxes and regulations
Recently, West Sanitation Services, Inc., decided to merge corporate and manufacturing operations, currently located in different states, and relocate to Baton Rouge. The company's corporate headquarters are now in California and its manufacturing operations are in...
New federal agency regulates financial products by non-banks, too
We've heard about the bailouts, the role big-name banks played in the credit market collapse in 2008, the business litigation and contract disputes that followed and how people and businesses have called for fair lending practices amid an economy that needs to be...
Louisiana joins others in passing E-Verify laws
A number of states, including Louisiana, have recently enacted laws requiring the use of the E-Verify system in hiring. The purpose of the system is to help the government identify illegal immigrants through the hiring process. The system, developed by the U.S....