When a foreign worker applies for a work visa or green card based upon the representation of a job offer in the U.S., additional proof may be required for the immigrant to qualify for a green card. For example, the employer must prove that there are no qualified U.S. workers available and able to perform the work and other questions are usually asked. … [Read more...] about LABOR CERTIFICATION
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LADY
In English law. The title belonging to the wife of a peer, and (by courtesy) the wife of a baronet or knight, and also to any woman, married or sole, whose father was a nobleman of a rank not lower than that of earl. . Lady-court. In English law. The court of a lady of the manor. Lady day. The 25th of March, the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In parts of … [Read more...] about LADY
LAHLSLIT
A breach of law. Cowell. A mulct for an offense, viz., twelve "ores." … [Read more...] about LAHLSLIT
LABOR DISPUTE
A disagreement between employer and employees (usually a labor union) with regard to the terms and conditions of employment, most frequently the amount of wages, hours and safety conditions. … [Read more...] about LABOR DISPUTE
LADYS FRIEND
(Lady's Friend) The name of a functioner in the British house of commons. When the husband sues for a divorce, or asks the passage of an act to divorce him from his wife, he is required to make a provision for her before the passage of the act; it is the duty of the lady's friend to see that such a provision is made. Macq. on H. & W. 213. … [Read more...] about LADYS FRIEND