Lori Chavez-DeRemer takes over a Department of Labor targeted for dramatic downsizing by the Trump administration.
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer takes over a Department of Labor targeted for dramatic downsizing by the Trump administration.
Read MoreIn February, the acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board notified board staff that he had rescinded select guidance issued by the NLRB’s former general counsel. The move indicated that the NLRB will change how it handles unfair-labor-practices findings, employee monitoring, union elections and much more.
Read MoreWhile the NLRB is easing up, state legislatures are doubling down on efforts to kill noncompetes.
Read MorePresident Trump on Jan. 27 fired two Democrats from the EEOC and one from the National Labor Relations Board, leaving both agencies without a quorum and unable to conduct substantive business. The terminations were expected to trigger lawsuits that could make their way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read MoreWith a new president come changes in leadership at federal agencies. Here’s what’s new at the EEOC, NLRB and DOL.
Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Board under the Biden administration has been widely recognized as the most pro-worker, pro-union board in decades. With President-elect Trump about to take office, that’s soon to change.
Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Act specifically allows workers to wear buttons signifying their support for a labor union. How many buttons? Recent cases brought before the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces the NLRA, have raised that very question.
Read MoreJudge Trevor McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Dec. 11 said “tenure protections” for ALJs are unconstitutional. McFadden’s opinion could hamstring the NLRB’s ability to conduct its business of enforcing the National Labor Relations Act.
Read MoreLauren McFerran’s term expired Dec. 16, leaving President-elect Donald Trump free to install a Republican majority and potentially turn the NLRB into a business-friendly administrative agency.
Read MoreWe pay a $1,000 signing bonus to new employees in exchange for agreeing to commit to working for us for at least one year. A new employee requested a three-month leave of absence for the birth of her child; the leave would begin six months after her hire date. Can we pay the bonus in two parts?
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