By Michael J. Lotito A day after the U.S. Senate returned from its summer recess, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito In a move that could have a dramatic impact on the franchise business model, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito The National Labor Relations Board has scheduled at least two public meetings to address the controversial re-proposal of a rule that … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito Amid the usual litany of aspirational goals and objectives laid out during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Obama … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito While the overall percentage of union membership in the U.S. workforce remained unchanged at 11.3 percent in 2013, there was a slight … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito On Monday, the National Labor Relations Board voluntarily dismissed its appeal in Chamber Of Commerce v. NLRB, the case in which the … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expected to bring the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 (H.R. 1010; S. 460) up for consideration in … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito During floor remarks this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, announced that he intends to bring the Employment … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito Now that the government shutdown has finally ended, federal agencies have been fielding questions about adjusted filing deadlines and … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito What was once considered unthinkable is now becoming more of a possibility. Although the U.S. Senate is reportedly working on a … Read more