By Eric B. Meyer Before I get into the this new bill, let’s clear up a popular misconception: free right-to-work means that an employee can be fired … Read more
Judge Finds That Hospital’s Unilateral Change of Dress Code Violates NLRA
By Meyling Ly An administrative law judge recently ruled that a New Jersey hospital violated the National Labor Relations Act by failing to respond to the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: If You Have to be Laid Off, It Helps If You Worked at Boeing
Nobody in their right mind wants to be laid off, especially now that unemployment benefits that were expanded due to the Great Recession are returning to … Read more
New Labor Secretary, NLRB Point to More Activist Workplace Regulation
By Howard Mavity Yesterday (July 18), the U.S. Senate confirmed the new Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, and new EPA Director Gina McCarthy. Along with … Read more
Senate Compromise Clears Path for More Pro-Labor NLRB Members
By Reyburn Lominack A bold threat by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to change Senate filibuster rules to reduce the number of votes necessary to … Read more
Appeals Court Strikes Down Rule on Union Posters in the Workplace
The NLRB has had a ruling overturned by a federal appeals court — again. The Los Angeles Times reports that, “Employers cannot be required to … Read more
2013 Legal Trends: Expect Federal Workplace Scrutiny to Increase
By Kristin R. Erenburg So, the good news is that, with the election over, we’ve gone back to regular TV programming without being bombarded with political … Read more
Right-to-Work or Wrong-to-Work? Why the Michigan Vote Makes Sense
I have to say it’s been fun to have a front row seat in the Right-To-Work debate that raged on in Michigan this past week! Even President Obama made an … Read more
That Controversial Right-to-Work Vote: If It Can Happen In Michigan…
By Marc Bloch Earlier this week, after much heated debate in the state legislature, Michigan became the 24th state to adopt right-to-work legislation. The … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Survey Says That “Passive” Job Candidates Do Not Exist
I didn’t focus muchon this survey when it was released earlier this week, but it deserves some attention. A new study by CareerBuilder and Inavero … Read more