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California Ready to Embark on Ambitious Employee Retirement Savings Program
October 17, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
Signed by the Governor on September 29, SB 1234 creates the new California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, an opt-out, 401(k)-type savings plan for almost all California private-sector employees not already eligible for a retirement… Read More
NLRB Rules CBA Expiration Bars Employers’ Discretionary, Unilateral Changes, No Matter What Past Practice Is
October 3, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
When a union contract expires, so too does the management rights clause contained in that contract. Unilateral changes an employer may make in working conditions and terms of employment during the contract pursuant to the… Read More
Expanding Income Inequality: More Evidence That We Need Unions Now More Than Ever
June 28, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
A new study by the Urban Institute has found that the upper middle class is at its largest and richest. The study defines upper middle class as a household of three earning between $100,000 and… Read More
Give Me a Break! Court Clears Up Confusion on When Rest Breaks Must Be Provided Employment
May 2, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
California’s rest-break rule requires employers to provide employees with a paid ten-minute rest period which “insofar as practicable” must be in the middle of each “work period.” The rule specifies that one break must be… Read More
New DOL Rule Demands the Curtain Be Pulled Aside on Union Busting Consultants
April 6, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. The great Oz has spoken,” the actor Frank Morgan thundered in the famous 1939 movie. If you believe in what an outside expert drafted for you… Read More
NLRB Bars Blanket Workplace Recording Bans
March 23, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
The UFCW scored a victory for Whole Foods Market employees who complained about a company rule prohibiting the recording of all workplace conversations. The UFCW challenged the rule in an unfair labor practice charge filed… Read More
Big Victory for Misclassified Port Drivers
March 14, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
The Teamsters have struck a major victory in their campaign to organize port drivers. The California Labor Commissioner’s office has ordered Pacific 9 Transportation to compensate 38 employee drivers who were misclassified as independent contractors. … Read More
DC Circuit Approves NLRB Decision Striking Down Handbook Rules
December 30, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
The NLRB in recent years has aggressively reviewed employee handbook rules to determine whether the rules unlawfully interfere with employee rights to act collectively about their working conditions and to form and join unions. If… Read More
Court Affirms NLRB’s Protection of Employee Facebook Postings Slamming Employer
October 28, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
A federal court of appeal has affirmed an NLRB decision that held that an employee’s complaints about the workplace posted to social media could constitute protected action under Section 7 of the NLRA, even if… Read More
Unions Are Good For Kids!
October 21, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Intergenerational income mobility is relatively low in the U.S. For example, a U.S. child born in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution has a 7.5 percent probability of reaching the top 20 percent… Read More
California Ready to Embark on Ambitious Employee Retirement Savings Program
October 17, 2016 by Andrew Baker
Signed by the Governor on September 29, SB 1234 creates the new California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, an opt-out, 401(k)-type savings plan for almost all California private-sector employees not already eligible for a retirement… Read More
NLRB Rules CBA Expiration Bars Employers’ Discretionary, Unilateral Changes, No Matter What Past Practice Is
October 3, 2016 by Andrew Baker
When a union contract expires, so too does the management rights clause contained in that contract. Unilateral changes an employer may make in working conditions and terms of employment during the contract pursuant to the… Read More
Expanding Income Inequality: More Evidence That We Need Unions Now More Than Ever
June 28, 2016 by Andrew Baker
A new study by the Urban Institute has found that the upper middle class is at its largest and richest. The study defines upper middle class as a household of three earning between $100,000 and… Read More
Give Me a Break! Court Clears Up Confusion on When Rest Breaks Must Be Provided Employment
May 2, 2016 by Andrew Baker
California’s rest-break rule requires employers to provide employees with a paid ten-minute rest period which “insofar as practicable” must be in the middle of each “work period.” The rule specifies that one break must be… Read More
New DOL Rule Demands the Curtain Be Pulled Aside on Union Busting Consultants
April 6, 2016 by Andrew Baker
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. The great Oz has spoken,” the actor Frank Morgan thundered in the famous 1939 movie. If you believe in what an outside expert drafted for you… Read More
NLRB Bars Blanket Workplace Recording Bans
March 23, 2016 by Andrew Baker
The UFCW scored a victory for Whole Foods Market employees who complained about a company rule prohibiting the recording of all workplace conversations. The UFCW challenged the rule in an unfair labor practice charge filed… Read More
Big Victory for Misclassified Port Drivers
March 14, 2016 by Andrew Baker
The Teamsters have struck a major victory in their campaign to organize port drivers. The California Labor Commissioner’s office has ordered Pacific 9 Transportation to compensate 38 employee drivers who were misclassified as independent contractors. … Read More
DC Circuit Approves NLRB Decision Striking Down Handbook Rules
December 30, 2015 by Andrew Baker
The NLRB in recent years has aggressively reviewed employee handbook rules to determine whether the rules unlawfully interfere with employee rights to act collectively about their working conditions and to form and join unions. If… Read More
Court Affirms NLRB’s Protection of Employee Facebook Postings Slamming Employer
October 28, 2015 by Andrew Baker
A federal court of appeal has affirmed an NLRB decision that held that an employee’s complaints about the workplace posted to social media could constitute protected action under Section 7 of the NLRA, even if… Read More
Unions Are Good For Kids!
October 21, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Intergenerational income mobility is relatively low in the U.S. For example, a U.S. child born in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution has a 7.5 percent probability of reaching the top 20 percent… Read More
