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NLRB Decision Will Significantly Help Organizing Temporary/Agency Employees
July 15, 2016 by
Sheila Sexton
It has become more and more common over the last 25 years: An employer contracts with an agency for temporary workers to work alongside its regular employees, performing the exact same work. Often the only difference between… 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
NLRB and ICE Agree to Prioritize Workers Rights Over Immigration Enforcement
June 22, 2016 by
Teague Paterson
Federal agencies administer and enforce statutes. At times, agencies find themselves at cross-purposes, where one agency’s actions interfere with another agency’s enforcement activities. Take, for example, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), which enforces the… Read More
New Final Rule Updates Outdated Overtime Regulations, Expanding Overtime Coverage to Millions of Workers
June 6, 2016 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
The Department of Labor has published a Final Rule updating overtime regulations that will extend overtime pay to 4.2 million workers across the country. This update was badly needed, as the portion of employees qualifying… Read More
Court Strikes Down Class Action Arbitration Waivers
June 1, 2016 by
Christopher Hammer
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on May 26 issued a watershed decision banning mandatory employment arbitration agreements that bar employees from bringing class-action claims. (Lewis v. Epic Systems Corp.) The court’s decision aligns it… 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
Supreme Court Rejects Employer Attack on California’s Workplace Seating Requirement
April 20, 2016 by
Christopher Hammer
The California Supreme Court has issued an important decision confirming the right of California workers to take a seat on the job when the nature of the work allows. In issuing this decision, the Court… Read More
Public School Teachers Dodge Another Bullet (after Friedrichs) as the Court of Appeal Refuses to Void the Education Code in Vergara v. State of California
April 18, 2016 by
Dale Brodsky
First, as a direct result of Judge Scalia’s unexpected demise, a four-four split on the U.S. Supreme Court granted a reprieve to public sector unions whose agency fees and opt-out provisions were on the chopping… Read More
Can You Tell the Difference Between Protected & Unprotected Activity?
April 13, 2016 by
Sheila Sexton
Unions and their advocates have been fighting nationwide for paid sick leave, with California implementing a new leave law in 2014. In Minnesota, there is no paid sick leave law – yet – but one group of… 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 Decision Will Significantly Help Organizing Temporary/Agency Employees
July 15, 2016 by Sheila Sexton
It has become more and more common over the last 25 years: An employer contracts with an agency for temporary workers to work alongside its regular employees, performing the exact same work. Often the only difference between… 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
NLRB and ICE Agree to Prioritize Workers Rights Over Immigration Enforcement
June 22, 2016 by Teague Paterson
Federal agencies administer and enforce statutes. At times, agencies find themselves at cross-purposes, where one agency’s actions interfere with another agency’s enforcement activities. Take, for example, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), which enforces the… Read More
New Final Rule Updates Outdated Overtime Regulations, Expanding Overtime Coverage to Millions of Workers
June 6, 2016 by Stephanie Platenkamp
The Department of Labor has published a Final Rule updating overtime regulations that will extend overtime pay to 4.2 million workers across the country. This update was badly needed, as the portion of employees qualifying… Read More
Court Strikes Down Class Action Arbitration Waivers
June 1, 2016 by Christopher Hammer
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on May 26 issued a watershed decision banning mandatory employment arbitration agreements that bar employees from bringing class-action claims. (Lewis v. Epic Systems Corp.) The court’s decision aligns it… 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
Supreme Court Rejects Employer Attack on California’s Workplace Seating Requirement
April 20, 2016 by Christopher Hammer
The California Supreme Court has issued an important decision confirming the right of California workers to take a seat on the job when the nature of the work allows. In issuing this decision, the Court… Read More
Public School Teachers Dodge Another Bullet (after Friedrichs) as the Court of Appeal Refuses to Void the Education Code in Vergara v. State of California
April 18, 2016 by Dale Brodsky
First, as a direct result of Judge Scalia’s unexpected demise, a four-four split on the U.S. Supreme Court granted a reprieve to public sector unions whose agency fees and opt-out provisions were on the chopping… Read More
Can You Tell the Difference Between Protected & Unprotected Activity?
April 13, 2016 by Sheila Sexton
Unions and their advocates have been fighting nationwide for paid sick leave, with California implementing a new leave law in 2014. In Minnesota, there is no paid sick leave law – yet – but one group of… 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
