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Precedent Overturned NLRB Revamps ‘Past Practice’ Unilateral Change Doctrine
By Joy Waltemath and Lisa Milam-Perez, J.D. — On remand from the D.C. Circuit, a divided four-member NLRB held that DuPont violated Section 8(a)(5) of the Act when it made unilateral changes to bargaining unit employees’ benefit plans after expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. Reaffirming its prior stance that the employer’s unilateral changes were unlawful, the majority, more […]
U.S. Lags World In Temporary Worker Protections
03/05/2014 Comments Off on U.S. Lags World In Temporary Worker Protections
By Michael Grabell ProPublica– For nearly six years, Limber Herrera has toiled as a temporary worker doing the same work for the same company in Mira Loma, Calif. About 40 hours a week, he unloads shipping containers for NFI2014one of the largest freight distribution firms in America2014moving goods that will eventually stock the shelves of […]
Continue reading …Imports Helped Kill The Twinkie, Hostess Brands Workers Get Assistance
19/02/2013 Comments Off on Imports Helped Kill The Twinkie, Hostess Brands Workers Get Assistance
By WideWorldOfWork.com— Imports of cheap baked goods helped kill the Twinkie and the Ding Dong. A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that increased imports of baked products contributed importantly to Hostess Brands’ sales declines, worker layoffs and ultimately its bankruptcy liquidation. The DOL says that the approximately 18,000 workers laid off in 48 […]
Continue reading …NLRB Decides 341 Cases In Fiscal 2012, Including Some Of Its Oldest
16/10/2012 Comments Off on NLRB Decides 341 Cases In Fiscal 2012, Including Some Of Its Oldest
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued decisions in 341 cases during fiscal 2012, 1 Oct. 2011 through 30 Sept. 2012, tackling many of its oldest cases. The NLRB cut the median age of pending cases in half, resolving nine of the 10 oldest cases it faced at the start 2012, . The age of pending cases dropped […]
Continue reading …Caregiver Protection Laws And State Employer Polices Need Improvement: AARP
12/09/2012 Comments Off on Caregiver Protection Laws And State Employer Polices Need Improvement: AARP
Caregiver protection laws are rare. As of 2012, only four states—Alaska, Connecticut, New Jersey and Oregon, plus the District of Columbia—have laws over and above federal laws protecting family caregivers and those proving elder care. The AARP report says additions to workplace discrimination laws are necessary to help family caregivers. The AARP recommends the following changes […]
Continue reading …VPP Failure? OSHA Lacks Proof Voluntary Protection Programs Work
01/12/2011 Comments Off on VPP Failure? OSHA Lacks Proof Voluntary Protection Programs Work
By Chris Hamby, iWatchNews, Center for Public Integrity — Almost 30 years after workplace safety regulators decided to encourage a select number of companies to police themselves, the basic question – does it work? – remains unanswered. Supporters can’t prove that a softer, voluntary approach is more effective at making workplaces safer. Some critics suspect the concept […]
Continue reading …OSHA Quick Links OSHA Training Requirements How to Find Outreach Training How to Obtain Replacement Outreach Training Program Cards Training FAQs Worker Training Through the Outreach Training Program and the OTI Education Center Program, OSHA offers a broad selection of occupational safety and health classes designed for workers and employers. 10-Hour & 30-Hour Worker […]
Continue reading …Flat Taxes Are Big in the Former USSR: Have They Worked?
10/11/2011 Comments Off on Flat Taxes Are Big in the Former USSR: Have They Worked?
By Braden Goyette, ProPublica GOP presidential candidates Herman Cain, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich have all introduced proposals for flat taxes, which aim to tax everyone at the same rate. The idea is to simplify the tax code, getting rid of loopholes and reducing entitlements and deductions. Gingrich and Perry have both promised that Americans […]
Continue reading …Do Regulations Really Kill Jobs? Not So Much
26/09/2011 Comments Off on Do Regulations Really Kill Jobs? Not So Much
By Marian Wang, ProPublica It’s become a mantra on Capitol Hill and a rallying cry for industry groups: Get rid of the job-killing regulations. In recent days, with nearly every one of the GOP presidential [1] candidates [2] repeating [3] that [4] refrain [5], the political echo chamber has grown even louder. Earlier this month, […]
Continue reading …- Amazon’s unilateral mailbox installation nets workers a second election at Bessemer facility
- No injunction pending appeal for Mass General Brigham employees denied COVID vaccine exemption requests
- Sixth Circuit designated to rule on consolidated challenges to OSHA’s vaccinate or test mandate
- California AG announces first-of-its-kind stipulated judgment requiring Amazon’s compliance with COVID-19-related ‘right-to-know’ law
- Stay on OSHA’s ETS affirmed; agency ordered to ‘take no steps to implement or enforce’ vaccine mandate
- Manager who referred to mask as ‘KKK hood’ lawfully terminated for ‘cause’
- Biden Administration says there’s no need for emergency relief over vaccinate or test ETS
- Businesses, five states obtain temporary stay of Biden Administration’s private employer vaccine mandate
- Employee who didn’t opt out of post-hire arbitration agreement must arbitrate bias claims
- U.S. Supreme Court declines to grant injunction on Maine health care worker COVID vaccine mandate
- EEOC shares its own religious accommodation form as sample for vaccine requirement exemption requests
- Waste removal driver unable to revive Title VII and FLSA claims on appeal
- Transgender police officer who alleged she was involuntarily outed advances claims
- After appeal revived claim, white jail employee who complained of racial slur gets trial
- Mandatory vaccination rule for healthcare workers is facially neutral, does not single out religious objectors
- Hotel association challenges New York City’s new pandemic severance law
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- Sprouts Farmers Market to Pay $280,0000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suits
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- UK Poised to Expand Workplace PPE Obligations
- DOL Sues Over Firing for E-Mail Allegedly Sharing Coronavirus Concerns
- Using Technology to Prepare Workforce for Post-Pandemic Times
- Ask HR: How Can Restaurant Owners Attract and Keep Good Workers?
- DOL Proposes Rule to Remove Barriers to ESG Funds in Retirement Plans
- Cal/OSHA Modifies Quarantine Rules for Asymptomatic, Unvaccinated Workers
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Class certification granted for American Airlines pilots on USERRA, breach-of-contract claims
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
