Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
WeWork, a New York based startup that provides shared workspace and services to its clients, continues to be plagued by labor issues. The company was highlighted by the New York Times in May for its controversial practice of requiring employees to sign arbitration agreements and class action waivers. The NLRB is now asking a federal court to compel the company to change these policies.
On the economy, the Wall Street Journal notes that over the past decade, only a small group of Americans have been able to to land jobs with both good pay and strong wage growth. Those jobs are increasingly going to workers with at least a four-year degree, potentially widening the gap between incomes of more and less highly educated workers.
Tracy A. Miller of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. offers a helpful explainer on the DOL’s new overtime rule at JD Supra. The rule, which raises the minimum salary level for overtime exempt executive, administrative, professional, and computer professional workers, will take effect Dec. 1, 2016.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, under fire from both the left and the right, has become politically toxic, but Eduardo Porter of the New York Times argues that dropping it might be a bad idea. The agreement shows more concern for interests of workers than past agreements, though enforcement of those provisions will largely depend on the political will of the United States.
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April 23
Trump administration wins in 11th Circuit defending a Biden-era project labor agreement rule; NABTU convenes its annual legislative conference; Meta reported to cut over 10% of its workforce this year.
April 22
Congress introduces a labor rights notification bill; New York's ban on credit checks in hiring takes effect; Harvard's graduate student workers go on strike.
April 21
Trump's labor secretary resigns; NYC doormen avoid a strike; UNITE HERE files complaint over ICE concerns at FIFA World Cup
April 20
Immigrant truckers file federal lawsuit; NLRB rejects UFCW request to preserve victory; NTEU asks federal judge to review CFPB plan to slash staff.
April 19
Chicago Teachers’ Union reach May Day agreement; New York City doormen win tentative deal; MLBPA fires two more executives.
April 17
Los Angeles teachers reach tentative agreement; labor leaders launch Union Now; and federal unions challenge FLRA power concentration.