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May 22, 2014
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

The Wall Street Journal reports that Fiat Chrysler’s Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne “wants to replace the two-tier wage structure for hourly workers at the auto maker’s U.S. factories.” The United Auto Workers union is “scheduled to negotiate a new master agreement starting in 2015” with GM, Ford, and Chrysler, but Marchionne signaled willingness to begin […]

April 23, 2014
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

Pilots at JetBlue Airways have voted to unionize, with 71% voting in favor of joining the Air Line Pilots Association, the Wall Street Journal reports. The pilots had previously rejected unionization in 2009 and 2011. Additional coverage can be found at the Washington Post and New York Times. Sherpas at Mount Everest “took steps on […]

April 10, 2014
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

The Paycheck Fairness Act fell short in the Senate yesterday, as it failed to garner the 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster, the New York Times reports. As the Huffington Post notes, this is the third time the Act has failed in the Senate. An editorial in the New York Times discusses the […]

EEOC Meeting on Social Media and the Workplace

Apr 1, 2014 Brett M. Kalikow

On March 12, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public meeting that according to EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien “helped the EEOC understand how social media is being used in the employment context and what impact it may have on the laws we enforce and on our mission to stop and remedy discriminatory practices in the workplace.” […]

March 20, 2014
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire blog reports on new hurdles in the effort to extend unemployment benefits to the long-term unemployed. The National Association of State Workforce Agencies issued a letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders in response to a bipartisan deal reached in the Senate last week. The Association cited administrability […]

February 27, 2014
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

The New York City Council passed a bill to expand paid sick leave on Wednesday, the New York Times reports. The bill requires “businesses with five or more employees to provide up to five paid days off a year if the employees or their relatives become ill.” This bill expands upon a law enacted only […]

February 13, 2014
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

Coverage continues of this week’s vote by workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee on whether to join the United Auto Workers union and establish a works council. The Wall Street Journal had multiple pieces covering the story yesterday. An editorial criticized Volkswagen’s role in the process, while an article described the potential breakdown […]

NLRB Proposes Amendments to Election Rules and Regulations

Feb 6, 2014 Brett M. Kalikow

Today, the NLRB issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to “amend its rules and regulations governing the filing and processing of petitions relating to the representation of employees for purposes of collective bargaining with their employer.” The proposed rulemaking was announced yesterday. The proposal is “aimed at modernizing processes, enhancing transparency and eliminating unnecessary litigation […]

January 30, 2014
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

On Wednesday, President Obama followed through on his State of the Union announcement to create new “MyRA” employer-sponsored savings accounts, the New York Times reports. These “starter” retirement savings accounts will allow individuals “to save up to $15,000 in after-tax dollars for a maximum of 30 years.” The accounts “are meant to cost employers little […]

January 15, 2014
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

Although Congress is moving forward with an omnibus spending bill, efforts to extend unemployment benefits for the 1.3 million long-term unemployed stalled yesterday, as two proposals failed to clear procedural hurdles in the Senate. Coverage can be found at the New York Times, Washington Post, and L.A. Times. The New York Times reports that a […]

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May 22, 2014

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EEOC Meeting on Social Media and the Workplace

March 20, 2014

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NLRB Proposes Amendments to Election Rules and Regulations

January 30, 2014

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