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May 28, 2014
News & Commentary

Brad King

Florida is leading the nation in job growth so far this year. According to the New York Times, this growth can be traced, in part, to savvy investments by Florida’s large tourism industry, which accounts for 1 in 6 private sector jobs in the Sunshine State. Hoteliers and other tourist operators made bargain construction outlays […]

April 30, 2014
News & Commentary

Brad King

With the prospect of a congressional raise in worker wage floors dimming, the White House and labor groups are shifting their efforts to the state and local level. As the Wall Street Journal reports, “States and cities setting their own pay standards has become the clearest path to spread minimum-wage increases at a time of […]

April 16, 2014
News & Commentary

Brad King

New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed legislation giving unpaid interns the right to sue if they’re harassed or discriminated against by their employer. As the New York Times explains, the bill is the latest chapter in the ongoing debate over the implications, both legal and moral, of unpaid and low-paid internships. Sally […]

April 2, 2014
News & Commentary

Brad King

According to a report released by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and major consulting firm Booz Allen, the federal government could face a serious crisis if it doesn’t correct how it manages the nation’s more than 2 million civil servants. As Politico explains, the report marks the culmination of over a year of research […]

March 19, 2014
News & Commentary

Brad King

Despite facing opposition from some quarters of the labor movement, venture capitalist Bruce Rauner has won the nomination to serve as the GOP’s candidate in the Illinois gubernatorial race. The Chicago Tribune reports that Mr. Rauner is running on “a decidedly anti-government union theme alleging the state workforce has been featherbedded and overpaid.” New York […]

What Detroit’s Bankruptcy Plan Means for City Employees

Mar 6, 2014 Brad King

Background Last summer, Detroit filed for bankruptcy under chapter 9 of bankruptcy code. This seldom-used provision offers federal ground rules for the City to restructure its $18 billion debt. Detroit hopes to exit chapter 9 by getting judicial approval of a plan of debt adjustment. Using a plan of adjustment, a municipal debtor can shed […]

March 5, 2014
News & Commentary

Brad King

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has authored an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that “[i]t is time for Congress to save the Postal Service, not dismantle it.” Senator Sanders argues in support of the Postal Service Protection Act, proposed legislation that he introduced in the Upper House. The bill proposes two changes: ending prefunding […]

February 19, 2014
News & Commentary

Brad King

Both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal are reporting on yesterday’s non-partisan CBO report on the expected impact of the Obama administration’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10/hour. As the Times notes, the report yielded mixed results: “Republicans contended the policy would be a job-killer, while Democrats asserted it would help […]

January 22, 2014
News & Commentary

Brad King

Several commentators have offered their takes on yesterday’s oral argument in Harris v. Quinn: Jess Bravin and Melanie Trottman of the Journal, Adam Liptak of the New York Times, and Lyle Denniston of SCOTUSblog all chime in. And at the Washington Post Harold Meyerson opines more broadly on the potential implications of a decision by […]

Roundup of Reactions to Oral Argument in NLRB v. Noel Canning

Jan 14, 2014 Brad King

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning. The much-anticipated case concerns the scope of the President’s “Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate . . . .” As Ali noted in last week’s explainer, the question arises in the context of an Order […]

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