The Wall Street Journal reports on a “rare instance of agreement between immigration-rights activists and the Trump administration”: activists are applauding the DOL’s suit against an Arizona farm employing H-2A visa-holders. DOL alleged minimum wage violatio... More »
Opponents of Missouri’s embryonic right-to-work law celebrated a victory on Friday, when an appeals court found that the language in their repeal-oriented referendum was adequately clear and fair. Governor Eric Greitens signed the law in February, with August... More »
Tufts Medical Center nurses returned to work yesterday, ending a four-day lockout. As we recapped this weekend, the Massachusetts Nurses Association struck last Wednesday in the midst of a contract dispute. Tufts hired replacement nurses, whose five-day cont... More »
“We have… formed the preliminary view that all employees should have access to unpaid family and domestic violence leave.” This declaration from the Australian Fair Work Commission acknowledges that medical, legal, housing, childcare, and financial needs migh... More »
In an effort to reduce the gender pay gap, Delaware has enacted a law prohibiting employers from screening applicants based on salary history. In doing so, Delaware joins Massachusetts, Oregon, New York City, and Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s ordinance is und... More »
Testifying before a House of Representatives subcommittee, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta highlighted apprenticeships and job training. These topics also seem to be current priorities for President Trump. Secretary Acosta’s testimony predictably signale... More »
The Department of Labor has taken formal steps towards repealing the ‘persuader rule,’ a regulation that has been in full effect for less than a year. As we summarized last May, the persuader rule was the Obama Department of Labor’s attempt to plug a loophole... More »