The NLRB’s power to remedy violations of §8 of the NLRA is usually quite limited: it can issue cease and desist letters, order the parties to bargain in good faith, and require reinstatement and backpay for individual employees (along with several less common ... More »
Facebook, Inc., is taking significant steps to make sure that its contractors treat their workers better. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company recently required that any contractors whose employees perform a significant amount of work for Facebook... More »
A New York Times Magazine profile details a new app designed by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs that targets the income volatility and anxiety faced by many Americans in the low-wage workforce. The company, called Even, developed an app to “smooth[] the irregular... More »
Thousands of workers are rallying today in over 200 cities—some even walking off the job—to demand a higher minimum wage. The “Fight for Fifteen” campaign sought to mobilize on Tax Day to “highlight [its] complaint that many workers must rely on public assista... More »
McDonald’s workers in 19 cities have filed complaints with OSHA, alleging various workplace health and safety violations including burns from popping grease and a lack of protective equipment. According to AP, the complaints, announced by the group Fast Food F... More »
The Senate voted yesterday to reverse a new NLRB rule that would shorten the time between a union’s request for representation and the actual union certification vote. According to AP, the new rule, which is set to take effect in April, also provides for the u... More »
Yesterday a federal district judge in Texas issued an injunction that will temporarily halt the implementation of President Obama’s immigration actions from last fall. According to the New York Times, the President promised that the ruling would be appealed an... More »
Craig Becker, general counsel for the AFL-CIO, writes for Law360 that it’s time to reexamine the “companionship exemption” in the Fair Labor Standards Act, through which employers do not need to pay America’s estimated 2 million home care workers minimum wage ... More »
The President delivered the State of the Union last night. Among the President’s economic proposals: a renewed call for a higher minimum wage, an initiative to expand paid sick leave and overtime rules, a focus on maternity leave, and a plan to extend two free... More »
The New York Times takes a shot at predicting the economic fortunes of 2015 (or at least asking the right questions). Among the future unknowns the article poses: How much slack remains in the labor market? Will the Federal Reserve treat its target for 2 perce... More »
The Wall Street Journal reports that American Airlines will offer 4% pay raises for all unions able to reach post-merger labor contracts with the company, while raising non-union pay by the same. The move comes one year after American and US Airways merged, as... More »
Yesterday we covered the Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision in Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk. The New York Times, Washington Post, and Reuters have additional coverage of the case. The Senate has confirmed Lauren McGarity McFerran to the NLRB for a five-year ... More »
May 13th, 2015