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Coalition of 18 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Support of Employees in Murphy Oil

Aug 21, 2017 Melissa Greenberg

This post is part of OnLabor’s continuing analysis of National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA. Last week, eighteen attorneys general filed an amicus brief in support of the employees in the consolidated cases of Murphy Oil USA, Epic Systems and Ernst and Young before the Supreme Court. The brief urges the Supreme Court […]

National Labor Relations Board’s Reply Brief Filed in Murphy Oil

Aug 11, 2017 Melissa Greenberg

This post is part of OnLabor’s continuing analysis of National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA. The National Labor Relations Board filed its reply brief in National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA on Wednesday. Although the Solicitor General’s office had reversed its position earlier this summer, the Solicitor General gave the Board […]

August 2, 2017
News & Commentary

Melissa Greenberg

Yesterday, Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington issued an order dismissing all claims in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. City of Seattle, a case challenging the validity of a Seattle ordinance allowing independent contractors in the for hire and taxicab transportation […]

July 25, 2017
News & Commentary

Feyi Lawoyin

A New York Times piece covers the impact of drug tests (and drugs) on the economy. In particular, it profiles various manufacturing companies in the Midwest, revealing the challenges they face filling jobs due to the proportion of applicants who fail drug tests. As one employer stressed, one wrong move with the equipment can result […]

A Reply to Brishen Rogers’ “Why UBI Proponents Should Support Labor Law Reform”

Jul 7, 2017 Andy Stern

Brishen Rogers’ thoughtful piece: Why UBI Proponents Should Support Labor Law Reform was a good read and I would like to respond. First, there are many reasons for everyone to support reform of 80-year-old labor laws in today’s changed environment on jobs and work. When I was President, SEIU was a leading proponent of both […]

June 19, 2017
News & Commentary

Vivian Dong

As covered earlier today, the Department of Justice announced last Friday that it will switch over its support in the upcoming Supreme Court case, NLRB v. Murphy Oil, from the National Labor Relations Board to Murphy Oil. The issue in the case, set for the 2017 October term, is whether arbitration agreements with individual employees […]

Solicitor General Reverses Position in Murphy Oil

Jun 19, 2017 Melissa Greenberg

This post is part of OnLabor’s continuing analysis of National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA. Despite previously submitting a petition for writ of certiorari for the National Labor Relations Board, the Solicitor General’s office has reversed its position in the consolidated cases of Murphy Oil USA, Epic Systems, and Ernst & Young and […]

Thinking About Parental Leave on Father’s Day

Jun 18, 2017 Emily Miller

This Father’s Day, is it time to challenge our assumptions when it comes to parental leave? Derek Rotondo thinks it is. Rotondo, a JP Morgan employee, was denied parental leave because the company presumed his wife would be the primary caregiver for their children. Last Thursday, Rotondo filed a complaint with the EEOC arguing that […]

June 18, 2017
News & Commentary

Kamika S. Shaw

Recent statistics from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services show that thousands of undocumented immigrants have been issued work permits by the Trump Administration pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. DACA provides undocumented immigrants with a work permit that is subject to renewal after two years. The statistics show that over 17,000 new […]

Deregistering Apprenticeships and Devaluing Accountability

Jun 16, 2017 Sharon Block

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order purporting to boost the Department’s apprenticeship program. In announcing his plans to make available more federal grant money for new apprenticeship programs, Trump also announced that he would diminish federal oversight of these new programs. Traditionally, DOL has required grantees to register their apprenticeship programs with DOL […]

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