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September 8, 2015
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Ryan Z. Cortazar

President Obama announced a new executive order that will require federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees, according to the Washington Post. Under the order, employees will earn one day of paid sick leave for every 30 days worked, up to a maximum of seven per year. The White House noted that the initiative could […]

September 7, 2015
News & Commentary

Ryan Z. Cortazar

Wal-Mart announced that it is reopening five stores that the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) alleges were closed in retaliation against a workers’ organization drive, according to Reuters. Wal-Mart stated that it plans to start hiring for the stores and has encouraged the stores’ previous employees to apply. The company also guaranteed […]

September 4, 2015
News & Commentary

Lake Concetta Coreth

The future of overtime pay continues to march forward as the comment period for the Department of Labor’s proposed Fair Labor Standards Act update ends tonight. Earlier this summer the Department of Labor proposed a rule to update the existing overtime regulations for executive, administrative and professional employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The […]

September 3, 2015
News & Commentary

Juhyung Harold Lee

In a move that surprised some commentators, Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Berman (S.D.N.Y.) overturned New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for being “generally aware” of alleged efforts by Patriots equipment staff to deflate footballs to impermissible levels. Although instances of judges overturning arbitrators’ decisions tend to be rare, Judge Berman determined that […]

September 2, 2015
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Sophie Rubinett Elsner

In an uncommon tale, workers allege that their union serves the interests of the carnival industry, not them. The New York Times discusses the Association of Mobile Entertainment, which labor advocates accuse of being a stalking-horse for industry, specifically for two businessmen who have long recruited Mexican migrants to work at traveling carnivals across the […]

September 1, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

According to The Washington Examiner, a new decision from the National Labor Relations Board means that businesses are now required to collect union dues via payroll deductions even after the expiration of a union contract. The decision, in Lincoln Lutheran of Racine and Service Employees International Union Healthcare Wisconsin, will boost the ability of unions […]

August 31, 2015
News & Commentary

Sabrina Lee

This past week, the California State Senate passed a measure that would block most employers from forcing workers to agree to arbitrate labor disputes instead of filing claims with state agencies or courts. AB-465, sponsored by the California Labor Federation, would prohibit companies from requiring employees to waive their legal rights to provisions of the […]

August 30, 2015
News & Commentary

Juhyung Harold Lee

On Friday, SCOTUSblog wrapped up its week-long symposium on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. As discussed extensively on this site, that case could present a vehicle for the Supreme Court to find fair-share payments for non–union members in union shops unconstitutional and thereby overrule its decades-old decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education. In […]

August 28, 2015
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Sophie Rubinett Elsner

The National Labor Relations Board released its groundbreaking ruling in Browning-Ferris, which considers a company that hires a contractor to staff its facilities to be a joint employer of the workers at that facility. According to the New York Times, a union at a franchisee would now be immediately entitled to negotiate not only with […]

August 27, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

Reuters reports that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned an $18.77 million award to workers at a Tyson Foods meat processing plant in a wage and hour suit. The court also rejected a $4.96 million award to workers at a different plant. Workers alleged that Tyson did not pay them for time spent […]

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