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May 19, 2016
News & Commentary

Emily Nash

Yesterday, the Department of Labor announced the final overtime rule, which will take effect on December 1 this year, and employers will have six months to comply. The final rule raises the salary threshold from $455 per week to $913 per week, or $47,476 per year. The rule will also automatically update this salary threshold […]

May 18, 2016
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

Today, everybody is buzzing about the new overtime eligibility rule announced by President Obama on Tuesday. According to the New York Times, the Labor Department is expected to issue a new regulation on Wednesday making all workers that earn salaries up to $47,476/year eligible to receive time-and-a-half overpay for hours over the 40/hour workweek. That’s […]

May 17, 2016
News & Commentary

Ryan Z. Cortazar

A rift developed in organized labor after building trade unions objected to the AFL-CIO’s partnering with environmentalist and former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer to create a new super pac called For Our Future designed to drive voter turnout in key states, according to the Washington Post. Members of the building trade unions object to the alliance because […]

May 16, 2016
News & Commentary

Lake Concetta Coreth

The Massachusetts Teachers Association has dedicated over $9 million to combat the ballot initiative that would lift the current cap on charter schools throughout the Commonwealth, reports The Boston Globe. Over 1,600 of the union’s registered delegates voted to earmark the funds over the weekend at an annual meeting held at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center. […]

May 13, 2016
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

The New York Times reports that members of the City University of New York Union, which includes faculty members and employees, voted overwhelmingly to allow a strike if the mediator on the case is unable to reach an agreement with the administration. Although any such strike would not take place until the fall and state […]

May 12, 2016
News & Commentary

Juhyung Harold Lee

According to a report published Wednesday by Oxfam America, workers in the U.S. poultry industry are under such pressure on the processing line that they are routinely denied bathroom breaks. As a result, some workers have taken to wearing diapers to make sure that they can take care of their basic needs without drawing the […]

May 11, 2016
News & Commentary

Sophie Rubinett Elsner

Despite protests outside the National Assembly, France’s Socialist government voted on Tuesday for a bill that will overhaul the country’s labor laws, reports the New York Times. Facing France’s ten percent unemployment rate, President Francois Hollande’s administration attempted to appease both centrist pro-business politicians who seek more flexible labor policies, and the students and labor […]

May 10, 2016
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

The legal fight over North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” continues – and it turns on whether Title VII prohibits sexual orientation or transgender (gender identity) discrimination in the workplace. CNN reports that “the United States and North Carolina tangled over transgender rights on Monday, with the Justice Department filing a civil rights lawsuit over the state’s so-called […]

May 9, 2016
News & Commentary

Emily Miller

The Chicago Tribune reports that Dunkin’ Donuts workers are suing a Chicago franchisee for wage theft following allegations that shift supervisors were instructed to dock pay to make up for cash register shortages and adjust time sheets so that workers would be paid only for their scheduled shift, even if they worked additional time. One attorney […]

May 8, 2016
News & Commentary

Hannah Belitz

The Treasury Department has rejected a plan to cut benefits for drivers and retirees who belong to the Teamsters’ pension fund. Workers and retirees welcomed the decision, but the New York Times raises the concern that the decision “could thwart the intentions of other large, financially struggling pension funds.” The Teamsters pension fund is headed towards bankruptcy, and its restructuring […]

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