October 27th 2021
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Despite a membership drop across the United States from pandemic job loss, unions have gained an increased share of workers compared to the nationwide job market. California offers a specific case study. California unions have been able to retain their workers...
Yesterday, the Labor Department announced a proposal that seeks to limit the claims that gig economy and similarly situated workers (like those in construction and home care) have to be considered as employees rather than independent contractors under the law. As...
As Congress has allowed the $600 weekly unemployment bonus to lapse, some states are taking advantage of the CARES Act provision offering extended unemployment benefits for states suffering from high unemployment rates. Extended benefits in eligible states are...
Major airlines are threatening massive layoffs if air travel does not increase soon. United Airlines gave notice to 36,000 employees—nearly half of its US workers—that they may be laid off by October if federal aid expires, Bloomberg reports. Similarly, Southwest...
As businesses continue to feel the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, employers are increasingly turning to work-sharing as an alternative to layoffs. Work-share programs, which are now being offered in at least 29 states, involve a work scheme where employees become...
Sunday is day 22 of the shutdown. Furloughed federal employees will receive back pay for these days, as approved by the House and Senate late last week. Contractors’ back pay will be attended to in separate legislation, now pending. As the Washington Post...
In a brief to the Supreme Court yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice argued that Title VII’s prohibition against workplace discrimination on the basis of sex does not protect workers against discrimination on the basis of transgender identity or transitioning...
This week, attorneys for Browning-Ferris Industries and the Teamsters union argued before a D.C. Circuit panel over whether the panel should continue to review the NLRB’s 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris. In that case, the Board adopted a loosened “indirect...
Allegations of sexual harassment against high-profile men continued to mount yesterday with the announcement of accusations against news anchor Charlie Rose and Democratic Representative John Conyers. As discussions turn to how to prevent sexual harassment in less...