May 6th 2021
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OSHA has resolved a mere two percent of complaints it received from workers who faced retaliation for raising COVID-19 safety concerns. In a new report, the National Employment Law Project (NELP), a worker advocacy group, found that OSHA received 1,744 complaints...
Employees at a meatpacking facility in Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Unsatisfied with the outcome of their May OSHA complaint filed against their employer, Maid-Rite Specialty Foods, for...
According to the Department of Labor (DOL), 1.5 million people filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total number of claimants since mid-March to over 44 million. While last week’s total marked a pandemic low, the New York Times notes that the figure only...
On Monday, President Trump's administration "proposed deep spending cuts" in the U.S. Labor Department's budget for the second consecutive year. The administration requested a 21% budget reduction over current levels for fiscal year 2019. In particular,...
The Supreme Court will soon be presented with the opportunity to decide whether unions can constitutionally charge non-members "fair share" fees. According to Bloomberg BNA, "the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation intends by the end of May to file a...