An op-ed in The Wall Street Journal argues that the Supreme Court should rule against Unite Here in the Mulhall case, suggesting that unions should have to convince individual workers of the value of their services, rather than getting companies to agree to neutrality agreements.
The L.A. Times reports that California’s unemployment benefits fund is in disarray, owing nearly $10 billion to the federal government and with no clear path towards fixing its deficit of payments versus contributions.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Switzerland will vote next week on a proposal that would cap CEO pay at 12 times the wage of a company’s lowest-paid worker.
Catherine Rampell in The New York Times discusses the macro-economic impact of her earlier proposal: that lower-value chores should be outsourced by high-wage earners to give them more time to work.
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March 5
Colorado judge grants AFSCME’s motion to intervene to defend Colorado’s county employee collective bargaining law; Arizona proposes constitutional amendment to ban teachers unions’ use public resources; NLRB unlikely to use rulemaking to overturn precedent.
March 4
The NLRB and Ex-Cell-O; top aides to Labor Secretary resign; attacks on the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
March 3
Texas dismantles contracting program for minorities; NextEra settles ERISA lawsuit; Chipotle beats an age discrimination suit.
March 2
Block lays off over 4,000 workers; H-1B fee data is revealed.
March 1
The NLRB officially rescinds the Biden-era standard for determining joint-employer status; the DOL proposes a rule that would rescind the Biden-era standard for determining independent contractor status; and Walmart pays $100 million for deceiving delivery drivers regarding wages and tips.
February 27
The Ninth Circuit allows Trump to dismantle certain government unions based on national security concerns; and the DOL set to focus enforcement on firms with “outsized market power.”