Yesterday, NPR’s “All Things Considered” discussed the NLRB’s recent ruling that McDonald’s is a “joint employer” with its franchisees. The Chicago Tribune also continued to cover the ruling, arguing that it will make unionizing easier, but may make it harder to operate franchises. Here at OnLabor, we’ve had a series of Guest Posts analyzing the issue: Professor Catherine Fisk’s initial post is here, Professor David Sherwyn’s response is here, and Professor Fisk’s reply is here.
On Wednesday, the union UNITE HERE and the NAACP released a survey finding “widespread racial inequality” in jobs at Baltimore’s BWI Airport, according to MSNBC. The groups asked Maryland’s Aviation Administration to investigate.
The Court of Federal Claims ruled that the federal government violated the Fair Labor Standards Act when it delayed paying employees who worked during the October government shutdown. Law 360 reports that the suit, brought as a class action by workers at federal prisons, can proceed, although the government could be shielded from damages if it acted with a “reasonable belief” that it complied with the law. We previously covered the government shutdown’s effect on federal workers here and here.
In political news, The Hill reports that GOP lawmakers are already “planning to attack” the NLRB if they take control of the Senate in the 2014 election. Senator Alexander (R-TN) stated that he plans to introduce a bill that would significantly weaken the NLRB.
In other political news, Rep. Cicilline (D-RI) has introduced a bill that would prohibit tobacco farms from employing children, according to The Hill. This bill was inspired by a Human Rights Watch Report detailing the extent of legal child labor in the tobacco industry, which we covered in May.
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July 11
Regional director orders election without Board quorum; 9th Circuit pauses injunction on Executive Order; Driverless car legislation in Massachusetts
July 10
Wisconsin Supreme Court holds UW Health nurses are not covered by Wisconsin’s Labor Peace Act; a district judge denies the request to stay an injunction pending appeal; the NFLPA appeals an arbitration decision.
July 9
the Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings; Secretary of Agriculture suggests Medicaid recipients replace deported migrant farmworkers; DHS ends TPS for Nicaragua and Honduras
July 8
In today’s news and commentary, Apple wins at the Fifth Circuit against the NLRB, Florida enacts a noncompete-friendly law, and complications with the No Tax on Tips in the Big Beautiful Bill. Apple won an appeal overturning a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that the company violated labor law by coercively questioning an employee […]
July 7
LA economy deals with fallout from ICE raids; a new appeal challenges the NCAA antitrust settlement; and the EPA places dissenting employees on leave.
July 6
Municipal workers in Philadelphia continue to strike; Zohran Mamdani collects union endorsements; UFCW grocery workers in California and Colorado reach tentative agreements.