Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
Donald Trump delivered a major economic speech on Monday, highlighting some proposals we can expect him to push for if he is elected. He questioned the accuracy of the official unemployment numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but the speech was perhaps more notable for what it didn’t include. Trump did not mention the minimum wage or whether he supported the Right to Work laws that are gaining popularity around the country. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal offered fact checks of the speech.
M.I.T., N.Y.U. and Yale were sued on Tuesday, accused of failing to monitor the excessive fees charged on employees’ retirement accounts. The suit follows the Department of Labor’s April announcement of new rules intended to strengthen investor protections.
A federal administrative judge ruled that a casino’s policy prohibiting employees from conducting personal business during work hours violates employees’ right to engage in concerted activity under Section 7 of the NLRA. The judge reasoned that the provision was overly broad, as it could reasonably be read to prohibit union activity or other protected rights, and that the work hours restriction could include lunch and other breaks.
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April 27
Nike announces layoffs; Tillis withdraws objection on Fed nominee; and consumer sentiment hits record low.
April 26
Screenwriters in the Writers Guild of America vote to ratify a four-year agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and teachers in Los Angeles vote to ratify a two-year agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
April 24
NYC unions urge Mamdani to veto anti-protest “buffer zones” bill; 40,000 unionized Samsung workers rally for higher pay; and Labubu Dolls found to contain cotton made by forced labor.
April 23
Trump administration wins in 11th Circuit defending a Biden-era project labor agreement rule; NABTU convenes its annual legislative conference; Meta reported to cut over 10% of its workforce this year.
April 22
Congress introduces a labor rights notification bill; New York's ban on credit checks in hiring takes effect; Harvard's graduate student workers go on strike.
April 21
Trump's labor secretary resigns; NYC doormen avoid a strike; UNITE HERE files complaint over ICE concerns at FIFA World Cup