Alexa Kissinger is a student at Harvard Law School.
President Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary, Andrew Puzder, has been scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on February 16. This is the fourth time the hearing has been scheduled after delays which, according to The Hill, gave Puzder more time to separate himself from CKE, which owns the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast food chains. Today, Senate Democrats including Senator Chuck Schumer and labor advocates demanded President Trump withdraw the nomination.
According to a survey and report compiled by The Upshot, about 40 percent of Americans in their early twenties receive some financial assistance from their parents for living expenses. The report cites a rapidly changing labor market where skilled work is increasingly concentrated in high-rent metropolitan areas, making monthly expenditures such as rent difficult for young workers to keep up with.
Fortune published an article about what U.S. businesses might expect should Judge Gorsuch become Justice Gorsuch. According to the piece, Judge Gorsuch has recently ruled in favor of enforcing arbitration clauses and has favored employers in recent employment discrimination cases. If you’re interested in more details, check out previous On Labor pieces about Judge Gorsuch’s record.
Economist Jared Bernstein wrote a piece in the Washington Post evaluating pressures at play in U.S. labor markets and unemployment numbers. He argues there are three reasons we have yet to reach full employment: the underemployment employment rate is still too high; employment rates are still too low; and wage pressures are still too mild.
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March 30
Trump orders payment to TSA agents; NYC doormen look to authorize a strike; and KPMG positions for mass layoffs.
March 29
The Department of Veterans Affairs re-terminates its collective bargaining agreement despite a preliminary injunction, and the Federal Labor Relations Authority announces new rules increasing the influence of political appointees over federal labor relations.
March 27
“Cesar Chavez Day” renamed “Farmworkers Day” in California after investigation finds Chavez engaged in rampant sexual abuse.
March 26
Supreme Court hears oral argument in an FAA case; NLRB rules that Cemex does not impose an enforceable deadline for requesting an election; DOL proposes raising wage standards for H-1B workers.
March 25
UPS rescinded its driver buyout program; California court dismissed a whistleblower retaliation suit against Meta; EEOC announced $15 million settlement to resolve vaccine-related religious discrimination case.
March 24
The WNBPA unanimously votes to ratify the league’s new CBA; NYU professors begin striking; and a district court judge denies the government’s motion to dismiss a case challenging the Trump administration’s mass revocation of international student visas.