Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
The AFL-CIO will formally endorse Hillary Clinton on Thursday, according to the Wall Street Journal. The AFL-CIO rarely picks a candidate before the presumptive Democratic nominee has emerged. Clinton now has locked up endorsements from most major labor groups.
The Department of Labor clarified today that its prohibition of discrimination based on sex includes discrimination based on gender identity. Advocates have noticed that while some courts had already expanded protections to include gender identity, some confusion persisted because the DOL had not updated its rule since 1970.
Across the pond, the upcoming ‘Brexit’ vote is making British workers nervous. The New York Times explores the uncertainty facing domestic and foreign workers alike. Some worry that a vote to leave the European Union will have a devastating effect on the local economy.
Nearby in France, patience and support might be wearing thin for the country’s oldest and biggest union, the General Confederation of Labor. C.G.T., as it is commonly known, has organized strikes and mass demonstrations that have left garbage uncollected and even shut down publication of France’s largest newspaper for a day.
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August 27
The U.S. Department of Justice welcomes new hires and forces reassignments in the Civil Rights Division; the Ninth Circuit hears oral arguments in Brown v. Alaska Airlines Inc.; and Amazon violates federal labor law at its air cargo facility in Kentucky.
August 26
Park employees at Yosemite vote to unionize; Philadelphia teachers reach tentative three-year agreement; a new report finds California’s union coverage remains steady even as national union density declines.
August 25
Consequences of SpaceX decision, AI may undermine white-collar overtime exemptions, Sixth Circuit heightens standard for client harassment.
August 24
HHS cancels union contracts, the California Supreme Court rules on minimum wage violations, and jobless claims rise
August 22
Musk and X move to settle a $500 million severance case; the Ninth Circuit stays an order postponing Temporary Protection Status terminations for migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal; the Sixth Circuit clarifies that an FMLA “estimate” doesn’t hard-cap unforeseeable intermittent leave.
August 21
FLRA eliminates ALJs; OPM axes gender-affirming care; H-2A farmworkers lose wage suit.