Maddy Joseph is a student at Harvard Law School.
On Tuesday, President Trump nominated Marvin Kaplan to the NLRB. Kaplan is a former lawyer for the Republicans on the House education and oversight committees. Kaplan’s confirmation could lead to the reversal of a number of Obama-era Board actions, as the New York Times details.
According to a new Berkeley study, Seattle’s new minimum wage law has raised wages for restaurant workers without decreasing the number of restaurant jobs. The April 2015 law incrementally increases the minimum wage to $15 by 2021. The Seattle Times notes that an earlier study “reached a more mixed conclusion.”
In National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil-related news, various business groups, from the Chamber of Commerce to the National Association of Manufacturers, have filed amicus briefs pressing the Supreme Court to hold that class action waivers are enforceable. See some of our previous coverage of the case here and here.
President Emmanuel Macron is expected to move forward with a promise to reform France’s labor laws. The Times profiles the country’s largest labor union and its leader Laurent Berger, who may be willing to work with Macron. Foreign Policy and the Times opinion page have additional coverage.
Finally, Forbes has a new infographic on labor union density in OECD countries.
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May 8
Court upholds DOL farmworker protections; Fifth Circuit rejects Amazon appeal; NJTransit navigates negotiations and potential strike.
May 7
U.S. Department of Labor announces termination of mental health and child care benefits for its employees; SEIU pursues challenge of NLRB's 2020 joint employer rule in the D.C. Circuit; Columbia University lays off 180 researchers
May 6
HHS canceled a scheduled bargaining session with the FDA's largest workers union; members of 1199SEIU voted out longtime union president George Gresham in rare leadership upset.
May 5
Unemployment rates for Black women go up under Trump; NLRB argues Amazon lacks standing to challenge captive audience meeting rule; Teamsters use Wilcox's reinstatement orders to argue against injunction.
May 4
In today’s news and commentary, DOL pauses the 2024 gig worker rule, a coalition of unions, cities, and nonprofits sues to stop DOGE, and the Chicago Teachers Union reaches a remarkable deal. On May 1, the Department of Labor announced it would pause enforcement of the Biden Administration’s independent contractor classification rule. Under the January […]
May 2
Immigrant detainees win class certification; Missouri sick leave law in effect; OSHA unexpectedly continues Biden-Era Worker Heat Rule