Economists expect tomorrow’s jobs report to show an increase of 180,000 jobs and a reduction of the unemployment rate to 3.9%. If the prediction proves true, February would mark the 101st consecutive month of job growth.
Business groups expect that a forthcoming Department of Labor rule setting new criteria for overtime pay will expand the pool of workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay. However, the proposed rule will be less generous than the rule put forward by the Obama Labor Department, which sought to extend overtime to workers earning less than $47,000. The proposed rule reaches only workers earning up to $35,000, still an increase over the current threshold of $23,600.
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August 7
Starbucks beats claims it denied shifts to union workers; Center for State Labor Innovation aims to address labor law shortcomings.
August 6
Taylor Farms faces scrutiny over labor practices; Bipartisan labor bill gains momentum.
August 5
Clash over potential change to Canada’s labor code; Harvard’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy releases model sectoral bargaining laws; NJ sues Amazon for antitrust violations.
August 4
WestJet reaches a deal to end a flight attendant strike; the NLRB rules Whole Foods legally banned Black Lives Matter display; a commentary argues college athletes should have the right to collectively bargain.
August 3
Queens College faculty stage protest; UAW holds presidential debate; the Protect College Sports Act gets new life.
August 2
WestJet flight attendants go on strike, and the American Federation of Government Employees challenges another VA attempt to terminate its collective bargaining agreement.