NLRB Decision Gives Employers More Leeway to Discipline Employees for Offensive Speech. Traditionally, the National Labor Relations Act protected offensive or even abusive speech by employees when the worker is involved in...more
7/27/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Offensive Language ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Quarantine ,
Travel Restrictions ,
WARN Act
A Window Into Democratic Fiscal Priorities: House Reveals FY 2021 Budget Priorities. This week, the House Committee on Appropriation unveiled Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill and the Legislative Branch,...more
7/13/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Federal Budget ,
Foreign Students ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
Quarantine ,
Travel Restrictions
Happy 4th! While we continue to track policy that matters, we would be remiss if we did not wish all of our readers, and of course the Nation itself, a Happy Independence Day. The tradition of Independence Day celebrations...more
7/8/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Election Procedures Rule ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
Travel ,
Unions
An Exercise in Listening: Bipartisan Effort to Revamp the PPP. As we have noted here, here, and here, the PPP is simultaneously the most used and the most contentious provision in the CARES Act. ...more
5/22/2020
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Bonuses ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Essential Workers ,
FEMA ,
Good Faith ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Trump Administration
Congress Approves $8.3 Billion Coronavirus Emergency Funding. The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074) is headed for the President’s desk. Among other things, the bill...more
3/16/2020
/ Administrative Appointments ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Response ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Sick Leave ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
Coronavirus and Sick Day Legislation. Hard on the heels of the President’s address yesterday, and the WHO declaration that the Coronavirus is now an international pandemic, there is obviously too much to report that could be...more
Congress Approves $8.3 Billion Coronavirus Emergency Funding. The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074) is headed for the President’s desk. ...more
NLRB Issues Final Joint Employer Rule. On February 26, the NLRB published its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. ...more
3/3/2020
/ #MeToo ,
Apprenticeships ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Franchises ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
Another Future of Work Hearing Scheduled. The House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee has announced a hearing titled “The Future of Work: Ensuring Workers Are Competitive in a Rapidly Changing Economy.”...more
12/13/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Farm Workers ,
Food Service Workers ,
H-2A ,
Immigration Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Once. Twice. Three Times for JE. This week, the Administration released its Fall 2019 Regulatory Agenda, which identifies the work expected to be done by the regulatory agencies during the next year. Key among the labor...more
11/27/2019
/ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
USCIS ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Workplace Violence Prevention Programs
Right of First Refusal EO Revoked. Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking Executive Order 13495 issued by President Obama in January 2009. EO 13495 required that successor Federal service contractors...more
11/11/2019
/ Administrative Authority ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Bonuses ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fluctuating Workweek ,
General Motors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Military Service Members ,
National Interest Waiver ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Offensive Language ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retirement ,
Right of First Refusal ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Salaried Employees ,
Section 7 ,
TRICARE ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour