Union Hits Deaf Ears at McDonalds
Union activists targeted 60 McDonald's restaurants after the corporation drew attention to itself.read more
View ArticleSolis Hopes to 'Level the Playing Field' for Unions
After a lifetime in politics, Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis has honed the fine art of dodging controversial questions, but here's one issue where she doesn't pull her punches: the 9.4 percent...
View ArticleHawaii Legislature Passes Card Check over Governor’s Veto
In a special session called to override Governor Linda Lingle’s vetoes of numerous bills, the Hawaii state legislature passed Card Check, the top priority for unions in the state as elsewhere in the...
View ArticleThink Card Check Is Dead? Think Again.
When Congress finally completed its Lame Duck Session in 2010, pro-business government relations professionals breathed a sigh of relief – the “Employee Free Choice Act” – better known as “Card Check”...
View ArticleNLRB Delays Requiring Employers to Post Rights to Unionize
Franchisees and other employers get a short extension of time before they have to comply with the controversial new rule.read more
View ArticleFederal Judge Rejects Request for Stay in Implementation of Union Rights...
A federal judge has ruled that implementation of a rule, requiring most private sector employers to post notice of employee union rights, will not be stayed pending an appeal of the court ruling...
View ArticleDC Court Enjoins Enforcement of NLRB Notice Posting Rule
On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an injunction preventing the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") from enforcing its employee notice posting rule,...
View ArticleFederal Court Invalidates "Quickie" Union Election Rule, For Now
On May 14, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia set aside a controversial final rule of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") that was designed to make it easier and faster...
View ArticlePapa John’s Franchisee to Pay $2M to New York Delivery Workers
New York – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced yesterday that his office has obtained a judgment for over $2 million against a Papa John's franchisee for underpaying hundreds of delivery...
View ArticleNLRB Launches New Focus on Employee Handbook Provisions
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has taken an aggressive “bigfoot” approach against many commonly utilized employee handbook policies. The NLRB’s justification for filing complaints against...
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