?The office of the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recommended adding significant restrictions to when employers may use permanent replacements during economic strikes. An advice memorandum released... Read more »
?The U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico recently issued a decision declaring Law 41-2022 null and void, effectively reinstating the prior state of many of Puerto Rico’s employment-related entitlements.... Read more »
?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on March 10 in the Federal Register rescinded a portion of a 2019 final rule that had given employers ordered to participate in a secret-ballot union... Read more »
?The Michigan Senate took a historic step yesterday to increase workplace protections for members of the LGBTQ community by passing a law that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation,... Read more »
?A bill recently introduced in the California legislature would make fast-food franchisors jointly liable for the franchisee’s violations of employment law. Currently, only the franchisee has civil liability for issues like minimum... Read more »
?A Senate committee hearing to discuss a labor reform bill showed disagreement between Republican and Democratic senators over the value that labor unions bring. The Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to... Read more »
?The announcement by General Motors (GM) on March 9 that it was offering a voluntary buyout for most of its salaried workers could indicate that economic woes have spread to sectors beyond... Read more »
?Massachusetts employers should keep an eye on a flurry of proposed legislation recently filed in both the state House of Representatives and Senate. One bill would impose new pay transparency obligations on... Read more »
?In advance of the September 17 effective date of New York’s impending pay transparency law, state lawmakers just amended the law in ways that both expand and contract the obligations imposed on... Read more »
?A focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles is likely to grow in 2023 and the years to come, according to a new report from Seyfarth. Some companies are hearing from... Read more »
