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The Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation raises the salary threshold, which will harm small businesses and charitable nonprofits.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new “walk-around” regulation that will result in OSHA-sanctioned trespassing.
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An analysis of new distribution centers that takes into account the full scope of a center's impact on local economies.
The U.S. Chamber urges the NLRB Inspector General to investigate what safeguards the agency has in place to review complaints to ensure that they do not chill the exercise of rights guaranteed under the National Labor Relations Act.
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would rescind a final rule adopted by the prior Board majority in April 2020.
California’s AB 257 could radically change the way the franchise industry operates in the state and could ultimately price small business owners out of the market.
The NLRB's complaint against the CEO of Amazon is unfair and will ultimately be found to be without merit.
While many businesses aren’t familiar with salting, employers would be wise to be aware of this potentially destructive tactic and understand what protections they may have.