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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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This Coalition letter was sent to the President of the United States, on the growing possibility of a strike by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in their negotiations for a new labor contract with the United Parcel Service.
The NLRB filed a complaint against Amazon for allegedly refusing to bargain with workers at a New York facility, but there is still pending litigation.
A group of Amazon workers represented by the Amazon Labor Union filed a lawsuit against union leaders for alleged anti-democratic practices.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate on S. 2226, the "Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act."
The Biden administration’s whole of government approach to push union membership takes a new turn. The result could harm the integrity of workplace investigations.
This publication, Anti-Human Trafficking Laws, provides an overview of relevant laws, executive orders, treaties, and conventions, in the international human rights context. The first section of this publication, Federal Laws, highlights human trafficking rules applicable to companies in the U.S. The second part, International Laws, provides an overview of human trafficking treaties and conventions, as well as supply chain due diligence laws in Europe.
Counter Forced Labor Technologies is a global compliance and advisory company that provides on-site assessments, improvement plans, training, research, and supply chain transparency required for corporations to combat human trafficking, forced labor, and modern slavery.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, on H.R. 2670, the "Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act."
The 111th International Labor Conference adopted a new standard on apprenticeships and new conclusions on labor protection and a just transition.