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In a saga spanning over 11 years, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) recently filed for bankruptcy.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Retirement Policy Chantel Sheaks issued a statement after the Department of Labor proposed a rule rewriting the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Under the rule, many companies would have found themselves facing liability for workers they don’t employ and workplaces they don’t actually control.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce SVP Glenn Spencer issued the following statement regarding a new rule from the NLRB that abandons a clear, straightforward standard in favor of a vague and expansive standard for determining joint employment.
The Biden administration's "whole of government" approach to promoting labor unions is harmful to workers, employers, and the economy, a new white paper from the U.S. Chamber finds.
The investigation centered on allegations of misconduct during a mail-in ballot election at a Starbucks store in Kansas.
