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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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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.
The NLRB proposed a new joint employer rule that threatens to entangle countless franchise businesses, government contractors, and companies with significant supply chain relationships.
The new law essentially creates a form of sectoral bargaining more commonly seen in other countries, however, that concept is anathema to American labor policy, which is generally covered by the National Labor Relations Act.
Two ongoing labor disputes threaten to exacerbate supply chain issues and send inflation higher unless the parties can reach agreement.
California’s Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act or AB 257) would make it much harder and more expensive for restaurant owners to operate. Gov. Gavin Newsom should veto this destructive legislation.
A great deal of attention has recently focused on the so-called “revitalization” of unions, however, this would not be the first time the media has overplayed an uptick in organizing.