Labor and Employment

Retailers Consider Benefits Of Raising Minimum Wage

Large U.S. retailers are weighing the benefits of an increased federal minimum wage. The Gap has already said it plans […]

CBO: Minimum Wage Hike Would Cut Jobs, Increase Overall U.S. Income

Raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, as promoted by President Barack Obama, could cost the country about […]

OSHA: Thirteen Cell Tower Deaths in 2013

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has raised the alarm about a recent spate of deaths and injuries in […]

Unions, Undaunted, Likely To Take New Tack After VW Defeat

In the wake of the United Auto Workers’ defeat at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant, labor efforts are likely going to […]

Addressing Employment-Related Retaliation Claims

Retaliation claims can be invoked ancillary to literally hundreds of federal and state laws and in a wide variety of […]

Retirement Funds Spiking On Market Gains, Retirement Might Too

Wall Street’s 2013 resurgence has lifted the average value of workers’ 401(k)s, and it’s likely to mean that more retirement-age […]

College Football Union Bid Now Before The NLRB

Northwestern University’s men’s football team will join the lawyers this week before the NLRB, making the case that that they […]

New York Court Rules That Florida’s Non-Compete Law Is “Truly Obnoxious”

Calling a Florida law on non-compete agreements “truly obnoxious,” a New York appellate court has ruled it cannot be applied against New York employees of Florida-based companies.

Tick Tock: Don’t Back Off on Tracking Employee’s Working Time

Though the Obama Administration has given medium-sized employers a break on instituting healthcare requirements, companies must keep close track on employee work hours to determine whether they are subject to the healthcare coverage mandate, and if so which employees must be covered.

Having Weighed In On Employers’ Social Media Policies, NLRB Rules On Employee Handbooks

The NLRB has heightened its scrutiny of company handbook policies, including confidentiality, employee conduct, and at-will employment.

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