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Employees can almost always wear union logos

07/21/2017
The National Labor Relations Act provides powerful support for employees who want to join a labor union. It generally permits employees to wear a union logo on their clothing at work. Punishing employees for doing so will often result in the filing of unfair labor practices charges.

U.S. Supreme Court concludes term light on employment law

07/19/2017
The U.S. Supreme Court term that ended in June was most defined by the addition of new Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch in April. The High Court had been operating short-handed since February 2016, when Justice Antonin Scalia died. Few of the cases decided affected employment law.

Out-of-state employers can be liable under NYHRL

07/19/2017
Out-of-state entities with the power to dictate a New York employer’s hiring and retention policies take notice: You can be subject to liability under the New York Human Rights Law if you “aid and abet” discrimination against individuals who have a prior criminal conviction, even if you are not the direct employer of those individuals.

Stanton to be tapped to head Labor Department’s Wage & Hour Division

07/17/2017
President Trump is expected to nominate Cheryl Stanton to serve as administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.

House bill would cut DOL budget 11%

07/17/2017
The House Appropriations Committee has proposed an 11% smaller budget for the Department of Labor next year.

NLRB nominee says he would sit out cases involving his law firm

07/17/2017
Testifying at his confirmation hearing July 13, William Emanuel, nominated to fill a pot on the National Labor Relations Board, faced skeptical questioning from Democratic senators.

Farm settles case claiming bias against Americans

07/17/2017
Christner Farms in Dawson, in the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, has paid almost $22,000 to settle charges it filled positions with H-2A visa holders but refused to hire a qualified American citizen.

Labor Dept. to resume issuing opinion letters

07/06/2017
Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta is making good on a promise he made during confirmation hearings earlier this year: The U.S. Department of Labor is bringing back opinion letters explaining how it interprets the laws it enforces, most notably the Fair Labor Standards Act.

DOL on overtime rule: We could defend but don’t really want to

07/03/2017
The Department of Labor has made what may be its last move in the abortive rulemaking process that would have raised the white-collar overtime salary threshold.

Dhillon in, Lipnic out as EEOC chair

07/03/2017
In a move that surprised EEOC staffers and employment law attorneys alike, President Trump on June 28 nominated corporate lawyer Janet L. Dhillon to chair the EEOC.