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Labor Relations / Unions

Penn State graduate assistants file to unionize

04/06/2017
The Coalition of Graduate Employees has teamed with the Pennsylvania Education Association to seek representation for an estimated 3,724 graduate student employees in the Penn State system.

During crunch time, what are the meal break rules for long shifts?

03/29/2017
Q. We are entering the busy season at work and would like our employees to work longer hours than usual for the next two months. Do we have any obligations to provide our employees with additional meal breaks if they work longer than eight hours in one day?

‘Opportunity to Work’ legislation proposed

03/29/2017
The bill, A.B. 5, would require employers to offer more hours to current, nonexempt employees before they could hire additional help.

Trump’s FY2018 budget seeks 21% less for Department of Labor

03/21/2017
President Trump wants to cut the Department of Labor’s budget by 21% in 2018.

Wave of tort reform could benefit employers

03/16/2017
Republican lawmakers have been advancing bills that would limit employer liability in different types of lawsuits.

NLRB: Facebook criticism of union official is protected

03/15/2017
A Niagara Falls man has won back pay and other damages after filing an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 91.

D.C. court weighs appeal of Browning-Ferris NLRB case

03/13/2017
The D.C. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments March 9 in a case that challenges the National Labor Relations Board’s 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris, which expanded the definition of a “joint employer” to include entities that exert even indirect control over another organization’s employees.

Labor Secretary-designate Acosta to join elite club

03/13/2017
If Alexander Acosta is confirmed as the nation’s 27th secretary of labor, he will join some illustrious company.

Is it legitimate to prohibit our employees from discussing their compensation?

03/07/2017
Q. Our policy prohibits employees from discussing their salaries and benefits with each other. This helps reduce untimely requests for raises, petty gossip and the inevitable questions about why one employee makes more than another. Is such a policy a good idea?

What to expect from Trump’s Labor nominee

03/02/2017
With the nomination of Alexander Acosta to head the Department of Labor, the race is on to figure out where he stands on issues important to employers.