OSHA’s Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Delayed
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has delayed a new record-keeping requirement. A rule issued last year was to have forced... Read More
Attorneys General Critique Fiduciary Rule Delay
On April 7, 2017, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a final rule, officially delaying the applicability of the Fiduciary Rule for... Read More
Trump Budget Proposals and the DOL
Last month, President Donald Trump released his initial budget outline, calling for a 21 percent budget cut to the Department of Labor. ... Read More
Arbitration Fairness Act
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) convened a wide-ranging Capitol Hill coalition—attended by several Senators, Congressmen, and advocates... Read More
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and Joint Employer
The nation’s second most powerful court grappled Thursday with whether to uphold a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that changed the... Read More
Lawyers That May Fill NLRB Vacancies
President Donald J. Trump has narrowed his list of candidates to fill the two open seats on the five-member National Labor Relations... Read More
Fourth Circuit Offers New Test for Joint Employer
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently issued a decision which clarifies and expands the circumstances under which... Read More
Acosta’s Labor and Employment Opinions
Alexander Acosta, President Donald Trump’s nominee as the next Secretary of Labor, served on the National Labor Relations Board from December 17,... Read More
“National Day Without Immigrants” Protest
The National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) provides employees with the rights to organize or join a union, to engage in collective bargaining,... Read More