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Labor Relations / Unions

‘2-for-1’ regulatory plan aims to free up businesses

02/23/2017
President Trump’s goal is to alleviate the regulatory burden on employers of all sizes.

Disorganization: Union membership falls to all-time low

02/23/2017
Only 10.7% of U.S. workers are now members of labor unions.

Acosta to replace Puzder as Labor Secretary nominee

02/16/2017
Law school dean and former NLRB member Alexander Acosta is the Trump administration’s new pick to become Secretary of Labor.

Two-for-one regs purge? Don’t bet on it

02/16/2017
A dramatic reduction in the regulatory burden may be largely illusory, for several reasons.

Puzder tipped off to Democrats’ HELP Committee queries

02/15/2017
Andrew Puzder, President Trump’s nominee to become Secretary of Labor, got a preview of the tough questioning that he was to expect Feb. 16 during his scheduled confirmation hearings.

N.Y. firm that runs Senate cafeteria faces contract ban

02/09/2017
The U.S. Department of Labor has initiated disbarment proceedings against the New York City company that holds the contract to operate the U.S. Senate’s cafeteria in Washington, D.C.

Cuomo executive orders aim to close wage gap

02/09/2017
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued two executive orders designed to close the wage gap between male and female state employees in New York.

What you can do to discourage union organizing

02/09/2017
Unions have the right to try to organize. Employers have the right to oppose unionization.

Understand basics of work-related U.S. visas

02/09/2017
Brush up on the various types of visas and what’s required of noncitizen workers.

Is Puzder’s Secretary of Labor nomination in trouble?

02/07/2017
President Trump’s nomination of fast-food executive Andrew Puzder to become Labor Secretary all of a sudden seems to have tripped over some obstacles.