Earlier this month, I posted about new labor law posters that employers need to use, perhaps as early as late January 2012. Now on Wednesday comes news that the NLRB has adopted a final rule amending its election case procedures. Labor Relations Today reports that this will “shorten the time between the filing of a… Continue Reading
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Three Takeaways from Labor & Employment Seminar
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB, Laws and Regulations, Wage & HourWe had another great turnout last week for my firm’s seminar on labor & employment law. Many of the topics would be familiar to avid blog readers, but there were three interesting points that I haven’t talked much about that I thought were also notable. 1. In September, the IRS announced a Voluntary Classification Settlement… Continue Reading
More About the NLRB’s Proposed Rules on So-Called “Quickie Elections”
Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, Laws and RegulationsThis morning, I appeared on Ray Dunaway’s show on WTIC radio (1080 AM) to discuss the NLRB’s new proposed rules on union representation elections. (A link will be available when it is posted online.) Of course, in 5 minutes, there wasn’t much time to explain everything about it (here’s a summary of the proposals from… Continue Reading
What Might Be The Impact of the State Elections on Connecticut Employers? Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsThere’s been plenty written about what the impact of the federal elections will be on national legislative efforts. While at an ABA Conference last week, various legislative initiatives concerning independent contractors and the Employee Free Choice Act were now seen as as DOA. But in Connecticut, we elected the first Democrat as Governor in over two… Continue Reading
An Employer’s Guide to Elections: Time Off For Voting in Connecticut And Threats
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceElection Day is nearly upon us. Next Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents will take to the polls from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to vote for their favorite candidate…or at least the one that they dislike the least. You can find out where you should vote at this easy to use link. Any… Continue Reading
History Lesson for Candidates: Recalling Prior State Layoffs and the Seven-Year-Old Lawsuit
Posted in LitigationAt last night’s gubernatorial debate, the issue of potential layoffs of state union workers was a hot topic of conversation. (See CT News Junkie for a more detailed report.) Each candidate indicated that layoffs weren’t ruled out if elected. That’s all very well and good, but none of them have mentioned how a prior… Continue Reading
The State of the Employment Law Practice – “Boom Times” for the NLRB
Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, LitigationThe new and improved Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting went off without a hitch on Monday, chock full of information about labor & employment law. Besides my seminar on the intersection of social media and employment law, the CBA held a forum in the afternoon on the "Practice of Labor & Employment Law in the Current Economy:… Continue Reading
A Big Night
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Laws and RegulationsLast night I started crafting a post weaving in the rejection of the Constitutional Convention question in Connecticut, with state election results and the election of Barack Obama. And yet, in the clinical analysis of what it meant, something else seemed lost — a sense of history and perspective. Last night seemed bigger than just… Continue Reading
Election Day – Just Vote (Even for the Duck)
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Legislative DevelopmentsToday is election day and in the pre-dawn hours, I’ll be at the polls supporting local politicians. As this blog has attempted to remain apolitical, I’ll follow the New York Times columnist tradition and not endorse any politicians here. I’ve run a series of posts about election day and you can find them all here…. Continue Reading
Election Guide Part III – Ballot Question on Holding Constitutional Convention Should Not Slip Between the Cracks
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Legislative DevelopmentsOne of Connecticut’s many nicknames is the "Constitution State", so named for the state’s adoption of the first state Constitution. (Delaware holds the distiction of the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution for those history buffs). But on the ballot in two weeks is a question asking if the state should hold its first… Continue Reading
Election Guide to Employment Law-Related Issues, Part II (Employers and Election Day)
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceElection Day is coming in less than two weeks (with today being the last day to register to vote via mail). For some people, it’ll be the first time that they use new voting machines (The old lever system — pictured here — has been replaced by an optical scanner.) While there are lots of sites discussing the… Continue Reading
Election Guide on Employment Law-Related Issues – Part I
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsWith the election just two weeks away, employers can start to draw a sharper focus on the national issues at stake in the upcoming Presidential election. That said, much of what will happen will also depend on what happens with various Congressional races. In other words, even if Senator McCain is elected President, we’re still… Continue Reading
Learning More About the Potential Vice Presidents from Employment Blogs In Delaware and Alaska
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsWith Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s speech last night, it makes sense to try to learn a little more about each of the vice presidential candidates and how each of them have impacted the state that they represent. For that reason, I wanted to suggest a few blogs that cover their states pretty well. Alaska Employment Law Blog has… Continue Reading
Choosing the Fork in the Road: Second Circuit Upholds Collective Bargaining Agreement Between CHRO and its Union Mandating Employees Elect Their Remedy (Court or Arbitration)
Posted in CHRO & EEOC, LitigationIt’s always interesting when the state agency responsible for enforcing discrimination claims is sued for discrimination itself. It’s even more interesting when the agency takes a position that is opposite of the view of the EEOC. But a case decided on July 7th by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals sets up that scenario. The… Continue Reading
Update: Foxwoods Will Appeal NLRB Decision
Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, LitigationYesterday, I reported that the NLRB had issued a decision certifying the election last fall of the UAW as the bargaining representative of the Foxwoods Casino Table Dealers. Since that last post, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has released a statement indicating that they will, in fact, appeal the decision. The Day has the details… Continue Reading
NLRB Certifies Election of Union to Represent Foxwoods Casino Dealers
Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, LitigationLeave it to a government agency to release a long-awaited decision right before the July 4th holiday. Since it is a vacation week, this afternoon’s post will be brief. I’ll followup again when there is more to report, including press statements that are expected to be released on the subject. For those first looking for background… Continue Reading
UAW Withdraws Petition to Represent Slot Workers at Foxwoods
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB, LitigationJust days after the UAW suffered a defeat in trying to organize off-track betting workers at Foxwoods, the UAW has decided to withdraw its petition to represent a group of about 80-120 slot technicians. The decision also came just hours before a hearing was to be held on the subject. The withdrawal allows the UAW… Continue Reading
Off-Track Betting Workers at Foxwoods Reject UAW’s Efforts to Represent Them
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB, LitigationThe ongoing labor battles at Foxwoods took an interesting turn on Friday. For the second time in a month, a group of workers at Foxwoods rejected efforts by a union to represent them. This time, it was the off-track betting workers who decided that they did not want the United Auto Workers (UAW) to represent… Continue Reading
Legal Analysis of the Application of Employment Laws to Native American Reservations
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB, Laws and Regulations, LitigationAmid all of the buzz regarding the union representation campaigns at Foxwoods, one argument keeps being floated about: tribal sovereignty. A new article by Thomas Meiklejohn — one of the attorneys representing the UAW in its battle to represent workers at Foxwoods — in Spring edition of the Labor & Employment Law Quarterly (not online)… Continue Reading
Foxwoods Union Election Update: Workers Reject Engineers Union
Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, LitigationIt’s been a little while since we last checked in with the unionization efforts at Foxwoods. The appeal process of the election of UAW has begun its slow arduous process so don’t expect to hear much on this for weeks or months at a time. But in the meantime, various other groups have been vying… Continue Reading
Rep. Courtney Speaks Out on the Employee Free Choice Act and the Foxwoods/UAW Election
Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, Legislative DevelopmentsOne of the bills in Congress this year that is expected to be heavily debated is the Employee Free Choice Act. What is it? Workplace Horizons has this take on it: "The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800; S. 1041) would amend the National Labor Relations Act to make it significantly easier for unions to… Continue Reading
UAW/Foxwoods – Hearing into Tribe’s Objections Drags On; Fight over Sovereignty Continues
Posted in LitigationThe NLRB’s hearing into Foxwoods’ objections to the union election continues this week. The latest issue to resurface is one that has surfaced before — tribal sovereignty. As I’ve said previously, I believe this is the type of "big picture" issue that may ultimately take this case up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Because the case may… Continue Reading
Foxwoods/UAW – The Hearing Resumes With New Details About Alleged Harassment of Dealers
Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, LitigationThe hearing by the NLRB into objections raised by Foxwoods resumed Wednesday with new details about alleged harassment experienced by dealers in the course of the election last fall. (For background on the objections and the elections, click here.) As usual, The Day is quick with the details this morning. According to the report, one… Continue Reading
Foxwoods/UAW – A Quick Update
Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, LitigationNLRB Hearings are best left to those who have lots of patience and time, two things I’m missing this week. Thus, unless there are major developments that occur, I’ll only briefly recap where things stand, on occasion, on the ongoing Foxwoods/UAW saga. Yesterday, the NLRB (also called "The Board") denied Foxwoods’ Request for Review, which… Continue Reading
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