The conventional wisdom lately is that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA or "Card Check" to others) will not pass in its current form. (You can find my prior coverage of the EFCA here.) Over the last few days, however, various "compromises" have been floated. (H/T Shopfloor.) Of course, the very word "compromise" suggests some… Continue Reading
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Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA): Likelihood of Passage in Current Form Dims
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsOver the last few weeks or so, plenty of commentators have been hyperventilating over the Employee Free Choice Act — a bill pending in Congress. I’ve resisted the urge to do so in the belief that we were still a long way from passage and that the concepts in the bill were going to go… Continue Reading
EFCA Day – Bill Expected to be Introduced Today; Senate Vote Tally Unclear
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsAfter months of nonstop speculation, the Employee Free Choice Act bill, which was introduced last year in Congress, is expected to be introduced later today by Rep. George Miller of California. But its passage this year is far from certain. As the EFCA Report blog and others have stated, several senators, including Sen. Arlen Specter’s… Continue Reading
Quick Takes on a Snow Day: EFCA, Lilly Ledbetter, Girl Scout Cookies, E-Verify, Twitter in Workplace
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Legislative DevelopmentsAnother snow day. The winter continues its white deliverance. But in the meantime, the employment law world never stops. Here are some items to keep you up to speed on what’s been happenning locally and nationally. The latest projections are that the Employee Free Choice Act will be brought up for debate in Congress sometime… Continue Reading
New White House Site Details Official Agenda But Where Is EFCA
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsWith the change in the administration, the official White House website is now up. It’s still a little sparse now but has such nifty features as an official White House blog. Of more relevance to employers and businesses, however, is the detailed list of the new adminstration’s agenda. While much of it is not terribly "new"… Continue Reading
EFCA Not Likely to Pass Anytime Soon, WSJ Reports
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsThe Wall St. Journal is reporting this morning that the Employee Free Choice Act bill is not likely to be among the pieces of legislation to be considered in the new administration’s first 100 days: Unions likely won’t see action soon on legislation that would make it easier to organize workers, but Democrats are moving… Continue Reading
Regardless of EFCA’s Prospects, Employers Can Take Steps to Get Educated, Educate and Prepare
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceThere’s been some speculation this week that with the Republicans picking up an important 41st seat in the Senate in 2009 (thus having enough votes to filibuster theorhetically), the prospects for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act have gone down, at least in the short term. I’d add to that notion that proponents will have… 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
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