Employment law is quite the hot topic among various blogs. So much so that it’s time for the next installment of Quick Takes — a quick summary of what’s new and noteworthy.
Another 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.
With 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
Dear Mr. President:
Congratulations on your inauguration today! I hope you enjoy the day because when you wake up tomorrow, I suspect that you’ll realize there are a lot of items on your "to-do" list (though taking out the garbage probably isn’t on there anymore.)
With two wars and a recession to deal with, I wanted
The 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
I don’t think it’s going out on a limb to suggest that 2009 brings about some of the broadest changes to employment laws in the United States this decade. So
me changes are already known, while others are forecasted to occur.
Michael Moore, over at the Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog, has an excellent
The slow season of employment law news continues, which makes this a perfect time to roll-out the occasional Quick Takes post to discuss interesting nuggets and updates to recent posts.
Although Connecticut’s own Rep. Rosa DeLauro was rumored to be on the short list for a Secretary of Labor post, reports Thursday evening suggest that Rep. Hilda Solis – a Democrat from California – has been tapped for that pos
ition.
So, what’s the immediate feedback from labor and business groups? Well, labor groups issued
As is typical for December, everyone is starting to wrap up for year end and the amount of substantive items to report on slows to a trickle. Thus, it’s time for some short items on a variety of employment law and HR-related topics.
There’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