The NLRB recently issued a decision that applied its Guess, Inc. rule, which deals with an employer’s questions to an employee during a deposition. In Chinese Daily News, several employees who were open supporters of a CWA organizing drive filed…
HR Benefits and the Law | The Human Resource, January 7, 2009 4:49 pm | 
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We have written numerous times about the need for a Ledbetter bill to overturn the Supreme Court decision in the Ledbetter case concerning the statute of limitations for pay discrimination cases. Recall that the Court ruled that pay discrimination cases…
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Apparently there has been a revision to 49 U.S.C. ยง20109, dealing with employee protections under the Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA). The provision provides protections to whistle blowers who provide information about unsafe conditions on the railroads. Affected employees may…
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Congratulations to Ariana Levinson, who has been appointed an Assistant Professor at Louisville/Brandeis School of Law. She has been teaching there for the past academic year as a Visiting Assistant Professor. She’ll be teaching contracts, labor law, and some combination…
HR Benefits and the Law | The Human Resource, January 6, 2009 10:04 pm | Comments (0)
Carole Bass writes to tell us of an apparent resurgence in black lung disease among U.S. coal miners. Though the cause is not certain, a couple of theories have been proposed. One is that miners are working more hours than…
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PlanSponsor.com has a NewsDash this morning about how younger workers (18-29) may prefer to be hourly workers than exempt, salaried workers: For many workers in the 18 to 29-year-old age group, being in an hourly job is just fine. According…
HR Benefits and the Law | The Human Resource, July 31, 2008 3:53 am | Comments (0)
Thanks to Dennis Walsh for pointing out to me this piece in the July 23rd BNA Daily Labor Report (subscription required) about a new General Counsel Memo by Ronald Meisburg about political activity by workers: National Labor Relations Board General…
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Paul M. Secunda (left), ‘The Longest Journey, With a First Step’: Bringing Coherence to Sovereignty and Jurisdictional Issues in Global Employee Benefits Law (123). Jeffrey M. Hirsch (right), Employee Collective Action in a Global Economy (57). Jonathan Zittrain, Ubiquitous Human…
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For reasons I do not understand, SSRN’s ranking of these papers is not available today. rb
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Anne Marie Lofaso (left), September Massacre: The Latest Battle in the War on Workers’ Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (136). Arlen Specter (center) & Eric S. Nguyen (right), Representation Without Intimidation: Securing Workers’ Right to Choose Under the…
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