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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. and Mexico recently announced a comprehensive plan to ensure that international labor standards are being enforced at the General Motors’ facility in Silao, Mexico.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf joined state lawmakers and members of the LGBTQIA+ community yesterday to reintroduce the Fairness Act. The Fairness Act is bipartisan legislation that extends non-discrimination …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Office of Advocacy and Reform (OAR), established by Governor Tom Wolf’s 2019 executive order to protect Pennsylvania’s vulnerable populations, announced the creation of the Diversity, Equity …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The U.S. Department of Labor this week announced it will withdraw the Trump administration’s “Independent Contractor” rule, which changed the test for independent contractor status, potentially misclassifying …
Read MoreWashington, DC — In an order issued today, the National Labor Relations Board invited parties and amici to submit briefs in Cascades Containerboard Packaging—Niagara (03-CA-242367, et al.). In the notice and invitation to file briefs, …
Read MoreWashington, D.C – In a decision issued today in Mountaire Farms, Inc., 370 NLRB No. 110 (2021), the National Labor Relations Board decided to retain its longstanding contract-bar doctrine. Under that doctrine, the Board ordinarily will not process any representation or decertification petition that is filed during …
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HARRISBURG, PA — State Reps. Melissa Shusterman, Jennifer O’Mara, Donna Bullock and Tina Davis will host a virtual news conference to discuss the gender wage gap and their legislation to …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s governor is renewed his call to increase the state’s embarrassingly low minimum wage to $12 per hour on July 1, with annual increases of $0.50 until …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that the end of its Payroll Audit Independent Determination program launched by the department’s Wage and Hour Division in 2018.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul are leading a coalition of nine attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop a last-ditch …
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