VA Resetting Relationship with Labor Unions
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking steps to re-establish its relationship with bargaining unit employees.
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US, Mexico Announce Enforcement of Worker Protection Agreement
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.
Read MoreNational Labor Relations Board retains longstanding contract-bar doctrine
Washington, 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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PA Chamber Statement on U.S. House Passage of the ‘Pro Act’
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr issued the following statement regarding this week’s passage of the “PRO Act” by the U.S. House …
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Federal Government Ends Program That Allowed Employers to Self-Report Federal Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations
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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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Child Labor; Paid Sick And Expanded Family and Medical Leave Amid School and Camp Closures
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With school and summer activity schedules greatly altered as America continues to re-open in the wake of the coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour …
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L&I Offers Reminders About Summer Job Rules for Teens and COVID-19 Workplace Safety
HARRISBURG, PA — As counties across Pennsylvania move into the green phase and teenagers begin summer employment, Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak is reminding Pennsylvanians that …
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