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Coast to coast, municipalities are gaining notoriety for passing various labor and employment laws (known as ordinances), from the sick leave laws enacted in Jersey City and New York City to the $15 per hour  minimum …

On January 5, 2014, the Temporary Caregiver Insurance program (TCI) became effective in Rhode Island.  So why should employers in other states care?  Well, what happens in Rhode Island may not stay in Rhode Island, …

If an employee is not included in a reduction in force (“RIF”), this may be an unlawful adverse change in employment under Title VII, according to a Michigan Federal District Court. In Maxwell v. Postmaster …

From February 27-28th, John Woyke will travel to Washington, D.C. for a meeting of the Employee Benefits Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  John and his fellow committee members will spend the two days …

After suffering defeat last year when the D.C. and Fourth Circuit Courts held the National Labor Relations Board’s (“Board”) rule forcing employers to post an employee rights notice was invalid, the Board has given up.  It will …

The “quickie election” or “ambush” election rule that would dramatically shorten the time period before a union representation election is held is back on the table.  This rule was first introduced in 2011 by the National …