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Judge Rules NLRB's Fast-Track Election Rule Invalid
On May 14, 2012, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, a 2011 Obama appointee to the Washington, D.C. District Court, found invalid the National Labor Relations Board's recent rule that would speed up union elections, because the NLRB enacted it without...
Department of Labor's OFCCP Postpones TRICARE Network Provider Compliance Reviews
The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the federal agency tasked with enforcing the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 and related federal statutes, is notifying TRICARE network providers that any on-going compliance reviews...
D.C. Circuit Court Blocks NLRB's Notice Posting Rule
Posting Requirement Delayed at least through September 2012 The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today granted an injunction blocking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing its new notice posting rule. The rule would have...
South Carolina Federal Court Strikes Down NLRB's Notice Posting Rule
On April 13, 2012, a South Carolina federal district court held that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) exceeded its authority in promulgating a rule that requires all employers subject to the NLRB's jurisdiction to post a notice of Employee...
Mandatory Posting Date for NLRB's Notice of Unionization Rights Remains in Effect
Federal Court Partially Upholds Notice Rule and April 30 Posting Deadline On March 2, 2012, a D.C. federal court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) can require all employers subject to the NLRB's jurisdiction to post a notice...
Employer Safety Incentive Programs Might be Unlawful - New OSHA Memo Clarifies, Threatens
Employers who reward employees through certain kinds of safety incentive programs for the absence, or limited number, of workplace injuries might be violating OSHA's anti-retaliation and recordkeeping rules, according to a March 12, 2012, Guidance Memorandum issued by the agency...