by Girish Anand | Jan 17, 2011 | Federal Labor Law
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and subsequent amendments and revamps such as the Taft-Hartley Law, union organizers collect signatures on cards from workers at a company, which they can then submit to the owner to certify the union or send to the...
by Girish Anand | Oct 9, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized
This week a House-Senate panel reconciling budget measures voted to extend for three years the E-Verify online employment eligibility system. At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally withdrew the "no match" safe harbor rule of the...
by Girish Anand | Oct 7, 2009 | EEOC, Personnel Concepts, Random Musings, State Labor Law
Business cheered the Supreme Court’s decision in Gross v. F.B.L. Financial Services that set the bar higher for age discrimination claims by employees. Prior to Gross, employees need merely show in court that age was one factor in their adverse job decision (a...
by Girish Anand | Sep 21, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
Good news comes from Gallup–and the good ol’ American public itself–for those business owners and managers who fear that a tidal wave of unionization will increase their costs and rigidize (is that a word? how about comatose-ize?) their workforces....
by Girish Anand | Aug 5, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
The site called “What Is EFCA?” is pretty gnarly looking, but it’s offering a new take on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) with a somewhat interactive presentation called “Card Checked the Game.” Behind the site and game, evidently,...