by Girish Anand | Aug 23, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
The newly reconstituted National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which oversees relationships between organized labor and business, this past Friday (Aug. 21, 2010) upheld the first four of hundreds of decisions rendered by the two-member NLRB that existed in the waning...
by Girish Anand | Jul 7, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Random Musings
On July 5, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Wagner Act, which has come down through the ages as the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the landmark legislation that codified workers’ rights to organize and collectively bargain with...
by Girish Anand | Jun 22, 2010 | Federal Labor Law
Under Executive Order 13496 issued by President Obama early in his administration, federal contractors and subcontractors are obligated to inform their workforces of their right to join a union. After a lengthy internal government review and public commentary period,...