The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States carries with it the possibility of major changes in the field of labor law. The most significant changes likely will come at the National Labor Relations Board. Currently, the five-member NLRB has a 2 to 1 Democratic (and pro-labor) majority, with
Executive Orders
Federal Contractors Concerned about President Obama’s Newest Executive Order
President Barack Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order creates new self-reporting requirements for federal contractors, an apparent effort to shame these employers (and appeal to the Administration’s labor constituency) by having them disclose an array of labor- and employment-related violations, including adverse arbitration awards, regardless of their relationship to the actual performance of…
Jackson Lewis Submits Detailed Comments to Proposed Federal Contractor Posting Rules
In response to the United States Department of Labor’s request for public comments on its proposed rulemaking implementing President Barack Obama’s Executive Order No. 13496, Jackson Lewis LLP, on behalf of its clients and other employers, has provided the Department with detailed comments and suggestions for improvements to the proposed rule. The Executive Order, signed January…
DOL Proposes Regulations for Obama’s Exec. Order Requiring Federal Contractors Provide Notice to their Employees about their Section 7 Rights
The U.S. Department of Labor on August 3rdproposed regulationsto help implement President Obama’s Executive Order 13496.
Issued January 30, 2009, the Executive Order requires government contractors to post a lengthy official notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act to join or form labor unions, as well…