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The NLRB has advised the public that all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act (generally all private sector employers) will be required to post a notification of employees’ rights by November 14, 2011. The Board’s August 25th press release, which contains links to the Final Rule and additional information, is reprinted below. The…

As if proliferating collective actions, class actions and Department of Labor investigations and enforcement actions for wage-hour and Family and Medical Leave Act violations weren’t enough, American businesses may now face even more legal challenges from employees.  The 400,000-member American Bar Association has agreed to partner with the U.S. Department of Labor to establish an…

Seeming to hint at a possible recess appointment of Craig Becker to the Labor Board, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis stated at today’s AFL-CIO annual meeting that organized labor would be "very pleased" with how the Craig Becker nomination is resolved.  Union officials are predicting that President Barack Obama may appoint Mr. Becker when Congress…

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…

President Obama sent his nominations for the three empty seats on the NLRB to the Senate on July 9, 2009. One of the three, Craig Becker, is currently the Associate General Counsel for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Although Mr. Becker has much labor law experience, he has some extreme ideas for reforming labor…

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…