Private Sector News Martin Martinez 7/13/13 Martin Martinez 7/13/13 New York Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Allow Company to Use Bankruptcy to Undercut Other Union Employers Read More Martin Martinez 7/9/13 Martin Martinez 7/9/13 Employer Cannot Escape Fraud on Workers through Bankruptcy Read More Lisl Soto 7/1/13 Lisl Soto 7/1/13 Changes to California Workers’ Compensation law take effect July 1, 2013 Read More Caren Sencer 6/24/13 Caren Sencer 6/24/13 Port of LA can’t require terminal operators to enter into certain “concession agreements” with drayage and trucking companies Read More William Sokol 6/24/13 William Sokol 6/24/13 US Supreme Court Makes Discrimination & Harassment of Workers Easier Read More Lisl Soto 6/17/13 Lisl Soto 6/17/13 California businesses required to post new public notice concerning slavery and human trafficking Read More Lisl Soto 6/10/13 Lisl Soto 6/10/13 Nevada restricts use of consumer credit reports for employment purposes Read More Lisl Soto 6/4/13 Lisl Soto 6/4/13 California Labor Commissioner’s track record speaks for itself Read More Lisl Soto 5/29/13 Lisl Soto 5/29/13 California miner, fired for speaking out about unsafe working conditions, reinstated pending final ruling Read More Lisl Soto 5/28/13 Lisl Soto 5/28/13 California Piece-Workers Win Major Victory; Court Upholds $1.8 Million Award to Auto Mechanics in Unpaid Waiting Time Case Read More Martin Martinez 5/27/13 Martin Martinez 5/27/13 President Obama Nominates a Secretary of Labor With the Right Stuff Read More Lisl Soto 5/26/13 Lisl Soto 5/26/13 Pro-Union Handbilling Rights Preserved Read More Lisl Soto 5/25/13 Lisl Soto 5/25/13 Anti-Day Laborer and Anti-Free Speech Ordinance Blocked Read More Lisl Soto 5/22/13 Lisl Soto 5/22/13 Pregnant Worker Who Exhausted Pregnancy Leave Still Has Discrimination Claims Under California Law Read More Lisl Soto 5/21/13 Lisl Soto 5/21/13 More employees entitled to family and medical leave under FMLA Read More Bruce Harland 5/19/13 Bruce Harland 5/19/13 Op Ed: Employers Giving the Finger to the NLRA and Workers’ Rights, What’s New? Read More Martin Martinez 5/18/13 Martin Martinez 5/18/13 Immigration Reform on the Horizon in 2013? Read More Lisl Soto 5/15/13 Lisl Soto 5/15/13 D.C. Circuit finds Obama’s 2012 NLRB member recess appointments invalid; current Board pledges to continue business as usual Read More Lisl Soto 4/10/13 Lisl Soto 4/10/13 New Regulations Make it More Difficult to Displace Workers Under Service Contracts Read More Martin Martinez 3/12/13 Martin Martinez 3/12/13 California Enacts Workplace Religious Freedom Act Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Martin Martinez 7/13/13 Martin Martinez 7/13/13 New York Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Allow Company to Use Bankruptcy to Undercut Other Union Employers Read More
Martin Martinez 7/9/13 Martin Martinez 7/9/13 Employer Cannot Escape Fraud on Workers through Bankruptcy Read More
Lisl Soto 7/1/13 Lisl Soto 7/1/13 Changes to California Workers’ Compensation law take effect July 1, 2013 Read More
Caren Sencer 6/24/13 Caren Sencer 6/24/13 Port of LA can’t require terminal operators to enter into certain “concession agreements” with drayage and trucking companies Read More
William Sokol 6/24/13 William Sokol 6/24/13 US Supreme Court Makes Discrimination & Harassment of Workers Easier Read More
Lisl Soto 6/17/13 Lisl Soto 6/17/13 California businesses required to post new public notice concerning slavery and human trafficking Read More
Lisl Soto 6/10/13 Lisl Soto 6/10/13 Nevada restricts use of consumer credit reports for employment purposes Read More
Lisl Soto 6/4/13 Lisl Soto 6/4/13 California Labor Commissioner’s track record speaks for itself Read More
Lisl Soto 5/29/13 Lisl Soto 5/29/13 California miner, fired for speaking out about unsafe working conditions, reinstated pending final ruling Read More
Lisl Soto 5/28/13 Lisl Soto 5/28/13 California Piece-Workers Win Major Victory; Court Upholds $1.8 Million Award to Auto Mechanics in Unpaid Waiting Time Case Read More
Martin Martinez 5/27/13 Martin Martinez 5/27/13 President Obama Nominates a Secretary of Labor With the Right Stuff Read More
Lisl Soto 5/25/13 Lisl Soto 5/25/13 Anti-Day Laborer and Anti-Free Speech Ordinance Blocked Read More
Lisl Soto 5/22/13 Lisl Soto 5/22/13 Pregnant Worker Who Exhausted Pregnancy Leave Still Has Discrimination Claims Under California Law Read More
Lisl Soto 5/21/13 Lisl Soto 5/21/13 More employees entitled to family and medical leave under FMLA Read More
Bruce Harland 5/19/13 Bruce Harland 5/19/13 Op Ed: Employers Giving the Finger to the NLRA and Workers’ Rights, What’s New? Read More
Lisl Soto 5/15/13 Lisl Soto 5/15/13 D.C. Circuit finds Obama’s 2012 NLRB member recess appointments invalid; current Board pledges to continue business as usual Read More
Lisl Soto 4/10/13 Lisl Soto 4/10/13 New Regulations Make it More Difficult to Displace Workers Under Service Contracts Read More
Martin Martinez 3/12/13 Martin Martinez 3/12/13 California Enacts Workplace Religious Freedom Act Read More