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The Faster Contract Act: A Republican-Proposed Landmark Shift in Labor Negotiations

DOL Terminates Practice of Seeking Liquidated Damages in Wage and Hour Investigations and Administrative Settlements

Bouncing Back and Forth: Wilcox’s NLRB Status Tilts Once More

As of This Morning, Wilcox Is Back and the NLRB Has a Quorum Again – At Least for Now

NLRB Again Without A Quorum

President Trump Nominates New NLRB General Counsel

EEOC Defines Unlawful DEI

Wilcox Fired? Not So Fast

Insight from the New NLRB General Counsel

Attorney General Issues Memo Stating that Illegal DEI and DEIA Programs in Private Sector Will Be Prosecuted

NLRB has New Trump Appointed General Counsel

Trump Fires NLRB General Counsel and One Board Member

Efforts to Turn NCAA Student-Athletes Into Employees Takes A Major Step Backwards

California Labor Commissioner Publishes New Whistleblower Protection Posting

California’s Computer Professional Exemption Minimum Compensation to Increase by 2.5% Next Year

NLRB’s New Ruling Bans Captive-Audience Meetings

With Unionization Efforts on the Rise, NLRB Tightens Scrutiny on Employer Statements During Union Elections

California Employers: Are You Ready for the New Laws of 2025?

Captive Audience Meetings Now Banned By State Law in California

Organized Labor Ups the Ante with Push to Turn Student-Athletes Into Employees

NLRB and Union Relations Beyond 2024 – What Will the Election Bring?

California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 22: What It Means for Gig Economy Workers and Companies

NLRB Reinstates Weapons for Unions in Attempting to Organize Non-Union Workplaces

California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Deadline is in Less Than Two Weeks

EEOC Regulations On Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act Partially Enjoined Before Implementation

Ensuring Your Severance Agreements Are Lawful

True March Madness: NLRB Declares That Dartmouth Basketball Players Are Employees

California DIR Releases Guidance for Drafting Workplace Violence Prevention Plans

NLRB’s New Joint Employment Rules Struck Down By Federal District Court

A New and Challenging Obstacle for California Employers’ Use of Experts in State Courts

NCAA Proposes Classifying Certain NCAA Student Athletes as Employees

More Minimum Wage Increases Hitting California Employers Soon

Governor Newsom Unexpectedly Vetoes a Number of Pro-Employee/Pro-Union Bills

Employer Paying Six Figure Settlement Based on EEOC Claims that AI Software Discriminated Against Older Applicants.

NLRB’s New Stericycle Inc. Decision Changes Workplace Rules Standards for Union and Non-Union Employers Alike

Concerns About Corporate DEI Are Real in the Post Harvard/UNC World

Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Could Have Rippling Effects in the Workplace

Are Revenue Generating NCAA Student-Athletes Employees? California NLRB Office Says YES.

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