Union Membership Declines in 2016
In a release dated January 26, 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that union membership in the private sector workforce fell...
Legal Q&A on COBRA Notices
Question – If I have contracted with a third-party vendor to be my Company’s agent for COBRA notice purposes and that third party’s...
Update on the Overtime Rule
This writer reported recently that, on November 22, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide...
New York Newspapers Have Major Legislative Success
After a more than two-year battle, the New York News Publishers’ Association (NYNPA) and its members have succeeded in passing...
Reacting to the Injunction on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Overtime Rule
Question – Though our Company learned of the U.S. District Court of Texas’ emergency injunction on November 22, 2016, we had already...
U.S. Department of Labor Overtime Rule Enjoined on a Nationwide Basis
On November 22, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction, halting the planned...