What You Need to Know About the ObamaCare Exchange Notice Requirement
By Management Labor Lawyer | | ObamaCare
I have been fielding A LOT of questions about the ObamaCare October 1st notice requirement lately. Most of the questions are pretty similar. So, hopefully this answers those questions. If you still need help, you know how to reach me – and if you don’t know how to reach me, then jump immediately to the…
Read More 6th Cir Says “These” RNs are Supervisors and Not in Bargaining Unit
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRA, Union Organizing
This is good news for employers – especially those in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee. If you want to help insulate RNs (or other employees) from unionizing, allow them to give a written memorandum that causes the initiation of a step in a disciplinary policy (written warning). This qualifies as “discipline” under the National Labor…
Read More Good / Bad News: Less OSHA Investigations in 2014, but Investigations Will Be More Thorough
By Management Labor Lawyer | | OSHA
OSHA projects fewer employers will be inspected for safety violations in 2014 so that inspectors can undertake investigations that are more comprehensive according to the agency’s 2014 budget request. OSHA plans to conduct 39,250 inspections in 2014, down from 41,000 in 2013. Despite OSHA’s aggrandizing about the fewer inspection, it’s really not a huge reduction in…
Read More Undocumented Workers Entitled to Recover Unpaid Wages Under FLSA But Not Back Pay Under NLRA
By Management Labor Lawyer | | Backpay, FLSA, Immigration, NLRA, NLRB, Wage & Hour
Illegal aliens who want to sue their employers for unpaid wages should do so in federal court in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, or South Dakota. Not in New York, D.C., or Connecticut. An employer failed to properly complete Form I-9s verifying its workers’ employment eligibility. The workers sued for unpaid minimum and…
Read More Renegotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements
By Management Labor Lawyer | | Health Care, Negotiations, NLRB
While planning for renegotiating an expiring collective bargaining agreement should commence many months before the contract expires, the actual face-to-face bargaining usually begins about two months before the contract terminates. Renegotiations are sometimes a smoother process than negotiating the first contract because the parties are familiar with each other and their goals. However, if the…
Read More Should Craft Units Become Separate Bargaining Units?
By Management Labor Lawyer | | Craft Unit, Union Organizing
A craft unit is an organization of workers who perform skilled or semi-skilled labor such as electricians and carpenters. Craft units have their own unions, i.e. Carpenters Union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Plumbers & Pipefitters, etc. Non-craft units generally belong to unions like the Teamsters, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and UNITE HERE…
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