“Retaliation Based on the Exercise of Workplace Rights is Unlawful” is a collaborative effort of the National Labor Relations Board, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. The Fact Sheet reminds employers…

The NLRB ordered a bakery to reinstate – but not remit back pay – to several undocumented workers that it fired in 2003 for participating in protected labor activities. Each employee’s reinstatement is conditioned on the employee showing that he or she is allowed to work in the U.S. The employers escaped back pay liability…

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) recently held workshops to teach undocumented immigrants working in meatpacking and food processing plants how to apply for the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program announced by President Obama in November 2014. DAPA enables eligible undocumented immigrants to apply to the Department…