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Canada seeks to outlaw U.S. right-to-work legislation

09/12/2017
Canada is pressuring U.S. trade representatives to override state right-to-work statutes as part of a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement.

EEO-1 form pay data scrapped

08/31/2017
The Trump administration is pumping the brakes on a new EEO-1 form that would have required employers to report aggregate information on how much they pay workers, broken down by gender, race and ethnicity.

‘How are things going?’ triggers new union election

08/30/2017
Eight years of an Obama-era Democratic majority at the National Labor Relations Board have brought about some counterintuitive decisions and pro-union outcomes. One of the latest is Mek Arden, LLC d/b/a Arden Post Acute Rehab (365 NLRB No. 109, 2017).

Disabled vet nominated to fill EEOC vacancy

08/30/2017
President Trump has nominated disabled Iraq War veteran Daniel Gade to serve on the EEOC.

What steps can we take to keep pay from being discussed?

08/28/2017
Q: “Is it legal for a small, privately-held business to make it company policy that staff are not to discuss their contracts, pay or benefits with each other? If the policy is violated, is it legal to make it grounds for termination after three write-ups?” – Lisa, Virginia

Federal contractors: Dust off government shutdown plans

08/22/2017
It’s that time of year again: With the threat of a government shutdown looming Sept. 30, HR pros working for federal government contractors should pull out their contingency plans for temporarily furloughing employees who do work for Uncle Sam.

Miscimarra to step down from NLRB

08/15/2017
National Labor Relations Board Chair  Philip Miscimarra says he won’t seek reappointment to the board when his term expires in December.

Federal, state & local: Keep your mandatory posters up to date

08/09/2017
Minnesota employers are required to provide their employees with a dizzying array of information about their workplace rights. If you haven’t recently reviewed the posters hanging in your break room or above the time clock, now is a good time to make sure you’re in compliance with all posting requirements.

Court: State and federal law are not mutually exclusive

08/09/2017
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Minnesota employers, has revived a lawsuit against a union for allegedly violating a state disability discrimination law.

EEOC/OFCCP merger unites employment community–in opposition

08/02/2017
Creating a rare moment of unity, the Trump administration has offered a proposal on which virtually the entire employment community agrees. It wants to merge the EEOC and the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Almost everyone thinks this marriage is a bad idea.