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Colorado ski towns seek winter avalanche of H-2B visa workers

06/06/2017

The National Ski Areas Association recently wrote to Secretary of Home-land Security John Kelly asking him to more than double the number of H-2B visas granted next winter, from 33,000 to 70,000.

Research: Gender wage gap established early in careers

06/02/2017
The wage gap between men and women is established early in workers’ careers and increases “considerably” in the first 20 years of their working lives, according to new research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Legislation would amend NLRA, try to weaken organized labor

05/30/2017
The Employee Rights Act would let union members withhold the portion of union dues used to support political activities, require annual union recertification elections and make it illegal for union officials to call for a strike before rank-and-file members vote to walk out.

Transgender employee rights case advances

05/30/2017
A  Pennsylvania woman is suing her former employer claiming she was discriminated against because of her transgender status. The case is making news not just because it involves transgender rights, but because of the unique legal arguments it raises.

OSHA postpones rule on electronic injury reporting

05/25/2017
OSHA won’t start posting employers’ injury reports on the web on July 1, as originally planned when a controversial rule was finalized last year.

White House: Move OFCCP to EEOC?

05/24/2017
Speculation swirled last week that the White House’s 2018 budget would propose moving the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to the EEOC.

DNC sued for unpaid OT

05/24/2017
More than 40 field organizers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, alleging they weren’t paid for overtime hours they spent making phone calls and knocking on doors during Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Never, ever say a word about applicant’s age

05/24/2017
You may see more older workers seeking open positions in your organization. How you treat those applicants can mean the difference between winning or losing an age discrimination lawsuit.

Among Obama rules, execs want ‘quickie elections’ dead

05/18/2017
A survey by the Littler law firm asked 1,200 U.S. executives which Obama-era law or regulation would they most like to see repealed or revised.

Past discipline record beats retaliation claim

05/17/2017
Here’s another good reason to consistently document all disciplinary actions: If an employee with a history of problems such as rules violations later engages in protected activity, it will be hard for him to show that the discipline was retaliation for engaging in that protected activity.