New NLRB Posting Requirement Announced
September 8, 2011On Aug. 25, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a 45 page final rule requiring employers to hang posters notifying employees of their right to unionize. The poster must be 11 by 17 inches and can either be downloaded from the NLRB Web site or picked up at any...
READ MORENSBA Submits Comments on NLRB Elections Rule
August 22, 2011NSBA today submitted comments in opposition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed rule that would dramatically change the elections process. The proposal (RIN 3142-AA08) was released June 22 and comments are due today, Aug. 22. This rule would dramatically tilt the elections process against small-business owners in favor of large,...
READ MOREDOL Extends Deadline on Persuader Rule
August 2, 2011Amid a dearth of positive actions coming from the organized labor arena, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced they will push back the original deadline for comments on their so-called “persuader rule.” Originally set for August 22, the new comment deadline is Sept. 21. As previously reported, DOL proposed in late-July...
READ MORENLRB Hearing on Elections Rule
July 20, 2011On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held a two-day hearing on their proposed rule to amend and shorten the union-organizing election process. With more than 60 speakers testifying, NLRB Chairman Wilma Liebman kicked off the hearing with a commitment of the board members...
READ MOREUnions and Labor Round-up
July 13, 2011In what appears as a concerted effort to shortchange small-business input in the regulatory process on rules that pose a significant burden for small businesses, three new labor regulations continue to move forward. NSBA has weighed in on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed rule to dramatically alter the...
READ MOREMandatory E-Verify Proposal Introduced
June 22, 2011Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) on June 15 introduced the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 2164), which would require all U.S. businesses to verify the immigration status of all new hires using the Everify system. Smith’s bill would apply only to new hires and would pre-empt any state laws on the verification of...
READ MOREAmid Immigration Reform Push, Everify Emerges
May 14, 2011President Obama’s recent investment in pushing immigration reform has thrust the mandated use of Everify by employers back into the spotlight both via the administrations immigration reform blueprint and within deliberations on Capitol Hill. President Obama made his first major immigration reform speech since July 2010 in El Paso, Texas...
READ MOREHouse Examines Davis-Bacon Report
April 19, 2011The House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing to examine the Department of Labor’s (DOL) implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act, specifically concerning a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found poor data is being used to set prevailing wage rates. The Davis-Bacon Act is the 1931 federal law...
READ MORELabor Law Round-Up
February 1, 2011Several events have been underway in relation to labor laws and their impact on small businesses, including continued activity at the National Labor Relations Board and a recently withdrawn proposed regulation from the Department of Labor. Most recently, President Obama re-nominated Craig Becker, who gained his seat from a controversial 2010recess appointment....
READ MORENLRB Proposed Rule on Posting Requirements
January 4, 2011The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Dec. 22, 2010 requesting comments on a proposed requirement that all private sector employers subject to theNational Labor Relations Act (NLRA) post a notice in the workplace informing employees of their rights under the NLRA. However, unlike a simple notice-posting...
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