Category: Labor

Union Awarded Full $24,922.11 in Dues Dispute with VA Hospital

We are pleased to share an arbitration order we received in favor of our client, American Federation of Government Employees, Local 547.  The arbitrator awarded the Union $24,922.11 in dues the James A. Haley VA Hospital improperly failed to deduct from employee paychecks due to a delay in processing Form 1187s. The arbitrator found that the delay […]

Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects President’s Recess Appointments in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning

Today, in NLRB v. Noel Canning, a labor law case with much broader implications, the U.S. Supreme Court reached the same result as the D.C. Circuit – that the recess appointments at issue were invalid – but based its conclusion on different reasoning. This case arose when a 3-member National Labor Relations Board panel held that Noel […]

How Certificates Can Lift Income

For those with only a high school diploma, certificate programs (not leading to an associate or bachelor’s degree) can increase earnings potential, but men benefit the most, a study finds.

Signs of Hope on Jobs, and Some Caveats

The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department on Friday may offer a decided upturn, but there are reasons to be cautious about the harbingers of that result and the actual jobs created.

New Posting Requirements by NLRB

You can’t follow labor and employment law updates lately without discovering something new the National Labor Relations Board is up to. Well now the NLRB is requiring all private-sector employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act by adding a new posting requirement.  Starting November 14, 2011, all employers will […]

New Posting Requirements by NLRB

You can’t follow labor and employment law updates lately without discovering something new the National Labor Relations Board is up to. Well now the NLRB is requiring all private-sector employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act by adding a new posting requirement.  Starting November 14, 2011, all employers will […]