UPDATE APRIL 19, 2012: For the latest information, please read about the U.S. District Court injunction affecting the NLRB posting deadline. April 30, 2012 is D-Day for employers to post the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Notice of Employee Rights. Following the U.S. District Court decision confirming the NLRB’s authority to mandate the posting, employers [...]
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NLRB Posting Deadline This Month
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged federal labor law posters, National Labor Relations Board, NLRA, NLRB, Spanish on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Breastfeeding and the Workplace
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged breast milk, breastfeeding, Employment, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, nursing mother, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, United States Department of Labor on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires workplace provisions for working mothers who recently gave birth if they choose to collect breast milk for their nursing children. Employers must provide reasonable time and a private place for employees to pump breast milk. The reasonable time provision allow nursing mothers adequate time to complete the breast [...]
The Birth of the 8-Hour Work Day
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, FMLA, tagged Equal opportunity employment, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Minimum Wage, National Labor Relations Board, Overtime, Supreme Court of the United States, William C. Adamson on March 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Whether you like your nine-to-five routine or you don’t mind “pulling some overtime,” you can thank Georgia State Representative William C. Adamson, the U.S. Supreme Court, and some persistent railroad workers. The Adamson Act of 1916 established the first eight-hour work day and overtime pay for additional hours worked. The Act applied only to interstate [...]
Federal Ruling on NLRB: Is it the Final Word?
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged Amy Berman Jackson, Employment, National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Recess appointment on March 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Although ongoing legal challenges will continue to clarify the powers of the NLRB, employers are still on the hook to post the Employee Rights Notice Posting by April 30, 2012. In its March 2, 2012 decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the NLRB has the authority to require employers [...]
“Do We Need to Post Labor Law Posters in Spanish?”
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, FMLA, General Labor Law Practices, State Labor Laws, tagged California, Employment, FMLA, Labor Law Posters, New York, NLRB, posters, Spanish, Texas, translation on February 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Many employers wonder if they need to provide all (or even any) of their postings in languages other than English. The simple answer is: it depends on the State or issuing agency, and even on the specific posting. It’s important to distinguish between: Statutory requirements that a Spanish-language poster be posted; versus Mandatory posters issued [...]
Jimmy John’s Whistleblower Firings: Too Freaky and Fast for NLRB?
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, Workplace Safety, tagged CDC, Connecticut, Employment, Fair Labor Standards Act, food preparation, hand washing, Jimmy John, Minneapolis, NLRB, norovirus, restaurant workers, San Francisco, Sick leave, Washington D.C on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The NLRB began hearing allegations made by six former employees of a Minneapolis-based Jimmy John’s franchise that they were fired in retaliation for attempting to unionize and for calling attention to company policy that doesn’t provide employees with paid sick time. Although the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require payment for vacations, sick [...]
Babe Ruth’s Run-In with Child Labor Violations
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged Babe Ruth, Child labour, Employment, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Minimum Wage, New York Yankees, Newt Gingrich on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s no secret that GovDocs sees the connection between labor law and a variety of topics, including major league baseball. With spring training underway for most teams, we tip our hat to one of baseball’s legends, Babe Ruth, who had a brush with allegations of child labor law violations. The Sultan of Swat made a [...]
Changes to FMLA will Affect Required Federal Postings
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, FMLA, tagged caregiver, Department of Labor, Employment, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, family military leave, FMLA, Leave of absence, National Guard, National Guard of the United States, United States Department of Labor, unpaid on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The U.S. Department of Labor is updating the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include provisions authorized as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 regarding unpaid leave for caregivers to military personnel. The updated proposed regulations also incorporate the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act that clarified service eligibility for airline [...]
