The National Labor Relations Board is asking a federal court to order Starbucks to stop using what the federal agency calls an “array of illegal tactics” aimed at workers involved in unionization efforts at the coffee chain’s stores.
Archives for June 23, 2022
‘Left Behind’ Tech Workers Ready to Embrace Labor, Union Says
Tech workers around the country are ready to embrace the labor movement after years of being “left behind,” said a top executive at the union that just won a first-of-its-kind election at an Apple Inc. store.
Don’t Be Such a Bully!
In this episode, Jen addresses the negative effects of bullying at work, and how to distinguish bullying from EEO-related concerns.
Governor Rolls Back California COVID-19 Executive Orders & Cal/OSHA Releases Draft Permanent COVID-19 Standard
On June 17, 2022, Governor Newsom issued an executive order terminating certain provisions of prior executive orders related to Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). Some of the terminated orders were no longer necessary due to changes in the ETS. For example, previously the Governor had issued an executive order
Spring Regulatory Agenda Provides Roadmap to Anticipated Federal Rulemaking
On June 21, 2022, the Biden administration released its Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. These semi-annual regulatory agendas outline federal agency goals for the months ahead. Although the schedule for agency rulemaking in these agendas tend to be aspirational, they do provide insight into the
Fifth Circuit Rules that COVID-19 Pandemic Did Not Trigger the “Natural Disaster” Exception to WARN Notice Requirements
In the first such decision from a federal appellate court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled the COVID-19 pandemic is not a “natural disaster” that exempts employers from providing advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closures under the WARN Act. The court also