Senate Passes Bill Banning Workplace Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by Kathlyn Perez Published on jdsupra.com
Yesterday, by a vote of 64 to 32, the United States Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would ban employers from firing, refusing to hire or discriminating against workers or job applicants based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Religious organizations are provided an exception from this protection, similar to that found in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Non-profit membership-only clubs, except labor unions, are also exempt… [ Read More ]Supreme Court to weigh employer-union organizing deals by MANDA BECKER Published on Reuters.com
The Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday that could have a major impact on the U.S. labor movement as it questions whether agreements often made between unions and private-sector employers over unionization campaigns violate an anti-corruption law. The court is examining deals known as “neutrality agreements” in which employers agree not to campaign against unionization. The agreements have been in use for decades and the case could change how unions go about organizing… [ Read More ]Don’t You Forget About Me! Mandatory Paid Sick Leave and Expiring Collective Bargaining Agreements by Zachary Schurin Published on jdsupra.com
As you may recall, in 2011, Connecticut become the first state in the nation to enact mandatory paid sick leave legislation. This mandatory paid sick leave law, which became effective January 1, 2012, required most public-sector employers with more than 50 employees – such as school boards and municipalities — and most non-manufacturing, private-sector employers with 50 or more employees to provide certain hourly “service workers” with a minimum of 40 hours paid sick leave coverage… [ Read More ]Furniture Distributor Compensates Workers for California Labor Law Violations by Gordon Gibb Published on lawyersandsettlements.com
While it didn’t get to the point of becoming a California labor lawsuit, a California furniture distributor nonetheless agreed to pay more than $120,000 in owed overtime wages to current and former employees following an investigation by the Office of the California Labor Commissioner… [ Read More ]
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