labor law
Republicans put union-busting lawyer in charge of enforcing labor law
November 10, 2017As a young federal lawyer, Peter Robb drafted the memo showing GOP President Ronald Reagan how to fire the nation’s Air Traffic Controllers, effectively smashing the PATCO union.
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Judge gives unionbusters right to operate in secret
November 23, 2016Selection of rural Texas as the area to challenge an Obama administration regulation is no accident. The judges there are deeply conservative and cater to the business right wing and its allies. Judges in the area...
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GOP judge blocks Obama’s safe workplace order
November 2, 2016Whether or not courts uphold Obama’s Executive Orders, their implementation is uncertain.
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Obama administration to fed contractors: Comply with labor law
August 25, 2016The administration issued a final 369-page rule explaining just how federal contractors must comply with labor law.
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Massachusetts passes most comprehensive state equal pay law
August 4, 2016The law bars employers from demanding past salary figures from job applicants; it also provides a more comprehensive definition of comparable work.
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