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April Employment Law Round-Up: Platform Workers, Non-Competes and Beyond

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Although many employment changes in the UK are largely on ice until after the election later this year, April has seen a number of employment law developments – largely from the courts. We highlight some recent decisions, on...more

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Social Elections 2024: How to determine the technical business unit for the upcoming Belgian social elections in 2024

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Determining the TBU at the start of the social elections process. The 2024 social elections are scheduled for 13-26 May, when workers will elect their representatives on the works council and the health and safety...more

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Spain Introduces New Obligation to Notify Unions Six Months in Advance of Workplace Closures

The Spanish government has introduced Royal Decree 608/2023, a new employment law that requires any company closing operations to notify trade unions, autonomous community labour authorities, and the central government six...more

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NYC Comptroller’s Shareholder Proposal Threatens to Curb Employers’ NLRA Free Speech Rights and Employee Free Choice

On March 31, 2023, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, on behalf of the five New York City retirement systems, announced a new shareholder proposal at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., asking the board of directors to adopt a...more

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Beltway Buzz - December 2022

Congress and POTUS Act to Avert National Freight Rail Shutdown. The national freight rail dispute that the Buzz had been tracking for months has come to the end of the line. Several holdout labor unions had refused to ratify...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Today’s Fight for the Rights of Union Workers with Deborah Willig

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Deborah Willig, the managing partner of Willig, Williams & Davidson who talks about today’s fight for the rights of union workers. Deb knows that unions and...more

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Rail Strike Could Cause Supply Chain, Commuter Issues

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Railroads are covered by the federal Railway Labor Act (RLA), a piece of legislation that historically was the result of compromise between rail labor and rail management. One of the ostensible compromises in the RLA is that...more

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FRA Again Proposes Crew Size Regulation, Complicating Rail Union Negotiations

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the federal agency that regulates rail safety, introduced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 28, 2022, that addresses the number of employees required to operate a train,...more

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Spring in the step - Deliveroo riders not workers for trade union recognition

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Independent trade unions are entitled to apply for compulsory recognition on behalf of workers in a bargaining unit if certain conditions are met. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWUGB) applied for...more

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Anticipated Department Of Labor Changes Under President Biden

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Last week, the Senate confirmed Marty Walsh as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. Walsh is expected to be heavily pro-labor, given his experience as a trade union official. He is also the former Mayor of Boston. ...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Webinar] How to Respond [Effectively] to Union Organizing in the Chemical Industry- June 26th, 2:00pm ET

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As the Trump Labor Board shifts the focus to more employer-friendly initiatives and priorities, organized labor seeks to reinvigorate its efforts to protect its market share. With an uptick in union petition filings and a...more

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What Manufacturers Need to Know About Labor and Employment Law in Canada

Manufacturers in Canada face a labor and employment environment that is much more employee and union-friendly than the United States. That said, a sophisticated manufacturing employer that is educated, strategic, and...more

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Is Scabby the Rat Headed for a Deflating Experience?

Construction employers and general contractors are all too familiar with Scabby the Rat. The inflatable rat - appearing in sizes of up to a reported 30 feet tall - has infested construction job sites as part of trade union...more

Jones Day

German Federal Labor Court Approves Strikebreaker Premium

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The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ("BAG") held, on August 14, 2018, that it is permissible for an employer to promise employees a premium if they refuse to participate in a strike. The plaintiff in this...more

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Majority Rules: German Constitutional Court Confirms Constitutionality of Tariff Unity Act

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On July 11, 2017, the German Federal Constitutional Court in essence rejected actions by certain smaller trade unions against a "tariff unity" law introduced almost exactly two years before. This is a major setback for trade...more

Hogan Lovells

In times of union rivalry

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SAFTU recently launched itself under the name South African Federation of Trade Unions and enters into the fray on the heels of four other existing union federations. This is not going to settle the workplace; on the...more

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In times of union rivalry

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SAFTU recently launched itself under the name South African Federation of Trade Unions and enters into the fray on the heels of four other existing union federations. This is not going to settle the workplace; on the...more

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Employment News - February 2017

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Springing into action – start date for Trade Union Act - The Trade Union Act 2016 will come into force on 1 March 2017. The new rules apply to any industrial action for which the ballot opens (by sending out voting...more

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Germany: Act on Collective Bargaining Unity in Force

In 2010, Germany’s Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) abolished the principle of collective bargaining unity, commonly referred to as “Tarifeinheit” (“One business, one collective agreement”). As a consequence, since...more

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Pacific Rim Countries Reach Historic Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, But Will Congress Approve It?

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Trade ministers from 12 Pacific Rim countries announced, on October 5, 2015, that they had reached an agreement in principle on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP would arguably be the largest free trade agreement...more

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Nigeria: Part II

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This article is the second in a series which provides an overview of the basics of employment law in Nigeria and will focus on laws governing employment terminations, including wage and hour, termination, restrictive...more

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Verfassungsbeschwerden gegen Tarifeinheitsgesetz eingelegt

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Gegen das seit einer knappen Woche geltende Gesetz zur Tarifeinheit liegen nun zwei Verfassungsbeschwerden vor. Eingereicht haben sie der Marburger Bund sowie die Pilotenvereinigung Cockpit. Gleichzeitig mit der Einlegung der...more

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