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DOL Mulls Return to Obama-Era “Persuader” Reporting Rule

In late April 2021, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) signaled its intent to revisit the “Persuader Rule” — an Obama-era regulation that imposes strict reporting requirements on...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The Biden Era Of Labor Law Change – The Shift To Organized Labor

Labor law, along with other employment-related policy matters, is at the forefront of the political, economic, and oftentimes cultural divide in the nation. With the change in Presidential administrations, some knowledgeable...more

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Back to Pro-Labor: What Employers Can Expect From a Biden Presidency: Part II, Labor Relations Edition

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While the final results are not yet certified, it appears that we have a new president. Employers across the country, both union and non-union, are wondering what they can expect from a Joe Biden presidency when it comes to...more

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Labor Gets Wishlist Bill Passed In House

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The U.S. House of Representatives just passed a bill that would tilt the scales of labor law unequivocally in favor of organized labor. The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would bring about a radical shift in labor...more

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U.S. Labor Department Officially Kills Persuader Rule

Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor drove a stake into the heart of the Obama administration’s so-called “persuader” rule. This rule interpreted federal labor law to require employers to disclose their use of legal...more

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DOL Rescinds Its Persuader Rule

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On July 17, 2018, the DOL rescinded its 2016 “persuader rule” — a controversial reinterpretation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA) that would have required employers and their consultants...more

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DOL Formally Rescinds Revised Persuader Rule

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has rescinded the revised version of its “persuader rule,” which had gone into effect in April 2016. The now-rescinded rule had substantially narrowed the advice exemption to the Labor Management...more

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DOL's Persuader Rule Just Got A Little Bit Deader

Not six feet under yet, but maybe 5'11"? The U.S. Department of Labor formally issued a final rule rescinding the "Persuader Rule," which was issued under the Obama Administration. The Persuader Rule never took effect....more

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Defending Employers’ Access to Legal Advice: Comments Filed Supporting DOL’s Rescission of Controversial Persuader Rule

August 11, 2017, was the deadline for interested parties to submit comments regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposal to formally rescind its controversial persuader rule, which was issued in 2016 under the...more

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Department of Labor Moves To Rescind “Persuader Rule” with Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Office of Labor-Management Standards published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its intention to rescind the so-called “persuader rule,” moving the DOL one...more

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DOL Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Rescind Obama Administration’s Final Persuader Rule

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Trump Administration DOL issues notice of proposed rulemaking to rescind Obama Administration DOL’s long-embattled final persuader rule. The proposed rule is open for public comments for 60 days....more

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Restoring the Power of Persuasion – The DOL Takes Another Step Toward Ending the Persuader Rule

The Department of Labor (“DOL” or “Department”) has continued its efforts towards eliminating the “Persuader Rule”, a controversial Obama-era regulation which requires employers to report arrangements made with third parties...more

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DOL Takes Action to Rescind the Persuader Rule

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In March 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a revised “Persuader Rule” requiring attorneys involved in union organizational campaigns to file broad public financial disclosures about their own and their law...more

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Trump Administration Begins Process To Rescind “2016 Persuader Rule”

The Trump Administration has begun the process to rescind the “2016 Persuader Rule,” one of the most contentious employment-related regulations issued during the Obama Administration. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of...more

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Labor Law 2016: A Year In Review

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Introduction - In the final year of his two term tenure, President Barack Obama’s National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor continued their double barrelled efforts to remake labor law to benefit labor...more

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The Practical NLRB Advisor - Issue 4, Winter 2017

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continued making life more difficult for employers in 2016. The agency issued a host of decisions that significantly expand the number and type of individuals that unions can seek to...more

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The “Persuader Rule” Permanently Enjoined

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As we have previously reported, in March of 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a reinterpretation of the Persuader Activities Rule (The “Revised Rule”). This Revised Rule required that: - employers must...more

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Federal Judge Permanently Blocks DOL "Persuader" Rule

On Tuesday, a federal district court in Texas issued a permanent injunction blocking implementation of the Department Of Labor’s so-called “Persuader” rule. The rule requires legal counsel and other persons or entities that...more

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DOL’s Persuader Advice Exemption Rule Blocked

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On November 16th, Texas federal judge Sam R. Cummings granted Summary Judgment to several business groups, joined by Texas and nine other states, seeking to block enforcement of the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new...more

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Permanent Pause to Persuader Rule: Texas Court Issues Permanent Nationwide Injunction

On November 16, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business v. Perez, No. 5:16-cv-00066, a federal judge in Texas issued a permanent injunction preventing the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) from enforcing its new...more

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Permanent Injunction puts Persuader Rule on the Ropes

Earlier in the year, we reported on a temporary injunction issued by a federal district court Judge in Texas. The injunction prevented the Department of Labor from enforcing the so-called “persuader rule.” The rule sought...more

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Federal Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Blocking U.S. DOL’s New “Persuader Rule”

The U.S. Department of Labor’s narrow interpretation of the “advice exemption” of the “Persuader Rule” appears to be no more. Yesterday a federal judge in Lubbock, Texas, issued a permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement...more

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Court Permanently Blocks DOL's Persuader Rule

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To the relief of many employers that rely on third parties to provide labor advice and services, a Texas federal court has permanently blocked a rule that would have required them to make certain disclosures about their...more

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Federal Court Permanently Enjoins DOL Union ‘Persuader’ Rule Enforcement

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As previously reported, on March 23, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its reinterpretation of the “persuader” rule in the Labor Management Reporting Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), originally scheduled to be...more

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Federal Judge Blocks The Department Of Labor

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Last week a federal court in Texas issued a nationwide ban preventing the Department of Labor (“DOL”) from enforcing its recently proposed Persuader Rule. That rule would have greatly expanded reporting requirements for both...more

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