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Federal Government Continues Initiatives to Limit Employer Opposition to Union Organizing

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The United Stated Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards (“OLMS”) recently signaled an alarming willingness to use its broad subpoena powers under Section 601 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure...more

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Department of Labor Rescinds Trump-era Union Financial Disclosure Rule

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In March 2020, the Department of Labor issued a rule billed as a measure designed to increase labor union financial transparency. Generally, it required unions with $250,000 or more in total annual receipts -- which must...more

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Groundhog Day? The U.S. Department of Labor Revisits Its Union Reporting Rule

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Toward the end of the Obama administration in 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) revised the Labor Management Reporting Disclosure Act of 1959 (“LMRDA”) “persuader” disclosure rules to broaden the number of companies,...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - March 2020 #2

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - GSA to Clarify Agency Physical Security Standard Responsibility The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a proposed rule to revise the Federal Management Regulation to clarify the...more

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The Protecting the Right to Organize PRO Act of 2019: An Outline of its Proposed Labor Reforms

On February 6, 2020, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2474, The Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (PRO Act). The PRO Act would fundamentally alter federal labor law by dramatically tilting the playing field...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments For July 2018

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1.Business lobbyists reportedly are urging the Trump Administration to not re-nominate National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Mark Gaston Pearce (D) for a third term. Pearce’s term at the five-member Board is scheduled...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Concluding the 2016 Persuader Rule Changes “Exceeded Authority” of the LMRDA, DOL Rescinds Them

The Department of Labor fully rescinded the 2016 changes made to the Persuader Rules. The DOL concluded that the 2016 rule changes “exceeded the authority of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)” because...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

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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Rest in Peace, Persuader Rule: The DOL Rolls Back Labor Relations Reporting Requirements

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) handed employers a win, announcing that it was giving the notorious 2016 “Persuader Rule” the axe. The rule had delineated the bounds of an advice exception under the...more

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Beltway Buzz - July, 2018 #2

See Ya Later, Persuader. It took more than eight years, but the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) persuader rule has finally been rescinded. Proposed just one day prior to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) 2011...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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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Department of Labor Formally Kills Obama-Era Persuader Rule and Joint-Employer News

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Obama-Era Persuader Rule is Finally Dead - On July 17, 2018, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) formally announced what has appeared inevitable since President Trump’s election – the Obama-era “Persuader Rule” is officially...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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Sen. Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Pocan (D-WI) Introduce Bill To Facilitate Union Organizing — Includes Card Check And A Lot More

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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined by a number of union leaders and Democratic lawmakers, yesterday announced introduction of the “Workplace Democracy Act” in the Senate. The bill recycles a number of the failed...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments For October 2017

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Home health aides who successfully objected to the collection of “fair share” fees without their consent may not proceed as a class, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Chicago, has ruled,...more

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Department of Labor Rule Rescissions Are on the Rise

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has recently issued a number of proposed rulemakings, which serve the sole purpose of rescinding prior rules or regulations. After the delayed appointment of a Secretary of Labor, it appears the...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

Best Best & Krieger LLP

The Department of Labor Pulls the Plug on the “Persuader Rule” - Comment Period Open

The Department of Labor has begun the process of withdrawing a 2016 regulation that increased the reporting requirements for employers, labor relations consultants and others under the Labor-Management Reporting and...more

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WPI Insider Briefing: Workplace Policy under the Trump Administration Begins to Take Shape as "Repeal and Replace" of the ACA...

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Five months into President Trump's term, his administration's workplace policy is beginning to take shape. From notable developments at the Department of Labor (DOL), to long-awaited nominations to the National Labor...more

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Here We Go Again! DOL Proposes to Rescind the Permanently Enjoined “Persuader” Rule (and Perhaps Revise It)

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) moved one step closer to undoing President Obama's permanently enjoined “persuader activity” regulation when, on June 12, the agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for reverse...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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Another One Bites the Dust: DOL Rescinds Obama’s Persuader Regulations

Earlier this month, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its intent to rescind the Obama-era regulations regarding persuader activity and reporting requirements pursuant to Section 203(c) of the...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Out With A Whimper: DOL Moves To Rescind Persuader Rules

As we reported last month, the DOL was considering what to do with the enjoined persuader rules, new regulations that would have drastically changed the interpretation of the advice exemption to the LMRDA reporting...more

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