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What's Happening Now In Labor Law

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For your Labor Day Weekend enjoyment. Misclassifying workers does not violate the NLRA. The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision yesterday, ruling 3-1 that worker misclassification does not violate the National...more

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April 2017: The 13 Biggest Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. April 2017 was another month...more

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The First 100 Days: The Trump Administration’s Impact on Labor and Employment Law Thus Far

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Twenty-four executive orders, 13 signed Congressional Review Act resolutions, and one failed healthcare bill…political pundits and policy experts are no doubt tallying up these and other actions as we quickly approach April...more

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March 2017: The 15 Biggest Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. March 2017 was another month...more

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Steady as She Goes or Charting a New Course? Employment and Labor Signals in the Trump Administration

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As we discussed yesterday at Mintz Levin’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit, big changes are likely in the offing as all three branches of our federal government begin to deal with labor and employment issues following...more

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Executive Order Creating Steps for Regulatory Review and Reform Could Target Burdensome Employment Rules

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On Friday, President Trump issued an executive order, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda ("the Order"), which calls for each federal agency to develop a regulatory reform task force to identify burdensome regulations for...more

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Clues and Cases from Alexander Acosta’s NLRB Tenure

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A review and analysis of select NLRB cases decided by President Trump’s new appointee as Secretary of Labor and former NLRB Member Alexander Acosta. ...more

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Trumpdate: Tons of employment-related stuff!

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The employment law week in Trumpland started out a little slow, but now we’re back in business. Acosta looking good for confirmation as Secretary of Labor. In contrast to nominee Andrew Puzder, the outlook appears good for...more

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Labor Department Nominee’s Opinions as National Labor Relations Board Member

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R. Alexander Acosta, President Donald Trump’s nominee as the next Secretary of Labor, served on the National Labor Relations Board from December 17, 2002, to August 21, 2003. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on...more

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"Trump Expected to Alter Labor Laws, Policies"

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Editor’s note: This article was updated on February 1, 2017, to reflect new developments. While President Donald Trump has not discussed in detail how he plans to address labor and employment issues, he likely will...more

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Gavel to Gavel: The road ahead for employers

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Just two weeks into the new administration, and we’re starting to get a sense of what changes may be looming for employers. At the forefront are President Trump’s picks to lead the nation’s federal employment agencies....more

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Labor Nominee Andrew Puzder's Advocacy For Franchises Has Made Him The Target Of Worker Groups

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Andrew Puzder, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, is now a household name. You probably know that he is the Chief Executive Officer of CKE Restaurants, Inc., the corporate franchisor of the Hardee’s and Carl’s...more

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Employment law changes will be coming with the Trump Administration: What should employers expect?

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Today is Inauguration Day, and it is safe to assume that significant policy and enforcement changes will be made during the presidency of Donald J. Trump. Those changes will include new judges on the federal courts, new...more

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You’re Hired: Labor Policy Under the Trump Administration and in the 115th Congress

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If personnel reflect policy, President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Andrew Puzder as the next Secretary of Labor signals a turning point for labor and employment policy. The Chief Executive Officer of CKE Restaurants,...more

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Executive Labor Summary - November / December 2016

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NEWS & ANALYSIS - President-Elect Trump chooses Andrew F. Puzder for U.S. Secretary of Labor – “the times they are a changin’.” As we reported at the time, on December 8 President-Elect Trump announced that Andrew F....more

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