Feb
02
TOPEKA, Kan. – A coalition of business groups will propose thatKansas start a program to help some illegal immigrants remain inthe state so they can hold down jobs in agriculture and otherindustries with labor shortages, coalition representativesdisclosed Tuesday. A spokeswoman for the Washington-based Immigration PolicyCouncil called the proposal “unprecedented” and questioned whetherthe federal government would …
Jan
28
BY MELANIE TROTTMAN Employers can’t require their employees to sign arbitration agreements that forbid the workers from collectively pursuing legal claims over issues such as pay and hours, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in a decision likely to rile business groups. In a vote taken Tuesday but disclosed late Friday by the agency, the …
Jan
22
For most nonunion employers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has always been one of those federal agencies that occasionally makes headlines but generally could be ignored. The past six months have seen a flurry of activity at the NLRB … none of it good for business. And while employment-related legislation is stalled in Congress, …
Feb
20
The Hutchinson News: Business groups plan immigrant boost
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