Feb
02
Fred WszolekJanuary 31, 2012The Hill Over the course of the last three years, President Obama has waged a rhetorical campaign against special interests and their influence in Washington DC, while at the same time spearheading an effort to deliver unprecedented giveaways to his largest and most influential campaign contributor, labor bosses. The heads of unions …
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
10
The National Labor Relations Board continues to jump into controversial workplace issues, ruling late Friday that employers can’t force employees to agree to arbitration instead of taking their workplace claims to court. According to The New York Times: In a decision that will no doubt anger many companies, the labor board concluded that a federal …