Susan Keating Anderson April 2015 Breastfeeding at Work: Just What is an Employer’s Obligation Under the Law? Time magazine’s recent cover, depicting a mother nursing her almost 4-year-old son, brought the subject of breastfeeding into the spotlight as water cooler debate across the globe. [More]
Susan Keating Anderson April 2015 Breastfeeding in the workplace Although Time made breastfeeding a hotly debated issue with its recent cover photo of a mom nursing her almost 4-year-old son, breastfeeding in the workplace has long presented a legal stumbling block for employers and employees alike. [More]
Marc J Bloch April 2015 Are we witnessing a new era or final demise of unions? With the number of union workers at an all-time low in this country, it should really come as no surprise that unions have resorted to more drastic, unconventional methods of recruitment. The use of worker centers to help recruit traditionally unorganized sectors of the workforce has caught the attention of not only the media, but also business leaders and even politicians across the country. [More]
Marc J Bloch April 2015 The Obama administration's attack on successful businesses The Obama administration, after having basically ignored its labor constituency for five years, is now in a position to implement some broader pro-union strategies. [More]
Marc J Bloch April 2015 The Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board are out of touch with today's workplace The purpose of this blog is not to provide advice to employers struggling to deal with the changes or lack of changes in the various employment-related government agencies. [More]
Patricia F. Weisberg April 2015 Extended FMLA Leave Rights Put On Hold in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Nebraska On March 26, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas preliminarily enjoined [More]