Labor
NLRB tells states they can’t ban card-check unionization
January 19, 2011The NLRB declared recently passed amendments to state constitutions banning the card check method of union recognition null and void.
Read moreLabor Department drafts rules to protect more health care workers
January 18, 2011Obama's Labor Department will likely bring more home healthcare workers under protection of federal minimum wage and overtime laws.
Read moreShop Talk: Freelancers go union, paid family leave a success
January 17, 2011Unemployed people lucky enough to find new jobs are making less than they did before and almost 40 percent took a 20 percent cut in pay.
Read moreCourt stops anti-labor practice at world-renowned Mayo Clinic
January 14, 2011The Supreme Court rejected a claim by the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. that its resident medical graduates were actually students, not employees that work more than 40 hours per week and are entitled to...
Read moreBitter chocolate: Hershey’s candy closes a plant
January 14, 2011Where were your Hershey's kisses made?Chances are, the answer is Mexico, not Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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