By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Municipality could not eliminate subject of collective bargaining through adoption of home rule charter provision where Act 111, which granted fire and police officials right to bargain conditions of employment and took supremacy over any municipal home rule charter. Order of the commonwealth court reversed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Trial court correctly held that a superior court had already decided the issues raised by township in its challenge to an arbitrator's damages award for denying a police officer the right to take an off-duty job. Affirmed.
By Meghan Tribe | June 9, 2017
The choppy seas of the restaurant industry have swamped another eatery in Joe's Crab Shack, whose Houston-based parent company owes nearly $220,000 to a pair of high-powered, Atlanta-based labor and employment firms. Ignite Restaurant Group Inc., owner of the popular seafood establishment and casual dining chain Brick House Tavern + Tap, filed for bankruptcy in Houston on June 6.
By Marcia Coyle | June 9, 2017
James Comey said he knew what Donald Trump meant when he reportedly said he hoped the then-FBI director would drop the Michael Flynn investigation. That got New York labor lawyer Andrew Strom thinking with colleagues on Friday. Has the NLRB ever addressed "hope" in a case? Yes, the board has.
By Erin Mulvaney | June 9, 2017
KPMG agreed this week to pay $420,000 to resolve a federal investigation that found the company discriminated against Asian job applicants at a New Jersey…
By Erin Mulvaney | June 9, 2017
KPMG agreed this week to pay $420,000 to resolve a federal investigation that found the company discriminated against Asian job applicants at a New Jersey facility, part of the years-long scrutiny over the accounting firm's practices for alleged discrimination in separate cases.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 9, 2017
The U.S. Labor Department moves to rescind the Obama-era "persuader rule," which opened a door to greater disclosures about how companies try to thwart union-building efforts. Meanwhile, the DOL's fiduciary rule takes effect today, but court clashes continue. And this: the SEC calls cyber the biggest threat to markets. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
By Rebecca Baker | June 8, 2017
A public employee union in New York City has the right to obtain discovery materials in disciplinary proceedings, the Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
By Marcia Coyle and Erin Mulvaney | June 8, 2017
Anti-union groups are making another major push in the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate mandatory union dues, so-called “fair share” fees, for millions of public sector workers. This time, a full bench—if it takes the case—could end the deadlock that frustrated their efforts last year.
By Marcia Coyle and Erin Mulvaney | June 8, 2017
Anti-union groups are making another major push in the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate mandatory union dues, so-called "fair share" fees, for millions of public sector workers. This time, a full bench—if it takes the case—could end the deadlock that frustrated their efforts last year. Here are six key questions.
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