Court dismisses case against CVS in which EEOC had sought to redefine standard severance confidentiality provisions as unlawful retaliation [Jon Hyman, Daniel Schwartz, earlier here and here]
Temp-agency jobs brought in-house: “The NLRB Forces CNN to Rehire Workers Terminated Over a Decade Ago” [Alex Bolt, Workplace Choice]
“NLRB may encourage your employees to file OSHA, FLSA claims too” [Eric B. Meyer, Employer Handbook] “You’re NOT Paranoid — The Agencies ARE Ganging Up” [Dabney Ware, Foley & Lardner]
“The U.S. Department of Labor claims it can’t come up with the cash to fully reimburse Oregon farmers for the $220,000 it unlawfully coerced from them.” [Capital Press, Oregon] House committee flays department over use of “hot goods” orders to arm-twist growers of perishables on labor issues [committee, CQ via Dunn Carney, The Grower]
Sauce for gander: if left can push labor ordinances at county and municipal level, supporters of right-to-work laws might do the same thing [James Sherk and Andrew Kloster, Heritage]
“I wonder how large the overlap is between people who want Ray Rice banished from NFL forever and those who want to ‘ban the box'” — @Toirtap
Jacob Huebert on the Harris v. Quinn decision [new edition of Cato Supreme Court Review]

One Comment

During my tenure at Region 22 of the NLRB from 1959 t0 1965, we were called upon to serve as intake officers periodically, where we met with the general public as well as answered telephone inquiries. Oftentimes we would refer persons with complaints outside the purview of the NLRB to the appropriate agency, state or Federal. I recall one instance when a bevy of attractive flight attendants came in seeking help, and the OD referred them to the Mediation Board without getting their phone numbers. He was ostracized for days for his mistake.
In short, there’s nothing new there, since the Board has for decades referred people to the right place.
- October 01, 2014 2:10 PM
- By Chris Hoey