Sean Higgins

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"The [National Labor Relations] Act does not require parties to maintain Spock-like objectivity towards one another when resorting to economic weapons," Philip Miscimarra said. (AP PHoto)

How ‘Star Trek’ explains labor law

Sean Higgins · June 2, 2016 10:58 pm

Ruling will give labor unions leverage by making it harder for employers to push back against a strike. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Labor board limits employers’ ability to replace striking workers

Sean Higgins · June 2, 2016 8:25 pm

Bank of America gets 2-for-1 deal in Justice Dept. settlement

Sean Higgins · June 1, 2016 3:52 pm

Unite Here Local 54, a service employees union, had requested that the justices hear a complaint stemming from the 2014 bankruptcy of the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. (AP Photo)

Supreme Court rejects Trump-related case

Sean Higgins · May 31, 2016 8:16 pm

Right-to-work restored in Wisconsin while court mulls challenge

Sean Higgins · May 25, 2016 6:51 pm

Patty Murray, a member of the Senate Democratic leadership and conference secretary, is currently lacking the backing of a major party ally as she prepares to defend her seat. (AP Photo)

State labor coalition refuses to endorse Sen. Patty Murray

Sean Higgins · May 24, 2016 5:29 pm

"To cover higher staffing costs forced upon us under the rule, we will be forced to hire fewer staff and limit the hours those staff can work — all while the well-funded special interests that we're up against will simply spend more," said U.S. PIRG Executive Director Andre Delattre. (iStock photo)

Liberal nonprofit federation opposes new overtime rule

Sean Higgins · May 23, 2016 8:56 pm

Minimum wage increases on state ballots this election cycle could cost 290,000 jobs, according to a new analysis. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)

Trump hints at middle ground on minimum wage

Sean Higgins · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

National Nurses United accuses Democratic Party of "massive irregularities" amid Bernie Sanders' loss in the Nevada convention. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Where’s the outrage on Nevada, asks pro-Sanders union

Sean Higgins · May 19, 2016 10:18 pm

Labor Secretary Tom Perez said that too few people are being paid overtime, undermining the intent of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House aims to force firms to pay more overtime

Sean Higgins · May 18, 2016 12:00 am

AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond said the rules amounted to allowing financial coercion. (Drew Angerer/Bloomberg, File)

AARP slams Obamacare medical history disclosure rules

Sean Higgins · May 16, 2016 4:21 pm

State right-to-work laws have been on the books since the 1940s, and the federal government approved the practice in 1947 as part of the Taft-Hartley amendments to the National Labor Relations Act. (AP Photos)

Scalia’s death could doom right-to-work laws

Sean Higgins · May 16, 2016 4:01 am