Tag: National Labor Relations Board

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.,Â argues that OSHA had no business adopting the NLRB's standards.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Alexander alleges ‘coordinated effort to change the law’ by NLRB, OSHA

Sean Higgins · September 23, 2015 11:58 pm

Why Scott Walker is going big on union reform

Sean Higgins · September 15, 2015 4:01 am

Walker's proposals, if enacted, would sharply curtail union political and economic power by removing most of the advantages they enjoy under federal law. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Unions scorn ‘floundering’ Walker’s plan to gut them

Sean Higgins · September 14, 2015 4:52 pm

Hotel ownersÂ are worried about the NLRB's complaint against McDonald's Corp., charging that it is a "joint employer" with its franchisees and therefore legally liable for labor violations at them. (AP Photo)Â

Rein labor board, hotel lobbyists demand

Sean Higgins · September 14, 2015 4:01 am

Labor’s Wishful Thinking

Ike Brannon · September 14, 2015 4:00 am

Greets people at Ye Olde Union Oyster House, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Boston. Obama signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to offer their employees up to seven days of paid sick leave per year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama’s union gravy train keeps rolling

Washington Examiner · September 12, 2015 5:50 pm

Fifty-eight percent of millennials said they disagree with the Hobby Lobby decision, in a survey released Friday. (AP Photo)

Labor board judge slaps down Hobby Lobby’s arbitration agreements

Sean Higgins · September 10, 2015 12:00 am

The board has a complaint pending against McDonald's Corp., arguing that it is a joint employer with its franchisees, even thought an estimated 90 percent of the restaurants are privately owned. (AP)

GOP announces bill to rein in labor agency

Sean Higgins · September 9, 2015 9:04 pm

The Labor Department on Friday will end a 60-day period to accept public comments on its proposed rule to force businesses to pay workers more overtime.Â (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Obama administration gives businesses less time to respond to new rules

Sean Higgins · September 4, 2015 4:01 am

Another labor board ruling on the issue is expected later this year in a case involving McDonald's Corp. on whether franchiser companies are legal responsible for violations by franchises. (AP Photo)

Businesses lobby Democrats to clamp down on labor board

Sean Higgins · August 31, 2015 11:03 pm

The new standard means that a business could now find itself in the position of bankrolling a strike against itself. (Getty Images file)

Labor board: Firms must deduct union dues after contract expires

Sean Higgins · August 31, 2015 9:59 pm

The Browning-Ferris case involved a California recycling company by that name that subcontracted some of its work at a facility in Milpitas, Calif., to Leadpoint, an Arizona-based company.Â (AP Photo)

Labor board ruling will create major confusion in disputes: Critics

Sean Higgins · August 29, 2015 4:01 am