DOL announced proposed rule to increase salary threshold for white-collar exempt employees
$1,059 per week. If the Department of Labor gets its wish, that amount will become the new salary threshold for its various white-collar ove...
NLRB opens the tap for a union election at Creature Comforts Brewing Company … but will it matter?
By Jon Hyman
It took more than seven months, but the NLRB has finally directed a union representation election at Creature Comforts Brewing Company. Th...
EEOC busts a quartet of hospitality employers for pervasive sexual harassment
By Jon Hyman
In a press release , the EEOC announced the filing of a series of sexual harassment lawsuits against Las Vegas hospitality employers. [The ...
BREAKING NEWS: NLRB issues in the era of card-check union recognition and bargaining order remedies
By Jon Hyman
In Cemex Construction Materials Pacific , the NLRB significantly altered the process for how a labor union becomes certified as the exclusiv...
WIRTW #684: the “chocolate city” edition
By Jon Hyman
This is Dante, our four-year-old vizsla. Last week, he thought it was a good idea to eat some cocoa powder. As a result, he spent an overnig...