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DOL’s Su Plans Focused Enforcement Approach Amid Budget Woes

Facing budget caps and Congressional roadblocks, Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su plans to do more with less and use the agency’s enforcement funding and staff in a more calculated and targeted approach.

NLRB Ruling That Dealership Illegally Fired Union Worker Upheld

The National Labor Relations Board had enough evidence to conclude that a Chicago-area car dealership illegally fired a worker who was active in his union, a federal appeals court held.

Starbucks Illegally Fired Three Baristas, Labor Board Judge Says

Starbucks Corp. must rehire three baristas who were illegally fired or forced to resign after organizing some of the first union drives at the company, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled.

Union Slams CFPB Head for ‘Unacceptable’ Lack of Communication

The head of a powerful federal employee union blasted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra for ignoring several communications and an offer to meet amid acrimonious negotiations for a new labor contract.

As union activity has increased, Republicans are making a play for the labor vote in the 2024 elections. A United Auto Workers (UAW) lawn sign sits on the ground near a Volkswagen automobile assembly plant on March 20 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Republicans Court Union Rank-and-File Voters With Populist Pitch

Former Rep. Mike Rogers remembers working in a car factory to put himself through college. This year the longtime Republican is leaning into his ability to connect with historically Democratic auto union workers in a competitive Senate race in Michigan.

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Boeing Board Must Look in Mirror for Next Shake-Up: Beth Kowitt

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Alternative to Obamacare Hit With Crackdown by Biden Agencies

The Biden administration plans to issue a final rule on Thursday to curb the sale and availability of “short-term limited-duration insurance” plans, which critics say provide low-cost, but low-quality, coverage that skirts consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act.

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Home Depot to Buy Pro Supplier SRS for About $18.25 Billion (1)

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The Artificial Intelligence Dilemma: Can Laws Keep Up?

The risks that artificial intelligence represents have come into sharper focus: disinformation, potential job loss, perhaps even an existential threat to humanity. Is government capable of putting guardrails around such a fast-moving technology?

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Case: Disability Discrimination/Failure to Accommodate (W.D. Mich.)

A Michigan federal district court granted summary judgment to Bell’s Brewery on the claims of a senior brewer with lower back complications alleging that his disability wasn’t properly accommodated, and he was retaliated against, in violation of the ADA, Title VII, and state law. Pemberton v. Bell’s Brewery, Inc., 2024 BL 88853, W.D. Mich., 1:22-cv-739, 3/18/24

Case: Discrimination/Retaliation (S.D. Ohio)

A federal district court denied summary judgment to Ohio University on the claim of a journalism professor who alleged that he was retaliated against for raising employment discrimination concerns both internally and to the EEOC, in violation of Title VII. Kalyango v. Ohio Univ., 2024 BL 90031, S.D. Ohio, 2:22-cv-2028, 3/18/24

Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (D.N.J.)

A New Jersey federal district court granted summary judgment to the Newark Dep’t of Health on the claims of a health inspector of Haitian descent that she faced a hostile work environment and was retaliated against due to her race and national origin in violation of Title VII and state law. Theodore v. Newark Dep’t of Health & Cmty. Wellness, 2024 BL 89870, D.N.J., Civ. No. 2:19-17726 (WJM), 3/18/24