Daily Labor Report® Index-Summary

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (NLRA)

– Enforcement

See NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB)

– Federal contractors, posting notices, employee rights, analysis of comments on proposed DOL rule, 191:C–1 (10/6/09)
– ULPs

See UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES (ULPs)

– Union recognition

See RECOGNITION OF UNIONS

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB)

– Appointments and personnel changes

– – ALJs, Amchan named, Division of Judges, District of Columbia, 205:A–11 (10/27/09)
– – Becker, Pearce, Hayes nominations, hearings sought, 201:A–1 (10/21/09); HELP panel approves all, McCain threatens hold on Becker, 202:AA–1 (10/22/09)

– Office of Public Affairs, education outreach, new technologies, 198:A–15 (10/16/09)
– Performance report, FY2009, 2-member Board, 202:A–10 (10/22/09)
– Quorum, NLRA §3(b) challenge, authority of 2-member Board to issue rulings, Circuits split (U.S., briefs filed), 197:A–15 (10/15/09)
– Representation cases, English and Spanish language videos, 194:A–14 (10/9/09)
– “Skip counsel” rule prohibitions, policy memo, 194:A–1 (10/9/09)
– Subpoenas, revocation petitions, e-filing, 204:A–14 (10/26/09); text, 204:E–6 (10/26/09)
– Weekly summary of actions, 193:E–1 (10/8/09); 197:E–1 (10/15/09); 203:E–1 (10/23/09)

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD (NMB)

– Performance, FY2009 backlog, pending cases, 204:A–8 (10/26/09)
– Representation

– – Certification based on plurality vote, 189:A–16 (10/2/09); correction, 192:A–15 (10/7/09)
– – Delta-Northwest merger, board determinations, 192:A–6 (10/7/09)
– – Frontier Airlines, AFA petition, 191:A–11 (10/6/09)

NATIONAL NURSES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (CNA/NNOC)

– H1N1 pandemic, poor readiness, one-day protest strike, 200:A–10 (10/20/09); canceled, talks resume, 208:A–11 (10/30/09)

NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

– Association bias, harassment, police (Cal. Super. Ct.), 194:A–8 (10/9/09)
– Res judicata, §1981 claim, Title VII dismissal precludes (3d Cir.), 194:AA–1 (10/9/09); text, 194:E–1 (10/9/09)
– Retaliation, negative references, law firm “blackballing,” evidence (S.D.N.Y.), 207:AA–1 (10/29/09); correction, 208:A–13 (10/30/09)
– Summary judgment abuse, de novo review (Cal. Ct. App.), 197:A–7 (10/15/09)

NATURAL DISASTERS

– DOL workforce grants

See GRANTS

NEGLIGENCE

– Olsten Staffing Servs., ADA, contractual arrangement with biased effect (W.D. Wis.), 190:A–8 (10/5/09)

NEUTRALITY AGREEMENTS

– Card check recognition, LMRA §302, access during organizing (U.S., rev den), 191:B–2 (10/6/09)

NEVADA

– Construction fatalities, OSH program review, OSHA report, 205:A–9 (10/27/09); discussed, 208:A–2 (10/30/09)
– Wage and hour, SelectBuild, overtime, off-the-clock work (C.D. Cal.), 199:A–13 (10/19/09)

NEW JERSEY

– Independent contractor misclassifications, FedEx, 201:A–8 (10/21/09)

NEW YORK

– Green jobs, energy conservation, enacted, 196:A–8 (10/14/09)
– Independent contractor misclassifications, FedEx, 201:A–8 (10/21/09)
– Long Island Head Start Child Dev. Servs., management rights, automatic renewal (NLRB), 192:A–12 (10/7/09); text, 192:E–1 (10/7/09)
– Office of Mental Health, race bias, associational, interracial dating (N.D.N.Y.), 204:A–3 (10/26/09)
– Penalties, faithless servant doctrine, forfeiture of CEO salary, bonuses (Mass.), 197:A–9 (10/15/09)
– Retaliation, negative references, “blackballing,” evidence (S.D.N.Y.), 207:AA–1 (10/29/09); correction, 208:A–13 (10/30/09)
– Safety and health

– – Health care workers, mandatory flu vaccinations, TRO (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 199:A–1 (10/19/09); vaccine shortages, rule suspended, 204:A–7 (10/26/09)
– – Hospitals, nurse staffing ratios, patient outcomes reporting law, 193:A–5 (10/8/09)

NEWSPAPER GUILD (TNG-CWA)

– AFL-CIO staff, WBNG pact, successor clause, 195:A–11 (10/13/09)
– Local 34071, Chicago Sun-Times concessions pact, bankruptcy sale, 194:A–1 (10/9/09)

NEWSPAPERS

– Chicago Sun-Times, TNG-CWA concessions pact, bankruptcy sale, 194:A–1 (10/9/09)
– New York Times, newsroom buyout offers, 201:A–12 (10/21/09)

NLRA

See NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (NLRA)

NLRB

See NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB)

NMB

See NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD (NMB)

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

– American Red Cross, labor practices, donor safety, security of blood supply, report, 194:A–9 (10/9/09)

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

– Immigration

– – Amendments, DHS, DOJ interim final rule, 207:A–10 (10/29/09)
– – Application of U.S. laws

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3647

– – Transitional worker visa, USCIS interim rule, 205:A–1 (10/27/09)

NOTICE AND NOTIFICATION

– Federal contractors, posting notices, NLRA employee rights, analysis of comments on proposed DOL rule, 191:C–1 (10/6/09)
– Taxation, safe harbor, IRS model notice update, 196:A–7 (10/14/09)

NTEU

See TREASURY EMPLOYEES (NTEU)

NUHW

See HEALTHCARE WORKERS (NUHW)

NURSES

– Antitrust, wage suppression, class certification denied (N.D. Ill.), 189:A–1 (10/2/09)
– CNA

See CALIFORNIA NURSES (CNA)

– CNA/NNOC

See NATIONAL NURSES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (CNA/NNOC)

– H1N1 virus (Swine Flu)

See H1N1 VIRUS

– Influenza, mandatory vaccination, RNs LMRA challenge (W.D. Wash.), 190:A–14 (10/5/09)
– New York

– – Mandatory flu vaccinations, TRO (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 199:A–1 (10/19/09); vaccine shortages, rule suspended, 204:A–7 (10/26/09)
– – Staffing ratios, patient outcomes reporting law, 193:A–5 (10/8/09)

– Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2381

– Nurse Protection Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1788

– Overtime, FLSA, hourly base rates vary for 8-hour, 12-hour shifts (9th Cir.), 204:AA–1 (10/26/09); text, 204:E–1 (10/26/09)
– VA, EEO, consolidated actions, discovery, summary judgment (3d Cir.), 207:A–3 (10/29/09)

NURSING HOMES

– Church Homes, d/b/a/ Avery Heights, ULPs, secret strike replacements, failure to reinstate (U.S., rev den), 196:AA–4 (10/14/09)
– Flexible work practices, health benefits, intervention trials, research studies, 196:A–11 (10/14/09)
– H1N1 virus (Swine Flu)

See H1N1 VIRUS

– iCare Mgmt., ERIA, multiemployer plans, contributions calculations, inconsistencies (D. Conn.), 207:A–2 (10/29/09)
– Laurel Baye Healthcare of Lake Lanier, NLRA §3(b) challenge, authority of 2-member NLRB to issue rulings, Circuits split (U.S., briefs filed), 197:A–15 (10/15/09)
– N.Y., health care workers, mandatory flu vaccinations, TRO (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 199:A–1 (10/19/09); vaccine shortages, rule suspended, 204:A–7 (10/26/09)