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U.S. Department of Labor’s DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing that the nonfarm economy added only 266,000 jobs in April 2021, well short of the 1 million jobs that many economists were predicting.

The 12-foot rat loomed over the entrance to the RV trade show in Elkhart, Indiana, the “RV capital of the world.” It stood 12 feet high, its beady red eyes and snarling fangs alerting attendees that at least one company wasn’t playing nice with union organizers. Depending on who you asked, the gigantic inflatable rodent was either a menace or a rallying cry. But to its owners — members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150 — it was merely Scabby, a beloved...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: DOL Rescinds Independent Contractor Rule. On May 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a regulation rescinding its independent contractor rule, which was finalized on January 7, 2021, but never went into effect. The withdrawal comes less than three weeks after the close of a public comment docket that generated over 1,000 responses. The DOL stated that it “believes that the Rule is inconsistent with the [Fair Labor Stan...

Friday, May 7, 2021 DOL Rescinds Independent Contractor Rule. On May 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a regulation rescinding its independent contractor rule, which was finalized on January 7, 2021, but never went into effect. The withdrawal comes less than three weeks after the close of a public comment docket that generated over 1,000 responses. The DOL stated that it “believes that the Rule is inconsistent with the [Fair Labor Standards Act’s] text and pur...

Protecting Americas Workers Act Upcoming Congressional Hearing Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates. On Thursday, April 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for Ms. Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Ms. Seema Nanda to serve as Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor. In opening remarks, Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) criticize...

Thursday, May 6, 2021 The National Labor Relations Board issued an order on April 20, 2021, in which it declined to rule on whether the agency’s acting general counsel, Peter Sung Ohr, was legally appointed. Shortly after President Biden took office, he terminated the Board’s prior General Counsel Peter Robb after Robb refused to resign. Robb was serving the last year of a statutory four-year term when he was fired. Biden replaced Robb with Peter Sung Ohr, who is currently serv...

On April 30, 2021, in National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians, 370 NLRB No. 114 (2021), the Board declined to opine on the validity of President Biden’s termination of former General Counsel Peter Robb and subsequent replacement with Acting General Counsel Peter Sung Ohr.  It now sets the stage for a federal court of appeals – and potentially, the U.S. Supreme Court – to weigh in on the issue of whether Ohr’s appointment and his subsequent actions as Acting General C...

Protecting America’s Workers Act Upcoming Congressional Hearing Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates.  On Thursday, April 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for  Ms. Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and  Ms. Seema Nanda to serve as Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor.  In opening remarks, Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-North Caroli...

NLRB Declines to Address Validity of Acting GC’s Appointment, Instead Deferring the Issue to the Courts Sunday, May 2, 2021 On April 30, 2021, in  National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians, 370 NLRB No. 114 (2021), the Board declined to opine on the validity of President Biden’s termination of former General Counsel Peter Robb and subsequent replacement with Acting General Counsel Peter Sung Ohr.  It now sets the stage for a federal court of appeals – and pot...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Transitions between administrations are always about change, in policies as well as personnel. Historically, the decisions of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) shift with changes in administrations and presidential appointment of NLRB members and positions in the Office of the General Counsel. Given President Joe Biden’s commitment to strengthening labor laws on behalf of workers, the Husch Blackwell Labor & Employment group...