by Amy Laura Davidson | Jan 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) (a/k/a “Obama Care”) contains a provision that would impose a 40% non-deductible tax on higher cost health plans. The tax was scheduled to go into effect in 2018 on plans whose total annual cost exceeds $10,200 for individual and $27,500...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 28, 2015 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
As a former SWAT team member, this police officer approached the small white package left on his police vehicle cautiously. It turned out to be a sweet “survival kit” of candies left by an anonymous Secret Santa thanking law enforcement officers like him...
by Amy Laura Davidson | Dec 10, 2015 | Labor In The News
Menards, a massive home improvement chain store, has an employment agreement for managers which imposes a substantial pay cut if the workers under their supervision organize a union. A section in the employment agreement titled “Union Activity” provides that a...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 7, 2015 | Labor In The News
A Portsmouth, New Hampshire police officer pays for kid’s birthday cake ingredients that mom had stolen. This police officer was dispatched to an Ocean State Job Lot to investigate shoplifting charges. When he found out that it was a mom who had stolen items to...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 2, 2015 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
The Cleveland Firefighter’s recently-created Integrity Control unit has investigated dozens of alleged work rule violations since its inception. The unit’s investigations have uncovered numerous instances of misconduct, ranging from minor infractions to possible...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 23, 2015 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
The NLRB ruled this week that a group of 162 skilled machine maintenance workers assigned to Volkswagen’s Tennessee Facility should be allowed to vote on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers. This election comes on the heels of the UAW’s loss...
