Cornell ILR PLA Study
Fred B. Kotler, J.D. "Project Labor Agreements in New York State: In the Public Interest", March 2009
Obama Issues Executive Orders Supporting Labor
On January 30, 2009, President Barack Obama issued three Executive Orders in support of the rights of workers employed under Federal Government Contracts. One of the Orders requires the contractors to notify the employees of their rights to organize and collectively bargain under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. §151 et seq. by posting notices of their rights in the workplace. If a successor contractor takes over a Federal contract, another Executive Order gives the qualified employees of the previous contractor the right of first refusal. The last Order prevents taxpayer money from reimbursing federal contractors who spend money to influence employees in their decision to have union representation. In addition, President Obama named Vice President Joe Biden as the Chairman of the Task Force on Middle Class Working Families. Vice President Biden will be joined with others from President Obama’s cabinet including the Secretary of Labor, to advance the interests of middle class families.
When is a Waiver Not a Waiver (PART II)
In a previous legal update, the case of William Kennedy and his former wife, Liv, was still pending before the United States Supreme Court. That case has now been decided, and the answer turned on the least complex of the arguments presented by the litigants. read more...(Part I)
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009,
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, Public Law No: 111-2, overrules the US Supreme Court decision Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007).
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Amendment to the American with Disabilities Act Becomes Law
Seeking to reverse the Supreme Court’s trend of excluding disabled people from the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) becomes effective on January 1, 2009. read more...
Ecoline, Inc., vs. Local 12 Heat and Frost Insulators and Local 12 Funds
This Case involves the enforceability of a Joint Trade Board Award to which the Employer objected on conflict of interest grounds. read more...
When is a Waiver Not a Waiver?
Here’s a fairly typical situation in modern American life:
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Employee Free Choice Act
This legislation proposes to amend the NLRA and
allows the certification of labor Unions.
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Weingarten Rights Unavailable to New York’s Public Employees
The New York State Court of Appeals ruled, on February 20, 2007, that the Taylor Law does not grant
Weingarten rights to New York public employees.
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Know Your Rights
The National Labor Relations Act was created to protect
private-sector employees and employers in the workplace.
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Why Elections Matter.
Two decisions from the United States Supreme Court, Ledbetter v. Goodyear and Long Island Care at Home v. Coke, decided on May 29, and June 11, 2007 respectively, demonstrate that
elections matter and in some cases they matter a great deal.
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