Work Relations

Two activist groups accuse Wal-Mart of unfair labor practices

2013-05-23 15:03:00

The day after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. named a former advisor to President George W. Bush to head its corporate and government affairs division, two activist groups filed complaints accusing the retail behemoth and its suppliers of poor labor practices....

WGA to picket E! headquarters in 'Fashion Police' dispute

2013-05-23 09:42:00

The Writers Guild of America, West has escalated its fight with the producers of "Fashion Police," a show on the E! cable network. The guild plans to hold a picket and rally outside the Wilshire Boulevard headquarters of E! Entertainment Television on...

Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July

2013-05-21 16:27:00

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees for key posts until July, a decision raising the prospect that he’ll seek further changes to Senate rules...

Nuking the filibuster

2013-05-15 00:00:00

In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officials. But Senate Republicans have hijacked the confirmation process, not only to...

An administrative law judge ruled that JPL unfairly disciplined scientists over emails sent at work

2013-05-13 16:41:00

A National Labor Relations Board judge has ordered NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Ca�ada Flintridge to rescind disciplinary actions against five scientists who shared emails at work about a Supreme Court decision on background security...

Caltech to appeal judge's order to rescind disciplinary actions

2013-05-14 12:59:00

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Tuesday said it planned to appeal a National Labor Relations Board judge’s order to rescind disciplinary actions against five engineers and scientists who shared emails at work about a Supreme Court decision...

JPL to appeal NLRB order rescinding discipline of 5 employees

2013-05-14 18:40:00

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Tuesday said it planned to appeal a National Labor Relations Board judge's order to rescind disciplinary actions against five engineers and scientists. "Caltech respectfully disagrees with the decision and intends...

Judge orders JPL to drop discipline over scientists' email

2013-05-13 22:40:00

A National Labor Relations Board judge has ordered NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to rescind disciplinary actions against five scientists who shared emails at work about a Supreme Court decision on background security checks for JPL employees....

One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance

2013-05-16 16:57:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...

An employer's right not to speak

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Massing the heavy legal artillery of 1st Amendment principles, a federal appeals court has ruled that the federal government can't order businesses to post signs informing employees that they have a right to join a union and to bargain for better wages....

Federal appeals court strikes down union notification requirement

2013-05-07 20:15:00

WASHINGTON — Employers cannot be required to post a notice that tells their workers they have a right to join a union and bargain for better wages, a federal appeals court ruled in the latest setback for the National Labor Relations Board. The so-...

SEIU wins union vote from Kaiser workers, defeating smaller rival

2013-05-02 18:17:00

Workers at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente in California voted to remain with the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West union in a bitterly contested election pitting a labor giant against a smaller rival. The SEIU-UHW said it garnered nearly 19,000...

Michael: "Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family."

2013-05-12 15:41:00

He represents employers in federal and state courts, and in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, and other federal and state administrative bodies. Wilkinson has a J.D.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Michael D. Ray has been elected a shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C., one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management. Ray's practice blends traditional labor relations and employment law.

2013-01-30 00:00:00