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BLS to Eliminate Labor Comparisons Program
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:20am EST by laborprof lpb
Al Goldman passes along this news from the Washington Post that the Obama Administration is planning to eliminate the International Labor Comparisons program which, according to the article, may be the most reliable source for international comparative data respecting such... -
Solis Hints at Becker Recess Appointment
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 3:58pm EST by laborprof lpb
Today, at the AFL-CIO annual meeting, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis hinted at an impending recess appointment of Craig Becker to the NLRB. It had been looking like that might not happen, but unless Solis was trying to tick off... -
Favorite Labor/Employment Blogs
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 3:55pm EST by laborprof lpb
Last week, I asked readers to list their favorite labor/employment blogs. Here, in alphabetical order, they are. Feel free to add additional favorites to the comment section. Happy reading! rb . Adjunct Law Prof Blog, Charlies Train Law blog Connecticut... -
Facebooking Profs
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 3:27pm EST by laborprof lpb
Students aren't the only ones who can post inappropriate material on facebook and other social media sites. According to the article Not So Private Professors in Inside Higher Ed, a sociology professor was placed on administrative leave last week after... -
Developments in NAACP v. North Hudson
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:42am EST by laborprof lpb
Apparently, developments have overtaken my post of a couple of hours ago. Although the issue remains a live one, the Third Circuit yesterday sent the North Hudson case back to the district court. [www.ca3.uscourts.gov] The purpose of the remand is... -
Hispanics vs. Blacks in the Disparate Impact Wars
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 8:42am EST by laborprof lpb
There has been some commentary on the possible effects of Ricci where different racial minorities' interests may come into conflict. Kerri Stone explores an aspect of this in terms of transferred intent for disparate treatment cases on her blog on... -
Underemployment By The Numbers
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:46pm EST by laborprof lpb
Catherine Rampell, at the New York Times' Economix, has made a couple of recent posts on underemployment figures in the U.S. (including unemployment, as well and those workers who would otherwise work, but are no longer actively looking for jobs,... -
Zelinsky v. COLAs
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:46pm EST by laborprof lpb
Ed Zelinsky (Cardozo) argues on OUP Blog ... ... that we designate 2011 as the No COLA year. Under this proposal, in 2011 no cost-of-living adjustments would be implemented in the federal budget or tax law. When COLAs resume for... -
DeWitte, Roels, and Stevens on The Matthew Effect: Why Current Pension Policy Helps the Rich Get Richer
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 10:58am EST by laborprof lpb
Kim DeWitte (K.U. Leuven (Belgium)) has brought to my attention an article he wrote with Yves Stevens (K.U. Leuven (Belgium)) and Paul Roels, concerning the individual and voluntary pension provision in Belgium, entitled: The Matthew Effect: Why Current Pension Policy... -
Willis and Bales on Successorship
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 8:45am EST by laborprof lpb
Drew Willis (Northern Kentucky) and our own Rick Bales (Northern Kentucky) have just posted their recent paper on SSRN: Narrowing Successorship: The Alter Ego Doctrine AndThe Role of Intent.The abstract states: When one company is acquired by another in a... -
Another Settlement in 401(k) Mutual Funds Litigation
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 8:24am EST by laborprof lpb
In a class action lawsuit challenging inherently conflicted plan fiduciaries, the company has agreed to pay $13.8 million to settle claims that it breached its fiduciary duties. (Phones Plus Inc. v. Hartford Life Ins. Co., No. 3:06-cv-1835 (D. Conn., motion...