DHS Proposes Minimum Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to establish minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. Acknowledging that staffing is linked to pay, DHS said adequate compensation helps create a stable workforce with ...
November 2023 Newsletter
New Rule Restores Faster, Simpler Election Procedures at NLRB Workers and unions petitioning the National Labor Relations Board soon will have a faster and smoother road to union elections. Labor attorney Michelle “Micky” Devitt shares the latest news about the NLRB’s move to streamline election ...
September 2023 Newsletter
NLRB to Employers: Work Rules Must Be 'Narrowly Tailored' to Avoid Interference with Protected Activity In August, the National Labor Relations Board issued a much-anticipated decision addressing the lawfulness of employer work rules that could be read as prohibiting or interfering with ...
August 2023 Newsletter
The Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act Goes into Effect: What It Means for Pregnant and Post Partum Employees The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect on June 27, 2023, about seven months after President Biden signed it into law. The act requires government and private employers with at ...
May 2023 Newsletter
Implications to Employee Benefits Plans for the End of COVID-19 Emergency Declarations On April 10, 2023, a joint resolution of Congress ended the COVID-19 National Emergency declaration, effective that day, and the White House has announced plans to end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ...
February 2023 Newsletter
FTC Proposes Ban on Non-Compete Agreements On Jan. 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking indicating that it seeks to ban employers from imposing or enforcing non-compete agreements on their workers. The proposed rule would apply to all workers, ...
December 2022 Newsletter
Willig, Williams & Davidson Helps Philadelphia Museum of Art Union Secure First Collective Bargaining Agreement Philadelphia Museum of Art union members represented by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 47, Local 397, recently ratified an ...
October 2022 Newsletter
Willig, Williams & Davidson Wins Unprecedented Victory in Teamsters Local 710 UPS PVD Arbitration In an historic and long-awaited decision, an arbitrator has ruled in favor of Teamsters Local 710 in its protest against UPS’s use of Personal Vehicle Drivers without bargaining over their terms ...
National Women’s Soccer League Players Association and Willig, Williams & Davidson Secure Free Agency Rights for Veteran Players
Nearly two dozen professional women soccer players will, for the first time, be able to negotiate as free agents, thanks to a recent decision by a neutral arbitrator resolving a dispute over free agency eligibility between the National Women’s Soccer League and the National Women’s Soccer League ...
August 2022 Newsletter
Children and Passports in Custody Disputes Obtaining a passport for a child can be simple, if all parties agree. But given the dynamics of certain families, things can get muddled quickly. Regulations are strict to prevent one parent from unilaterally taking a child out of the country. If ...