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What I've Been Reading This Week


With a trial earlier this week and another one upcoming at the start of next week, I have been buried in trial prep most of the past week or so.  When I have had a chance to take a break, I have come across some good articles that are worth highlighting.  With several prominent developments on the labor law front over the past few weeks, I wanted to give readers a bit more variety this week.  (Of course, notwithstanding the article below in regard to how some of the Democratic Presidential candidates stack up in regard to their labor law positions...)

As always, below are a couple articles that caught my eye this week.


Grading the Labor Plans of the Democratic Presidential Candidates

Last week, Steven Greenhouse wrote an article in which he gave an overview of the labor plans of several of the Democratic Presidential candidates and scored each one on how labor friendly it was.  (For kicks, Greenhouse scored President Donald Trump's labor positions as well.)  While some things have changed, notably with Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar releasing a revised labor proposal this past Sunday, this article is worth a read for those looking for a broad overview of where many of the Democratic candidates stand in regard to big labor.


Labor Department Settles Pay and Racial Bias Claims Made Against Three Large Companies

Bloomberg published an article on Monday in which it noted that the Labor Department has announced settlements with three large companies over pay and racial bias claims made against the companies.  The companies, Goldman Sachs, Dell Technologies, and Bank of America, will reportedly pay over $20 million combined to resolve the claims.  The Bloomberg articles is worth a read as it goes more in depth as to the allegations made against the companies.


With the Implementation of the New Overtime Rules, Remember to Review Your Own Practice

Readers will recall that last week, the Labor Department published its new overtime rules that change the rules in regard to when workers are entitled to earn overtime.  HRDive has a rather extensive analysis of how the new overtime rule will apply to certain workers and provides readers with suggestions on how they can ensure compliance with the new rule before it takes effect January 1, 2020.

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