News & Analysis

The following is a summary of the legislative and regulatory news for the week of April 26, 2009: Agency

Two bills were introduced this week that seek to amend the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and its regulations.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has held that the National Labor Relations

Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) has reintroduced the Arbitration Fairness Act (S. 931), a bill that would

On April 29, 2009 the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the pandemic alert level to Phase 5, with

To commemorate Equal Pay Day, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced

Claiming that his political philosophy is now more in line with Democrats than Republicans, Senator Arlen

Recently-introduced legislation would require employers to provide Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has announced that it plans

On April 28, both the House and Senate conducted hearings to address the adequacy of employer incentives