Speaking of WARN, there’s a good refresher in the May issue of the New York Employment Law Letter.  It’s well worth the read.

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The Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act has been around for a while, but you don’t hear much about it.  That could change in the wake of our present economy.  It seems that, almost daily, there are announcements of business closures, downsizings, reorganizations and layoffs.  When these things happen, are employers remembering WARN?
When Skybus recently quit […]

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Employees have long memories.  This is especially true for union employees, as a Washington Post article reports yet another employer is learning.
Employees are on strike.  Employer wants concessions to survive.  Employees don’t buy the employer’s plea, because of promises made it the past.  It’s a timeworn story that almost never has a happy ending.

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What’s the deal about “May Day”?
In an article written by Barbara Goodwin, editor of the Maine Employment Law Letter, for HR Hero Line, there’s a summary of how “May Day” started, as well as practical tips about how we can relate May Day to the current workplace. 
Since this is May 1, check it out.

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In case you’re wondering what the two no shame posts (click here and here) have to do with employment law, I thought I’d do one more post to give you my take on it.
Compensation paid to corporate big wigs always becomes a sticking point when a union contract is up for renegotiation.  “You’re offering us a […]

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What happened in California with grocery stores a few years ago won’t happen on the other side of the country–at least, not this time.  Click here to read an article in the Washington Post.

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In 2003, there was a crippling grocery store strike in California.  Will there be another one in another part of the country this year?   Click here to find out more.

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The writers have voted to end their strike.  Life is good again.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/business/media/13vote.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

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An article in Slate Magazine agrees with my analysis (yesterday) of the settlement of the writers strike.  At least, that’s the way I’m spinning it.  But read it for yourself.

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After three months, the Writers Strike appears to be over.  The board of the Writers Guild has approved a new contract, and members are expected to follow suit.  For more on this development, click here, here, and here.
The spin has already started.  A Guild representative said this new contract contained “huge victories” for screenwriters.  Another […]

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