--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=319" date: "2026-06-03T08:49:39+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues Our Monthly Report on Labor Law Issues, also known as the Employment Law Bulletin, is a monthly newsletter that covers a wide range of labor law issues, including affirmative action plans, strikes, OSHA regulations, minimum wage requirements, and more. Other topics covered have included issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as workplace walk-outs and strikes, vaccinations, and employee rights related to positive test results and quarantine. The newsletter also covers issues related to discrimination, such as artificial intelligence and racial bias, and issues related to unions, such as organizing efforts and union successes at companies like Amazon and Starbucks. The newsletter also covers issues related to taxes, immigration, and court cases related to labor law. ***[Stay informed and avoid legal missteps, by subscribing to email updates here.](https://wimlaw.com/updates)*** [ ![More Dreamers to Be Available for Employment](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/50/m1slkfqn8gs-50a70e7a.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1099:dreamers-available-employment&catid=208)## [More Dreamers to Be Available for Employment](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1099:dreamers-available-employment&catid=208) January 11, 2021 | [January 2021](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=208) For undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children ("Dreamers"), a new court decision grants a temporary reprieve from deportation. Recently, a federal district court in New York ordered the Trump administration to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA) program—an Obama-era initiative that has allowed around 646,000 immigrants… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1099:dreamers-available-employment&catid=208) [ ![The Logistics of Handling Covid-19 Vaccinations](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/1d/oh0ditwohi4-1dfe0d6a.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1098:logistics-covid-19-vaccinations&catid=208)## [The Logistics of Handling Covid-19 Vaccinations](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1098:logistics-covid-19-vaccinations&catid=208) January 11, 2021 | [January 2021](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=208) Early reports indicate that most employers are more likely to use pharmacies and other third-party providers to administer the COVID vaccination. The vaccines from Pfizer require below-zero temperatures, and there are difficulties in keeping up with who got the first of the two shots required and when those workers need their second dose. Thus, many… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1098:logistics-covid-19-vaccinations&catid=208) [ ![Yes or No on Mandatory Covid Vaccination?](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/6b/dnbtfbnqlrc-6b7c2aa2.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1097:mandatory-covid-vaccinations&catid=208)## [Yes or No on Mandatory Covid Vaccination?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1097:mandatory-covid-vaccinations&catid=208) January 11, 2021 | [January 2021](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=208) Employers want to provide safe work places, and it is to the advantage of both the employer and employees to have a COVID-vaccinated workforce. Thus, the natural question is can I, and should I, require mandatory COVID vaccinations for my employees? [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1097:mandatory-covid-vaccinations&catid=208) [ ![Federal Building](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/-5rhx92fe1a-ddc3ea03.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:the-effect-of-the-election-on-federal-employment-agencies&catid=202)## [The Effect of the Election on Federal Employment Agencies](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:the-effect-of-the-election-on-federal-employment-agencies&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) Mr. Biden has stated he intends to be the most "pro-union President ever." However, the process is going to be slow at the NLRB since Republicans currently enjoy a 3-1 majority, and the first Republican seat to expire will occur in August 2021. The next Republican seat does not become vacant until 2022, and so the Republicans will still have a m… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:the-effect-of-the-election-on-federal-employment-agencies&catid=202) [ ![signature](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/4c/xqaqv5qycxg-4cca89b9.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1095:president-elect-biden-prepares-immediate-executive-orders&catid=202)## [President-Elect Biden Prepares Immediate Executive Orders](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1095:president-elect-biden-prepares-immediate-executive-orders&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) President Trump issued 196 Executive Orders through late October and Obama issued 295. Many of Trump's Executive Orders attempted to limit regulation, however, rather than expand it. Mr. Biden reportedly plans to issue numerous Executive Orders on his very first day in office, January 20, 2021. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1095:president-elect-biden-prepares-immediate-executive-orders&catid=202) [ ![sparks](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/04/3kbacriapqq-046150a4.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1094:best-chances-for-policy-compromise&catid=202)## [Best Chances for Policy Compromise](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1094:best-chances-for-policy-compromise&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) The first and most obvious area of compromise involves dealing with the pandemic. Both parties support additional pandemic relief, including stimulus spending. Republicans want less than $1 trillion, while Democrats want more than $2 trillion. Controversial portions of any compromise include Republican demands for some protection for busin… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1094:best-chances-for-policy-compromise&catid=202) [ ![federal building](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/9f/syhi8ox0jc8-9f05208c.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1093:how-president-elect-biden-and-the-likely-senate-republican-majority-affect-policy-making&catid=202)## [How President-Elect Biden and the Likely Senate Republican Majority Affect Policy-Making](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1093:how-president-elect-biden-and-the-likely-senate-republican-majority-affect-policy-making&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) President-Elect Biden not only is considered the most moderate of all the Democratic candidates for President, but he has a history of deal-making, including deals with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, that suggests compromise may be possible. The new Democratic senators in States that flipped, Colorado and Arizona, ran as Centrist Democrats, w… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1093:how-president-elect-biden-and-the-likely-senate-republican-majority-affect-policy-making&catid=202) [ ![casting a ballot into a box](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/t9cxbzluvic-bb4087d2.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1092:consequences-of-election-results-updated&catid=202)## [Consequences of Election Results (Updated)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1092:consequences-of-election-results-updated&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) We have previously published an Alert entitled "Report on Election Results, Analysis, and Consequences," but this newsletter is updated and includes more emphasis on the consequences of the election as to policy and legislation. President-Elect Biden will very likely try to assume a role as a "deal-maker," and he has a history of working with Senate M… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1092:consequences-of-election-results-updated&catid=202) [ ![presidential election map](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/f8/by-r0unre7w-f835c5bb.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1089:administration-attempts-to-maintain-gop-majority-at-nlrb-and-eeoc-regardless-of-election-results&catid=201)## [Administration Attempts to Maintain GOP Majority at NLRB and EEOC Regardless of Election Results](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1089:administration-attempts-to-maintain-gop-majority-at-nlrb-and-eeoc-regardless-of-election-results&catid=201) November 01, 2020 | [November 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=201) Republicans have done their best to maintain their majority at the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regardless of November's election results. In September, two Republicans and one Democrat were confirmed to the EEOC in separate votes. Confirmation of the three new Commissioners provides the EEOC… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1089:administration-attempts-to-maintain-gop-majority-at-nlrb-and-eeoc-regardless-of-election-results&catid=201) [ ![seats in a political building](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/durc25gdovk-cd7fc9e9.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1088:keeping-politics-out-of-the-workplace-is-difficult&catid=201)## [Keeping Politics Out of the Workplace is Difficult](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1088:keeping-politics-out-of-the-workplace-is-difficult&catid=201) November 01, 2020 | [November 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=201) As the election approaches, employees are taking an increasing interest in political issues. Corporate America traditionally has avoided speaking out on political issues, but now it is becoming more common to do so. Indeed, some surveys indicate that a majority of employees expect and want their employers to speak out on social and political iss… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1088:keeping-politics-out-of-the-workplace-is-difficult&catid=201) [ ![Black Lives Matter Banner](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/a1/ysknq-1gnb4-a12bdaa4.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1087:reverse-discrimination-black-lives-matter&catid=201)## [Reverse Discrimination Issues Emerge in Black Lives Matter Debate](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1087:reverse-discrimination-black-lives-matter&catid=201) November 01, 2020 | [November 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=201) Moderator Chris Wallace asked President Trump during the Presidential debate why he directed federal agencies to end racial-sensitivity training that addresses white privilege or critical race theory. 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