--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=363" date: "2026-06-03T06:21:26+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)*** ## [HERE'S YOUR HOLIDAY BONUS: NEW DOL RULES CLARIFY WHEN PAYMENTS MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE REGULAR RATE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=619:here-s-your-holiday-bonus-new-dol-rules-clarify-when-payments-may-be-excluded-from-the-regular-rate&catid=191) April 01, 2020 | [January 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=191) In the first update to these regulations in 50 years, the Department of Labor on December 18, 2019 published a Final Rule clarifying when payments - such as year-end bonuses - must be included in an employee's "regular rate" (i.e., pay divided by hours worked) for purposes of calculating overtime. The new rules take effect January 15, 2020. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=619:here-s-your-holiday-bonus-new-dol-rules-clarify-when-payments-may-be-excluded-from-the-regular-rate&catid=191) ## [NLRB APPROVES McDONALD'S SETTLEMENTS THUS DISALLOWING JOINT EMPLOYER](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=618:nlrb-approves-mcdonald-s-settlements-thus-disallowing-joint-employer&catid=191) April 01, 2020 | [January 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=191) The joint employment issue is high on the agenda of the main employment agencies, including the NLRB, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the EEOC. While the joint employment issue has been litigated in a variety of forums, perhaps the most publicized forum was the NLRB case involving McDonald's, in which the Obama-era NLRB General Counsel contended tha… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=618:nlrb-approves-mcdonald-s-settlements-thus-disallowing-joint-employer&catid=191) ## [NLRB RULING PROVIDES GREATER CONFIDENTIALITY IN WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=617:nlrb-ruling-provides-greater-confidentiality-in-workplace-investigations&catid=191) April 01, 2020 | [January 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=191) Another December ruling dealt with workplace investigations, and the issue whether an employer can have work rules requiring confidentiality during the course of such investigations. Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store, 368 NLRB No. 144. The Obama-era NLRB issued a decision requiring employers to prove, on a case-by-case basis, that the… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=617:nlrb-ruling-provides-greater-confidentiality-in-workplace-investigations&catid=191) ## [EMPLOYERS MAY DISCONTINUE UNION CHECK-OFF ON CONTRACT EXPIRATION](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=616:employers-may-discontinue-union-check-off-on-contract-expiration&catid=191) April 01, 2020 | [January 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=191) The NLRB also ruled in December that an employer's statutory obligation to check-off union dues ends upon the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement containing the check-off provision. Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 139. The decision overturned an Obama-era ruling and returned the NLRB to the rule existing for over… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=616:employers-may-discontinue-union-check-off-on-contract-expiration&catid=191) ## [EMPLOYERS MAY AGAIN RESTRICT USE OF THEIR EMAIL SYSTEM](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=615:employers-may-again-restrict-use-of-their-email-system&catid=191) April 01, 2020 | [January 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=191) The NLRB has re-established the right of an employer to restrict employee use of its email system if it does so on a non-discriminatory basis. Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 143. This case reversed an Obama-era ruling that employees given access to the employer's email system had a presumptive right to use that system, on non-working… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=615:employers-may-again-restrict-use-of-their-email-system&catid=191) ## [NLRB CHANGES QUICKIE ELECTION PROCEDURES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=614:nlrb-changes-quickie-election-procedures&catid=191) April 01, 2020 | [January 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=191) One of the most debated, publicized, and contentious issues in employment law in recent years has been the NLRB "quickie election" rule, which only allowed 20 days or so between the filing of the union election petition and the election itself. Unions felt that shortening the time period for an election would increase their chances of success, while e… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=614:nlrb-changes-quickie-election-procedures&catid=191) ## [END OF DEMOCRAT'S TERM ON LABOR BOARD TRIGGERS LARGE NUMBER OF PRO-MANAGEMENT RULINGS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=613:end-of-democrat-s-term-on-labor-board-triggers-large-number-of-pro-management-rulings&catid=191) April 01, 2020 | [January 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=191) The sole Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Lauren McFerran, reached the end of her term on December 16, 2019. Traditionally, the departure of a Board member triggers large numbers of rulings, particularly if the case has overturned existing precedent and so a new member does not have to start all over in reviewing the pen… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=613:end-of-democrat-s-term-on-labor-board-triggers-large-number-of-pro-management-rulings&catid=191) ## [SUPREME COURT MAY LET TRUMP CANCEL DACA](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=612:supreme-court-may-let-trump-cancel-daca&catid=190) April 01, 2020 | [December 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=190) The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on November 11, 2019, as to whether President Trump could rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, commonly known as DACA. Based on questions and comments made by the justices, many commentators suggest that we may be looking forward to another 5-4 decision, with five of the justices allowing t… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=612:supreme-court-may-let-trump-cancel-daca&catid=190) ## [GALLUP REPORTS ON JOB SATISFACTION](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=611:gallup-reports-on-job-satisfaction&catid=190) April 01, 2020 | [December 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=190) A Gallup Poll released in October shows that 40% of employed Americans believe they are in good jobs, versus 44% in mediocre jobs, and 16% in bad jobs. The poll shows that how employees rank the quality of their job has a strong correlation with how they view their quality of life. A majority of those making more than $140,000.00 a year, t… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=611:gallup-reports-on-job-satisfaction&catid=190) ## [GOOGLE CONTINUES TO BE AFFECTED BY CORPORATE CULTURE ENCOURAGING OPEN DEBATE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=610:google-continues-to-be-affected-by-corporate-culture-encouraging-open-debate&catid=190) April 01, 2020 | [December 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=190) This newsletter has noted in prior articles the significance that Google places on its workplace culture designed to encourage open debate. The culture has resulted in numerous attempts by Google employees to influence corporate policies, most notably pressing management to cancel certain contracts, including those related to the image-recognition system fo… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=610:google-continues-to-be-affected-by-corporate-culture-encouraging-open-debate&catid=190) ## [NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL PUBLISHES EMPLOYER TOOLKIT FOR DRUG POLICIES AND ISSUES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=609:national-safety-council-publishes-employer-toolkit-for-drug-policies-and-issues&catid=190) April 01, 2020 | [December 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=190) The National Safety Council has published an Employer Toolkit for drug policies and issues, which is very informative and comprehensive. 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