--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=396" date: "2026-06-03T06:57:44+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)*** ## [UBER BECOMES TEXT BOOK EXAMPLE OF INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION ISSUES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=583:uber-becomes-text-book-example-of-individual-arbitration-issues&catid=185) April 01, 2020 | [July 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=185) Funny things happen when a company institutes an initial public offering (IPO), as Uber did during 2019. One of those things is that such companies often attempt to settle ongoing litigation, to make their IPO more attractive to investors. Uber did just that this year in connection with its independent contractor business model, and in the proce… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=583:uber-becomes-text-book-example-of-individual-arbitration-issues&catid=185) ## [DOL IS STARTING TO MOVE AHEAD ON REGULATORY REFORM](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=582:dol-is-starting-to-move-ahead-on-regulatory-reform&catid=185) April 01, 2020 | [July 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=185) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been moving much more slowly than the NLRB in regulatory reform. Possible explanations include long delays in approving political appointments to the DOL, the cautious nature of Labor Secretary Acosta, and a controversy over Acosta's involvement in a decade-old plea deal while he was a federal prosecutor in Flori… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=582:dol-is-starting-to-move-ahead-on-regulatory-reform&catid=185) ## [NLRB ANNOUNCES AGGRESSIVE AGENDA POSITIVE CHANGE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=581:nlrb-announces-aggressive-agenda-positive-change&catid=185) April 01, 2020 | [July 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=185) The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), through its Republican majority and aggressive General Counsel, Peter Robb, has publicized various positive changes, many of which add clarity or more even-handed decision-making to the NLRB. On May 22, 2019, the announcement indicates that the Board will consider rule-making in the following areas: … [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=581:nlrb-announces-aggressive-agenda-positive-change&catid=185) ## [DOL FINDS GIG WORKERS TO BE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=580:dol-finds-gig-workers-to-be-independent-contractors&catid=185) April 01, 2020 | [July 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=185) In an opinion letter issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on April 29, 2019, DOL finds that workers getting jobs through smart phone apps and websites such as Angie's List are independent contractors and not employees of those platforms. The opinion indicates that such service providers are not working for the virtual marketplace, but working… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=580:dol-finds-gig-workers-to-be-independent-contractors&catid=185) ## [INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR/MISCLASSIFICATION ISSUE AFFECTS ENTITLEMENT TO EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TOO](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=579:independent-contractor-misclassification-issue-affects-entitlement-to-employment-benefits-too&catid=184) April 01, 2020 | [June 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=184) Most companies are familiar with the great amount of publicity and litigation involving the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors. But companies may not be aware of a rarely publicized concern, the concern being that under the companies' policies, employees are entitled to various benefits, such as healthcare coverage and p… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=579:independent-contractor-misclassification-issue-affects-entitlement-to-employment-benefits-too&catid=184) ## [DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES SPONSOR A NEW LABOR BILL](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=578:democratic-candidates-sponsor-a-new-labor-bill&catid=184) April 01, 2020 | [June 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=184) At least seven Democratic candidates for President have cosponsored The Protecting the Right to Organize Act, a bill introduced on May 2, 2019 in the Senate by Patty Murray (Wash.) and in the House by Bobby Scott (VA.). Among other things, the bill would do the following: 1. The NLRB could fine employers as well as allow… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=578:democratic-candidates-sponsor-a-new-labor-bill&catid=184) ## [TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES BESET BY EMPLOYEE PROTESTS OVER COMPANY OPERATIONS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=577:technology-companies-beset-by-employee-protests-over-company-operations&catid=184) April 01, 2020 | [June 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=184) Employee protests at technology companies have gone beyond common employee issues and expanded to important company business decisions. As workforces become more skilled and unemployment drops, certain industries have become more tolerant of outspoken employees. Over the last year, workers have protested at companies over military contracting, s… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=577:technology-companies-beset-by-employee-protests-over-company-operations&catid=184) ## [MORE WORKERS WENT ON STRIKE IN 2018 THAN AT ANY TIME IN THE PAST THREE DECADES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576:more-workers-went-on-strike-in-2018-than-at-any-time-in-the-past-three-decades&catid=184) April 01, 2020 | [June 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=184) The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on February 8, 2019, that they were 20 major work stoppages in 2018 that involved almost one-half million U.S. workers. The total number of workers who participated was the highest since 1986. There were actually 167 total work stoppages, with major work stoppages defined as those involving 1,000 or more… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576:more-workers-went-on-strike-in-2018-than-at-any-time-in-the-past-three-decades&catid=184) ## [LGBT RIGHTS TO BE RESOLVED BY SUPREME COURT](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575:lgbt-rights-to-be-resolved-by-supreme-court&catid=184) April 01, 2020 | [June 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=184) The courts have been in conflict in recent years as to whether gay and transgender people are protected from discrimination on the job, an issue the Supreme Court agreed to review on April 22, 2019. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits job discrimination because of "sex." The traditional interpretation of Title VII does not expand th… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575:lgbt-rights-to-be-resolved-by-supreme-court&catid=184) ## [HOW TO MANAGE THE RETURN OF SOCIAL SECURITY NO-MATCH LETTERS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=574:how-to-manage-the-return-of-social-security-no-match-letters&catid=184) April 01, 2020 | [June 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=184) Social Security "no-match" letters generate a great deal of concern in the employer community as to how to handle such issues. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has in the past taken the position that receipt of one of these notifications creates an affirmative duty to investigate and potentially take action, at least to avoid a potential find… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=574:how-to-manage-the-return-of-social-security-no-match-letters&catid=184) ## [TERMINATING EMPLOYEES FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA STARTING TO RAISE SERIOUS LEGAL ISSUES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=573:terminating-employees-for-medical-marijuana-starting-to-raise-serious-legal-issues&catid=183) April 01, 2020 | [May 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=183) Federal law still considers marijuana illegal, and it is exempt from positive drug-testing protection under the ADA. For many years, arbitrators and courts allowed employers to terminate employees who tested positive for marijuana, even in medical marijuana situations. 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