--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=451" date: "2026-06-29T23:58:08+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)*** ## [TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN FROM EIGHT COUNTRIES UPHELD](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=525:trump-s-travel-ban-from-eight-countries-upheld&catid=170) March 31, 2020 | [August 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=170) On June 26, 2018, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump's travel ban imposed against eight countries, rejecting the contention that the President had exceeded his authority and violated the Constitution by targeting Muslims. The 5-4 majority ruled that the immigration laws grant the President broad discretion to restrict the entry of aliens wheneve… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=525:trump-s-travel-ban-from-eight-countries-upheld&catid=170) ## [SIGNIFICANCE OF JUDGE KAVANAUGH'S NOMINATION TO THE SUPREME COURT](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=524:significance-of-judge-kavanaugh-s-nomination-to-the-supreme-court&catid=170) March 31, 2020 | [August 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=170) Most expect Judge Kavanaugh to continue the pro-employer rulings in labor and employment matters issued by his mentor, the recently retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. His previous rulings suggest he would uphold mandatory arbitration agreements and support pre-Obama era case precedents under the National Labor Relations Act, such as on the joint-employe… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=524:significance-of-judge-kavanaugh-s-nomination-to-the-supreme-court&catid=170) ## [SMALL EMPLOYERS CAN FORM ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS TO LOWER COSTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=523:small-employers-can-form-association-health-plans-to-lower-costs&catid=170) March 31, 2020 | [August 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=170) Employers, particularly small employers and working owners, have a new way to control healthcare costs as a result of a Department of Labor (DOL) rule published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2018. President Trump in October 2017 signed an Executive Order directing the DOL to issue rules governing the formation and management of association healt… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=523:small-employers-can-form-association-health-plans-to-lower-costs&catid=170) ## [SUPREME COURT ADOPTS RIGHT-TO-WORK FOR STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=522:supreme-court-adopts-right-to-work-for-state-and-local-employees&catid=170) March 31, 2020 | [August 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=170) The long-awaited Supreme Court ruling in the Janus case arrived on June 27, 2018. Janus v. American Federal of State, County, and Municipal Employees, et al., (No. 16-1466). As stated by the Supreme Court, the issue was whether public employees can be forced to subsidize a union, even if they choose not to join and strongly object to the p… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=522:supreme-court-adopts-right-to-work-for-state-and-local-employees&catid=170) ## [GAY BIAS CLAIM AGAINST WEDDING CAKE MAKER ADDRESSED](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=521:gay-bias-claim-against-wedding-cake-maker-addressed&catid=169) March 31, 2020 | [July 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=169) Another long-awaited Supreme Court ruling dealt with whether a baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding violated the civil rights of the gay couple. Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, No. 16-111 (U.S., 6/4/18). The baker told the couple he didn’t make cakes for same-sex weddings, and contended… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=521:gay-bias-claim-against-wedding-cake-maker-addressed&catid=169) ## [SUPREME COURT RULING ON ARBITRATION POLICIES LIMITING CLASS ACTIONS FURTHER SHOWS MORE LIMITED APPLICATION OF PROTECTED CONCERTED ACTIVITY DOCTRINE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=520:supreme-court-ruling-on-arbitration-policies-limiting-class-actions-further-shows-more-limited-application-of-protected-concerted-activity-doctrine&catid=169) March 31, 2020 | [July 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=169) In Epic Systems v. Lewis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers could require mandatory individual employment agreements with employees that require individual arbitrations rather than any type of class or collective actions. Plaintiffs had contended that such limits on class and collective actions interfered with their protected concerted activ… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=520:supreme-court-ruling-on-arbitration-policies-limiting-class-actions-further-shows-more-limited-application-of-protected-concerted-activity-doctrine&catid=169) ## [NLRB SETS EASIER STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYER RULES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=519:nlrb-sets-easier-standards-for-employer-rules&catid=169) March 31, 2020 | [July 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=169) During the Obama Administration particularly, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had become very restrictive of employer work rules that might be interpreted by someone to "chill" legitimate union or concerted protected activities. For example, a rule prohibiting "walking off the job" might be interpreted by some to prohibit engaging in a work… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=519:nlrb-sets-easier-standards-for-employer-rules&catid=169) ## [WAGE/HOUR OVERTIME RULE DEVELOPMENTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=518:wage-hour-overtime-rule-developments&catid=168) March 30, 2020 | [June 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=168) In a Department of Labor regulatory release of May 9, 2018, the Wage/Hour Division now estimates a January 2019 release of its important salary level rules to determine the number of workers eligible for overtime pay. This rule would replace the Obama Administration’s version of the rule which would have doubled the salary level below which employees… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=518:wage-hour-overtime-rule-developments&catid=168) ## [CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING USE OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=517:current-developments-regarding-use-of-independent-contractors&catid=168) March 30, 2020 | [June 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=168) Almost every company hires contractors to do some function or other. In spite of various types of legal attack, the use of independent contractors is growing, not declining. This article will summarize some of the current developments concerning the use of contractors. Secretary of Labor Acosta last November revoked two Obama Administration gui… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=517:current-developments-regarding-use-of-independent-contractors&catid=168) ## [ELECTRONIC REPORTING AND OTHER OSHA DEVELOPMENTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=516:electronic-reporting-and-other-osha-developments&catid=168) March 30, 2020 | [June 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=168) OSHA has long required employers to keep logs of job-related injuries and illnesses, but until recently the Agency did not require employers to file copies with the government. In 2016, OSHA issued a rule that required employers with 250 or more workers to submit OSHA Form 300A, which lists the number of job-related injuries and illnesses needing more… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=516:electronic-reporting-and-other-osha-developments&catid=168) ## [THE PROS AND CONS OF PROHIBITING EMPLOYEES’ RECORDINGS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=515:the-pros-and-cons-of-prohibiting-employees-recordings&catid=168) March 30, 2020 | [June 2018](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=168) The issue of whether an employer should allow employees to record or video conversations is very important, and very controversial. There are many legal and practical considerations. Let’s take the legal issues first. 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