--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=495" date: "2026-06-29T21:37:50+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)*** [ ![viles of tested liquids](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/testalize-me-0jE8ynV4mis-unsplash-7d382310.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=479:pot-drugs-testing-issues-employers&catid=53)## [Medical Pot, Synthetic Drugs, Raise New Drug-testing Issues for Employers](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=479:pot-drugs-testing-issues-employers&catid=53) November 27, 2017 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) With the growth in the use of medical marijuana and the continuing expansion of synthetic drugs, traditional employer drug-testing policies may need review. Let’s take the pot issue first. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=479:pot-drugs-testing-issues-employers&catid=53) [ ![goup of people outdoors, blue sky, Silhouette](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/papaioannou-kostas-tysecUm5HJA-unsplash-75ec0774.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=478:lawyers-too-far-soliciting-clients&catid=53)## [Plaintiffs’ Class Action Lawyers Go Too Far in Soliciting Clients](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=478:lawyers-too-far-soliciting-clients&catid=53) November 27, 2017 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Employers often complain about so-called "ambulance chasing" plaintiffs’ lawyers. In a recent ruling, a federal judge in Pennsylvania chastised a plaintiffs’ law firm about its solicitation efforts and set forth guidelines about accuracy and honesty in efforts to recruit clients to join in a class action as plaintiffs. Katz v. DNC Servs. Corp., No. 2:16-c… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=478:lawyers-too-far-soliciting-clients&catid=53) [ ![calculator and symbols floating, graphic](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/roman-skrypnyk-DEga33BYvmA-unsplash-7c128819.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=477:eeoc-pay-employer-legal-fees&catid=53)## [EEOC Required to Pay Employer Almost $2 Million in Legal Fees](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=477:eeoc-pay-employer-legal-fees&catid=53) November 27, 2017 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) In September, a federal judge ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") must pay an employer almost $2 million in legal fees for pursing class sexual harassment claims against a company that it knew or should have known were frivolous. EEOC v. SRST Van Expedited, Inc., No. 07-CV-95 (N.D. Iowa, 9/22/17). The EEOC had claimed that the… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=477:eeoc-pay-employer-legal-fees&catid=53) [ ![red safety helmet sitting on the ground, outdoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/78/umit-yildirim-9OB46apMbC4-unsplash-78b2cfa6.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476:osha-releases-top-10-list-of-safety-violations&catid=53)## [OSHA Releases Top 10 List of Safety Violations (2017)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476:osha-releases-top-10-list-of-safety-violations&catid=53) November 27, 2017 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) OSHA released its list in September of the 10 most commonly cited safety violations. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476:osha-releases-top-10-list-of-safety-violations&catid=53) [ ![red nissan car, hood](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/38/john-cameron-oaJWc1YRL70-unsplash-38457bc9.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=475:nissan-workers-mississippi-no-union&catid=53)## [Nissan Workers in Mississippi Vote No Union](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=475:nissan-workers-mississippi-no-union&catid=53) November 27, 2017 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) In a long-standing saga, Southern auto workers have again rejected the United Auto Workers Union, this time after a 12-year campaign to organize the Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi. The vote was 2,244 to 1,307 against the union on August 3-4. The union supporters thought they had certain demographics in their favor, since 80% of the Nissan workforce i… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=475:nissan-workers-mississippi-no-union&catid=53) ## [TEXAS COURT NULLIFIES OBAMA-ERA OT RATE HIKE: WHAT’S NEXT?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=474:texas-court-nullifies-obama-era-ot-rate-hike-what-s-next&catid=152) November 27, 2017 | [October 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=152) On August 31, 2017, in Nevada v. U.S. Department of Labor, 2017 WL 3780085 (S.D. Tex.), a federal court in Texas formally nullified the Obama administration's dramatic revisions to the federal overtime rule. The court held that the previous Administration exceeded the authority Congress gave it when it dramatically expanded the number of people entitl… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=474:texas-court-nullifies-obama-era-ot-rate-hike-what-s-next&catid=152) ## [THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DACA DEVELOPMENTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=473:the-significance-of-the-daca-developments&catid=152) November 27, 2017 | [October 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=152) On September 5, 2017, President Trump announced that he would end the program that protects undocumented immigrants that entered the U.S. as children, while urging Congress to pass broad immigration legislation protecting these persons. The Obama Administration initiated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2012 stating that immigratio… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=473:the-significance-of-the-daca-developments&catid=152) ## [EXPANDED EEO-1 PAY DATA FORM PUT ON HOLD](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=472:expanded-eeo-1-pay-data-form-put-on-hold&catid=152) November 27, 2017 | [October 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=152) On August 29, 2017, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) informed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that it is initiating a review and immediate stay of the new pay data collection aspects of the EEO-1 form that was developed during the Obama Administration. The expanded form would have required employers with 100 or more employe… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=472:expanded-eeo-1-pay-data-form-put-on-hold&catid=152) ## [EEOC AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION ISSUES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=471:eeoc-and-justice-department-on-opposite-sides-of-class-action-waiver-and-sexual-orientation-issues&catid=152) November 27, 2017 | [October 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=152) A somewhat interesting situation has resulted from the change in administrations, with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) taking opposite positions in a couple of important pending court cases. In October, two arguments will be heard in a U.S. Supreme Court case that is actually a consolidation of several cas… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=471:eeoc-and-justice-department-on-opposite-sides-of-class-action-waiver-and-sexual-orientation-issues&catid=152) ## [NEW FORM I-9 MUST BE USED STARTING SEPTEMBER 18, 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=470:new-form-i-9-must-be-used-starting-september-18-2017&catid=151) November 27, 2017 | [September 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=151) USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Instructions for how to download Form I-9 are available on the Form I-9 page. Employers can use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17. On Sept. 18, employers must use the revised form with a revision da… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=470:new-form-i-9-must-be-used-starting-september-18-2017&catid=151) ## [HOLD UP ON THOSE OSHA INJURY REPORTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=469:hold-up-on-those-osha-injury-reports&catid=151) November 27, 2017 | [September 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=151) OSHA adopted a rule during the Obama Administration requiring certain employers to file their annual injury and illness summaries (Form 300A) electronically summarizing the number of on-the-job deaths, injuries and illnesses, and recordable incidents causes in workplaces. 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