--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=517" date: "2026-06-29T20:30:06+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)*** ## [LABOR SECRETARY FINALLY CONFIRMED](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=454:labor-secretary-finally-confirmed-2&catid=148) June 01, 2017 | [June 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=148) One of the more common and difficult issues facing employers today is how long a leave of absence must be extended for an employee with a disability. At one time it was generally considered appropriate to have an administrative separation policy, to set an objective "cut-off" date for any further extensions of leave. In recent years such objecti… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=454:labor-secretary-finally-confirmed-2&catid=148) ## [MANY EXPECT OSHA TO DELAY JULY 1 ELECTRONIC FILING DEADLINE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=452:many-expect-osha-to-delay-july-1-electronic-filing-deadline&catid=148) June 01, 2017 | [June 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=148) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on May 17, 2017 that it was delaying the effective date of the Obama-era rule requiring that companies electronically report their injury and illness records. The rule had taken effect January 1 and employers were obligated to send in their summary data by July 1, but now the effective date has been delayed… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=452:many-expect-osha-to-delay-july-1-electronic-filing-deadline&catid=148) ## [TRUMP TO NOMINATE NEW MEMBERS OF NLRB AND OSHA](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=451:trump-to-nominate-new-members-of-nlrb-and-osha&catid=148) June 01, 2017 | [June 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=148) Reports indicate that the Trump Administration will nominate attorneys Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel in June to fill two vacant positions on the NLRB. The hope is to have the new members confirmed by the Senate before the August recess. If confirmed, the NLRB would have a Republican majority for the first time in many years. Many belie… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=451:trump-to-nominate-new-members-of-nlrb-and-osha&catid=148) ## [DATA SHOWS NLRB QUICKIE ELECTION RULES NOT CHANGING MUCH](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=450:data-shows-nlrb-quickie-election-rules-not-changing-much&catid=148) June 01, 2017 | [June 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=148) The bottom line results from the NLRB "quickie" or "ambush" election rules indicates the rules have truly sped up election dates, but election results are not changing much. NLRB data shows that unions are winning elections about 66% of the time, both the before and after the effective date of the quickie election rule in 2015. It does show that… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=450:data-shows-nlrb-quickie-election-rules-not-changing-much&catid=148) ## [RELIGIOUS FREEDOM EXECUTIVE ORDER MAY AFFECT WORKPLACE RULES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=449:religious-freedom-executive-order-may-affect-workplace-rules&catid=148) June 01, 2017 | [June 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=148) On May 4, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order instructing federal agencies to follow the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a federal statute, and reconsider rules that inhibit religious freedom. The Order does not expressly affect existing federal rules prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=449:religious-freedom-executive-order-may-affect-workplace-rules&catid=148) ## [OPINION VARIES AS TO WHETHER IMMIGRATION DEPORTATIONS ARE INCREASING](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=448:opinion-varies-as-to-whether-immigration-deportations-are-increasing&catid=148) June 01, 2017 | [June 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=148) In a report issued in mid-May, Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported that during the first several months of the Trump Administration, arrests of people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally increased by more than a third, while the portion of arrests involving people without criminal records increased to 26% compared to 14% in the same period a y… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=448:opinion-varies-as-to-whether-immigration-deportations-are-increasing&catid=148) ## [TRUMP’S "STRAY REMARKS" HAVE DOOMED HIS IMMIGRATION EXECUTIVE ORDERS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447:trump-s-stray-remarks-have-doomed-his-immigration-executive-orders&catid=148) June 01, 2017 | [June 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=148) What do the court decisions on the Trump Administration’s executive orders banning entry by certain immigrants have to do with discrimination law? It turns out the answer is "a lot." The main objections to Trump’s executive order is that his words as a presidential candidate were used to show that the travel ban may be an unconstitut… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447:trump-s-stray-remarks-have-doomed-his-immigration-executive-orders&catid=148) ## [WHAT NOW AFTER DEFEAT OF OBAMACARE CHANGES?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=440:what-now-after-defeat-of-obamacare-changes&catid=147) May 04, 2017 | [May 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=147) House Republican leaders were forced to withdraw the proposed American Health Care Act after failing to gather a single Democratic vote and lacking support from the conservative GOP Freedom Caucus. Although talk persists, there appears to be little likelihood of any immediate efforts to reintroduce the ObamaCare alternative. ObamaCare thus curre… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=440:what-now-after-defeat-of-obamacare-changes&catid=147) ## [COURTS STRIKE DOWN BROAD FEDERAL AGENCY SUBPOENAS FOR EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439:courts-strike-down-broad-federal-agency-subpoenas-for-employment-information&catid=147) May 04, 2017 | [May 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=147) A couple of recent federal rulings have given encouragement to employers facing overbroad and often unreasonable federal agency subpoena demands for a broad array of employment information. In a recent federal appeals court ruling, the court affirmed a district court judge’s ruling that the EEOC was not entitled to enforce its subpoena requestin… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439:courts-strike-down-broad-federal-agency-subpoenas-for-employment-information&catid=147) ## [FEDERAL CONTRACTOR "BLACKLISTING" EXECUTIVE ORDER OVERTURNED BY CONGRESS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=438:federal-contractor-blacklisting-executive-order-overturned-by-congress&catid=147) May 04, 2017 | [May 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=147) On March 6, 2017, Congress gave final approval to legislation invalidating President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, and various implementing rules. This order has been commonly called the "blacklisting" order, as it would require federal contractors to report recent violations of labor and employment laws when bidding on n… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=438:federal-contractor-blacklisting-executive-order-overturned-by-congress&catid=147) ## [EMPLOYERS SUED FOR NEGLIGENCE WHERE EMPLOYEE COMMITS VIOLENT ACT ELSEWHERE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=437:employers-sued-for-negligence-where-employee-commits-violent-act-elsewhere&catid=147) May 04, 2017 | [May 2017](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=147) Employers are well familiar with the concept that they may be sued for negligence for maintaining the employment of a sexual or other type harasser, particularly where another employee is adversely affected. 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