--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=583" date: "2026-06-29T20:29:37+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)*** ## [HEALTHCARE PLANS DEVELOPING AND UNRAVELING- ONE ATTORNEY’S OPINION](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=343:healthcare-plans-developing-and-unraveling-one-attorney-s-opinion&catid=85) May 18, 2016 | [April 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=85) Both employers and labor unions are starting to see the effects of Obamacare kicking in, and adjusting their plans accordingly. Many stark realities are now becoming apparent that may not have been anticipated. First, Obamacare really did not really address healthcare costs, which continue to increase. As a matter of fact, there are new estimates from the… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=343:healthcare-plans-developing-and-unraveling-one-attorney-s-opinion&catid=85) [ ![ADVANCE PREPARATION OF SECTION 1 BY ELECTRONIC I-9 PROGRAMS IS PROHIBITED](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/b1/electronic-alexandre-debieve-fo7jilwjotu-unsplash-b1786a64.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=330:advance-preparation-of-section-1-by-electronic-i-9-programs-is-prohibited&catid=87)## [ADVANCE PREPARATION OF SECTION 1 BY ELECTRONIC I-9 PROGRAMS IS PROHIBITED](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=330:advance-preparation-of-section-1-by-electronic-i-9-programs-is-prohibited&catid=87) May 16, 2016 | [June 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=87) On April 11, 2013, the American Immigration Lawyers Association Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee held a meeting with officials from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) HSI Worksite Enforcement Unit. One of the issues discussed was the advance preparation of Section 1 of the I-9 form by electronic I-9 programs. This is an important… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=330:advance-preparation-of-section-1-by-electronic-i-9-programs-is-prohibited&catid=87) ## [GET READY FOR OSHA’S NEW HAZCOMM RULES TRAINING DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=329:get-ready-for-osha-s-new-hazcomm-rules-training-deadline-december-1-2013&catid=87) May 16, 2016 | [June 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=87) By December 1, 2013, U.S. employers must be ready to comply with new hazard communications (“HazComm”) standards. The new rules bring the United States into alignment with other countries that have signed onto the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). They replace and expand upon OSHA… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=329:get-ready-for-osha-s-new-hazcomm-rules-training-deadline-december-1-2013&catid=87) ## [NLRB CLARIFIES ITS POSITION ON EMPLOYMENT AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT POLICIES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=327:nlrb-clarifies-its-position-on-employment-at-will-employment-policies&catid=87) May 16, 2016 | [June 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=87) Employers have long been warned that they must include at-will employment language in their employment policies, in order to preclude an employee from claiming that the employer’s employee handbook or other personnel policies constituted an enforceable contract. These provisions are often written by lawyers and referred to as “disclaimers.&rdquo… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=327:nlrb-clarifies-its-position-on-employment-at-will-employment-policies&catid=87) ## [NEW "SILENT RAIDS" CONDUCTED BY ICE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325:new-silent-raids-conducted-by-ice&catid=88) May 16, 2016 | [September 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=88) According to published reports, the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement Agency ("ICE") has sent out some 1,000 notices of immigration audits across the U.S. The large number of notices during September is apparently tied to the close of the end of the government's fiscal year on September 30. The government refuses to release the names of the companies bei… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325:new-silent-raids-conducted-by-ice&catid=88) ## [AFL-CIO TO FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUTSIDE GROUPS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=324:afl-cio-to-form-relationships-with-outside-groups&catid=88) May 16, 2016 | [September 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=88) Union membership in the U.S. continues to dwindle, with the percentage of American workers in unions dropping to 11%, and less than 7% in the private sector. The decline in organized labor continues in spite of a very pro-union administration in power, and a favorable NLRB. Apparently, the AFL-CIO has now concluded that it cannot achieve gains in organized… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=324:afl-cio-to-form-relationships-with-outside-groups&catid=88) ## [OFCCP PUBLISHES NEW DISABILITY-RELATED REGULATIONS: "ASPIRATIONAL GOALS" FOR HIRING DISABLED ADDED TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=323:ofccp-publishes-new-disability-related-regulations-aspirational-goals-for-hiring-disabled-added-to-affirmative-action-plans&catid=88) May 16, 2016 | [September 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=88) The U.S. Department of Labor has announced two final rules that will add to the already substantial reporting requirements imposed on federal contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). These rules will be effective 180 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register. OFCCP enforces Executive Order 11246, which has r… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=323:ofccp-publishes-new-disability-related-regulations-aspirational-goals-for-hiring-disabled-added-to-affirmative-action-plans&catid=88) ## [ARE YOU READY FOR OCTOBER 1, 2013?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=322:are-you-ready-for-october-1-2013&catid=88) May 16, 2016 | [September 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=88) On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provided temporary guidance about the soon-to-launch Obamacare exchanges. According to the guidance, employers must provide notice about the exchanges to current and all newly hired employees starting no later than Oct. 1, 2013 (“Exchange Notice”). DOL also announced an updated model election n… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=322:are-you-ready-for-october-1-2013&catid=88) ## [USE OF PAYROLL CARDS RAISING LEGAL AND STRATEGIC ISSUES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=319:use-of-payroll-cards-raising-legal-and-strategic-issues&catid=126) May 16, 2016 | [December 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=126) Many employers have found the use of payroll cards to be extremely advantageous, not only to the employer, but to employees as well. Employers can save around $50.00 per employee per year, due to eliminating the need to physically provide a paycheck, reducing or eliminating bank service fees, and reducing paycheck fraud. Similarly, many employees do not hav… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=319:use-of-payroll-cards-raising-legal-and-strategic-issues&catid=126) ## [EMPLOYER PLANS DEVELOPING FOR FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=318:employer-plans-developing-for-future-of-healthcare&catid=126) May 16, 2016 | [December 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=126) Several trends in current as well as long-range plans are developing for private employers concerning healthcare. In terms of immediate developments, several large employers, including United Parcel Service and Delta Airlines, have announced that they will remove thousands of spouses from their healthcare coverage because they are eligible for coverage else… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=318:employer-plans-developing-for-future-of-healthcare&catid=126) ## [THE ISSUE OF POLICY CANCELLATION](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=317:the-issue-of-policy-cancellation&catid=126) May 16, 2016 | [December 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=126) Other negative public relations issues for Obamacare emerged at the end of October, when as many as 10 million American consumers are expected to have their individual healthcare plans terminated by their insurers effective on or around the first of next year. 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