--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=594" date: "2026-06-29T21:38:19+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)*** ## [MORE OBAMACARE POSTPONEMENTS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=316:more-obamacare-postponements-and-other-developments&catid=126) May 16, 2016 | [December 2013](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=126) The Administration announced in October that it was postponing for individuals their obligations to sign up for healthcare without penalties for about six weeks. On October 23, the Administration announced that if consumers sign up for mandated healthcare coverage by the end of March, they will not face the $95.00 (or 1% of income) individual penalty. A Whi… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=316:more-obamacare-postponements-and-other-developments&catid=126) ## [NO RE-HIRE POLICY OF ALCOHOLIC DRIVER FOUND TO VIOLATE DISABILITIES LAW](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=314:no-re-hire-policy-of-alcoholic-driver-found-to-violate-disabilities-law&catid=90) May 13, 2016 | [January 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=90) Suppose a commercial truck driver telephones his supervisor informing him that he had too much alcohol over the weekend, that he thought he was an alcoholic, and that he was going to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting. Suppose further this trucking employer has an unwritten policy that any driver who self discloses that he has had a substance abuse… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=314:no-re-hire-policy-of-alcoholic-driver-found-to-violate-disabilities-law&catid=90) ## [NLRB UPHOLDS EMPLOYER POLICY PROHIBITING USE OF RECORDING DEVICES AT WORK](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=313:nlrb-upholds-employer-policy-prohibiting-use-of-recording-devices-at-work&catid=90) May 13, 2016 | [January 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=90) The National Labor Relations Board in recent years has embarked upon a program to attack numerous work rules used by employers, on the theory that overbroad rules can "chill" legitimate union activities or other concerted employee activities. A recent example of such an attack is the case in which the NLRB General Counsel attacked an employer's work rule th… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=313:nlrb-upholds-employer-policy-prohibiting-use-of-recording-devices-at-work&catid=90) ## [E-VERIFY NOW HAS TOOLS TO DETERMINE SOME IDENTITY THEFT](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312:e-verify-now-has-tools-to-determine-some-identity-theft&catid=90) May 13, 2016 | [January 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=90) In a November announcement, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the E-Verify system now has the ability to "lock" Social Security numbers that appear to be misused. The agency says it will use a variety of detection systems to identify "patterns of fraudulent SSN use" and then lock that number in the E-Verify system, much like credi… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312:e-verify-now-has-tools-to-determine-some-identity-theft&catid=90) ## [NLRB RE-ISSUES ITS "QUICKIE ELECTION" UNION VOTING RULES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=306:nlrb-re-issues-its-quickie-election-union-voting-rules&catid=92) May 13, 2016 | [March 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=92) On February 5, 2014, the NLRB re-issued its proposed amendments to the rules and procedures governing union elections, sometimes known as the "quickie election" or "ambush election" rules. In general, these rules are designed to reduce the time period for holding a union election from approximately six weeks to approximately three weeks from the date of the… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=306:nlrb-re-issues-its-quickie-election-union-voting-rules&catid=92) ## [FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REVERSES JURY AWARD; NO LIABILITY FOR STATE LAW WAGE PAYMENT LINE TIME CLAIMS, OR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RETALIATION CLAIMS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=305:federal-appeals-court-reverses-jury-award-no-liability-for-state-law-wage-payment-line-time-claims-or-workers-compensation-retaliation-claims&catid=93) May 13, 2016 | [April 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=93) In a major victory for a South Carolina poultry processor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has reversed a jury’s verdict in favor of 16 plaintiffs who claimed they were promised they would be paid “punch-to-punch,” instead of line time, as was the practice in the unionized facility where they worked. This wiped out an awar… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=305:federal-appeals-court-reverses-jury-award-no-liability-for-state-law-wage-payment-line-time-claims-or-workers-compensation-retaliation-claims&catid=93) ## [VOLKSWAGEN SUPPORTS UNION IN CHATTANOOGA, BUT UNION LOSES ANYWAY](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=304:volkswagen-supports-union-in-chattanooga-but-union-loses-anyway&catid=93) May 13, 2016 | [April 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=93) In a stinging defeat for organized labor, particularly in the South, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee rejected representation by the United Auto Workers on February 14 by a vote of 712-626. Unions have long desired to organize workers in the South, especially to gain a footing in the South in the auto industry, particularly since their union mem… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=304:volkswagen-supports-union-in-chattanooga-but-union-loses-anyway&catid=93) ## [IMPORTANT NEW OBAMACARE DELAYS AND UPDATES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=303:important-new-obamacare-delays-and-updates&catid=93) May 13, 2016 | [April 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=93) There has been a long string of announcements by the Obama administration delaying implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The administration had previously delayed the application of the employer responsibility provisions (the tax) from January 2014 to 2015. The most recent announcement gives large employers with 100 or more employees more flexibi… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=303:important-new-obamacare-delays-and-updates&catid=93) ## [OFCCP ISSUES FINAL RULES UPDATING THE REHABILITATION ACT AND VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS' READJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT (VEVRAA)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=302:ofccp-issues-final-rules-updating-the-rehabilitation-act-and-vietnam-era-veterans-readjustment-assistance-act-vevraa&catid=94) May 13, 2016 | [May 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=94) In a bid to boost the workforce participation of individuals with disabilities and veterans, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued new rules that became effective on March 24, 2014. These new rules apply to all Federal contractors subject to Executive Order 11246. The new disability-related rules: • Establish a "utiliz… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=302:ofccp-issues-final-rules-updating-the-rehabilitation-act-and-vietnam-era-veterans-readjustment-assistance-act-vevraa&catid=94) ## [WHAT DO EMPLOYERS DO ABOUT LEGAL MARIJUANA?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=301:what-do-employers-do-about-legal-marijuana&catid=94) May 13, 2016 | [May 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=94) Employers are now confronting several issues involving off-duty marijuana use. First, there is a new type of "synthetic" marijuana that is not prohibited by many laws. Second, many states have passed laws allowing medical use of marijuana. Third, in at least three states, state law allows the legal use of marijuana for recreational purposes. 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