--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=627" date: "2026-06-29T22:18:16+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)*** ## [WILL REPUBLICAN GAINS BREAK CONGRESSIONAL GRIDLOCK?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=277:will-republican-gains-break-congressional-gridlock&catid=60) May 13, 2016 | [December 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=60) The Republican gains in the November elections were indeed impressive, the most talked-about gain being that of a likely 9 Senate seats so that the new Senate will likely have a 54-46 Republican majority. The gains in the House of Representatives were at least 12 seats to something like a 247-188 Republican majority. Together, the election gave the Republic… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=277:will-republican-gains-break-congressional-gridlock&catid=60) ## [EMPLOYERS CAN NO LONGER REIMBURSE EMPLOYEES FOR THE COST OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=276:employers-can-no-longer-reimburse-employees-for-the-cost-of-individual-health-insurance-coverage&catid=61) May 13, 2016 | [January 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=61) Some employers have not provided group health coverage to some or all of their employees. Instead of providing group health coverage, some of these employers have chosen to reimburse employees for the cost of individual coverage that those employees purchased directly from insurance companies. Prior to 2014, the IRS permitted employers to reimburse employee… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=276:employers-can-no-longer-reimburse-employees-for-the-cost-of-individual-health-insurance-coverage&catid=61) ## [PRESIDENT OBAMA’S UNILATERAL IMMIGRATION PLAN CREATES A CONFRONTATION WITH CONGRESS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=275:president-obama-s-unilateral-immigration-plan-creates-a-confrontation-with-congress&catid=61) May 13, 2016 | [January 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=61) On November 20, 2014, President Obama in an address to the nation announced his immigration plans to defer deportation for as many as 5 million immigrants in the country illegally. He announced that his unilateral action is necessary because the Republican-led House of Representatives has failed to pass a Senate-approved immigration plan for more than a yea… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=275:president-obama-s-unilateral-immigration-plan-creates-a-confrontation-with-congress&catid=61) ## [NLRB OPENS UP EMPLOYER EMAIL SYSTEM TO UNION ORGANIZING](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=274:nlrb-opens-up-employer-email-system-to-union-organizing&catid=61) May 13, 2016 | [January 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=61) On December 11, 2014, the NLRB overruled its previous doctrine set forth in Register Guard, and ruled that employees have a Section 7 right to use their employer’s email system for union organizing purposes during their non-working time. Purple Communications, 361 NLRB No. 126 (December 11, 2014). In its 3-2 ruling, with the two Republican members dis… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=274:nlrb-opens-up-employer-email-system-to-union-organizing&catid=61) ## [NLRB PUSHES A ITS QUICKIE ELECTION RULE PRIOR TO REPUBLICAN TAKEOVER OF CONGRESS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=273:nlrb-pushes-a-its-quickie-election-rule-prior-to-republican-takeover-of-congress&catid=61) May 13, 2016 | [January 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=61) On December 15, 2014, the NLRB adopted as a final rule its "quickie election" process for union elections. The new rule will take effect on April 14, 2015. The changes include the following: After the union files a representation petition, a hearing on the petition will be scheduled eight (8) days after hearing notice is served. The non-petitioning party… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=273:nlrb-pushes-a-its-quickie-election-rule-prior-to-republican-takeover-of-congress&catid=61) ## [EMPLOYERS CAN NO LONGER REIMBURSE EMPLOYEES FOR THE COST OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=272:employers-can-no-longer-reimburse-employees-for-the-cost-of-individual-health-insurance-coverage&catid=62) May 13, 2016 | [March 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=62) Some employers have not provided group health coverage to some or all of their employees. Instead of providing group health coverage, some of these employers have chosen to reimburse employees for the cost of individual coverage that those employees purchased directly from insurance companies. Prior to 2014, the IRS permitted employers to reimburse employee… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=272:employers-can-no-longer-reimburse-employees-for-the-cost-of-individual-health-insurance-coverage&catid=62) ## [PRESIDENT OBAMA’S UNILATERAL IMMIGRATION PLAN CREATES A CONFRONTATION WITH CONGRESS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=271:president-obama-s-unilateral-immigration-plan-creates-a-confrontation-with-congress&catid=62) May 13, 2016 | [March 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=62) On November 20, 2014, President Obama in an address to the nation announced his immigration plans to defer deportation for as many as 5 million immigrants in the country illegally. He announced that his unilateral action is necessary because the Republican-led House of Representatives has failed to pass a Senate-approved immigration plan for more than a yea… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=271:president-obama-s-unilateral-immigration-plan-creates-a-confrontation-with-congress&catid=62) ## [NLRB OPENS UP EMPLOYER EMAIL SYSTEM TO UNION ORGANIZING](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=270:nlrb-opens-up-employer-email-system-to-union-organizing&catid=62) May 13, 2016 | [March 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=62) On December 11, 2014, the NLRB overruled its previous doctrine set forth in Register Guard, and ruled that employees have a Section 7 right to use their employer’s email system for union organizing purposes during their non-working time. Purple Communications, 361 NLRB No. 126 (December 11, 2014). In its 3-2 ruling, with the two Republican members dis… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=270:nlrb-opens-up-employer-email-system-to-union-organizing&catid=62) ## [U.S. SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS A SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO OVERTURN OBAMACARE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268:u-s-supreme-court-considers-a-second-opportunity-to-overturn-obamacare&catid=63) May 13, 2016 | [April 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=63) On March 4, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the second major case before it which will determine the future of ObamaCare, King v. Burwell. Unlike the first case, this second case does not deal with the constitutionality of ObamaCare but instead deals with its terminology. ObamaCare basically grants health insurance subsidies to people who ob… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268:u-s-supreme-court-considers-a-second-opportunity-to-overturn-obamacare&catid=63) ## [NEW OSHA REPORTING RULE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES RAISE STRATEGY ISSUES FOR EMPLOYERS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=267:new-osha-reporting-rule-enforcement-procedures-raise-strategy-issues-for-employers&catid=63) May 13, 2016 | [April 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=63) Effective January 1, 2015, employers are required to report to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours an amputation, the loss of an eye or any incident that results in at least one worker being admitted to a hospital for in-patient care, in addition to existing procedures requiring the reporting of fatalities within eight (8) hours. Little noticed in these chan… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=267:new-osha-reporting-rule-enforcement-procedures-raise-strategy-issues-for-employers&catid=63) ## [SENATE COMMITTEE AND CONGRESS TRYING TO BLOCK NEW NLRB QUICKIE ELECTION RULE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:senate-committee-and-congress-trying-to-block-new-nlrb-quickie-election-rule&catid=63) May 13, 2016 | [April 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=63) Employers may be lulled to a false sense of security by reading about legislative and judicial efforts to block the NLRB quickie election rule that goes into effect April 14, 2015. 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