# 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)*** [ ![woman walking away, outdoors, yellow wall](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/56/rodion-kutsaiev-IJ25m7fXqtk-unsplash-5680abcc.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=308:nlrb-prohibition-employer-walking-off-job-enforced&catid=53)## [NLRB Prohibition of Employer Rule "Walking Off the Job" Enforced in Court](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=308:nlrb-prohibition-employer-walking-off-job-enforced&catid=53) February 13, 2014 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) One of the most common work rules that any employer utilizes is a rule prohibiting "walking off the job" without permission. This newsletter has included many articles over the last year or so warning employers of the current view of the Administration and the NLRB, that many employer work rules are over broad and "chill" legitimate union and other protecte… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=308:nlrb-prohibition-employer-walking-off-job-enforced&catid=53) [ ![lady with a pen indoors writing something, at a desk](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/43/unseen-studio-s9CC2SKySJM-unsplash-43a3dfe2.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=342:criminal-background-checks-pros-cons&catid=53)## [Criminal Background Checks - Damned If You Do and Damned If You Don’t](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=342:criminal-background-checks-pros-cons&catid=53) May 17, 2013 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) There are a great deal of regulatory guidelines, publicity, and confusion, about the need for criminal background checks of job applicants. A recent federal appeals court case indicates that in at least some circumstances, an employer may be sued in a negligent hiring claim based on a company’s failure to conduct a criminal background check. Keen v. Miller… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=342:criminal-background-checks-pros-cons&catid=53) [ ![a bird singing outdoors on a branch](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/4e/lenstravelier-olgskPa2gkk-unsplash-4e2db86c.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341:applicant-rejected-heavy-accent&catid=53)## [Issue of Applicant Rejected Due to Heavy Accent](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341:applicant-rejected-heavy-accent&catid=53) May 17, 2013 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Obviously many jobs require the ability to effectively communicate. Sometimes, however, there is tension between an employer’s legitimate need to require an ability to communicate, and an applicant’s right be free of discrimination based on national origin. In a recent case, a Jamaican born applicant was not hired because his accent was too heavy for interv… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341:applicant-rejected-heavy-accent&catid=53) ## Top 10 Content (All-Time) - [![person outdoors standing with a sign that says, I'm sticking with my union](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/c9/manny-becerra-GTPK-Wt1qoY-unsplash-c95084a4.jpg) Union Fines Employee $22,000.00 for Crossing Picket Lines ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=310:union-fines-employee-crossing-picket-lines&catid=53) - [![lightbulb sticky note on board](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/absolutvision-82TpEld0_e4-unsplash-5c5067af.jpg) GOVERNMENT Position: Worker Presents New Social Security Number and States Previous Documents Were Not Real ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=367:government-position-worker-presents-new-social-security-number-and-states-previous-documents-were-not-real&catid=52) - [![chickens, roosters](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/2e/iq1f9gmtie0-2e8806a5.jpg) OSHA Regional Emphasis Program for Poultry Processing Facilities ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=362:osha-regional-emphasis-program-for-poultry-processing-facilities&catid=52) - [![poultry farm](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/thomas-iversen-4W8FgDVyUME-unsplash-d3ac22fc.jpg) OSHA ALERT: OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Targets Southeastern Poultry Processing Facilities ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=370:osha-alert-osha-regional-emphasis-program-targets-southeastern-poultry-processing-facilities&catid=52) - [![AI post it note](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/hitesh-choudhary-t1PaIbMTJIM-unsplash-523fd46e.jpg) AI Is Another Relevant Area of Employment Law Issues ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1310:ai-employment-law-issues&catid=53) - [![What Does It Take to Create a Hostile Work Environment? 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