--- title: "June 2015" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/june-2015" date: "2026-06-10T20:30:57+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # June 2015 ## [HOW DOL WAGE-HOUR INTENDS TO ALLOCATE ITS ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=262:how-dol-wage-hour-intends-to-allocate-its-enforcement-efforts&catid=65) May 13, 2016 | [June 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=65) The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor must allocate its resources just like other organizations. For many years, it has tried to focus on industries where it believes there is systematic or prevalent problems, and also those industries in which the employees are least likely to complain because of their vulnerability. One casualty is th… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=262:how-dol-wage-hour-intends-to-allocate-its-enforcement-efforts&catid=65) ## [BROAD COMPANY POLICIES CAN CREATE BIG PROBLEMS, WHETHER IN HANDBOOKS OR NOT](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261:broad-company-policies-can-create-big-problems-whether-in-handbooks-or-not&catid=65) May 13, 2016 | [June 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=65) Several recent cases dramatically illustrate the need for careful company drafting of its employment policies, even though some are not related to employee handbooks. Almost every employer, for legal reasons or otherwise, has posted policies dealing with workplace harassment and leave policies under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In a recent case… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261:broad-company-policies-can-create-big-problems-whether-in-handbooks-or-not&catid=65) ## [NLRB RESPONDS TO RIGHT-TO-WORK LEGISLATION](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=260:nlrb-responds-to-right-to-work-legislation&catid=65) May 13, 2016 | [June 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=65) In a little-noticed NLRB announcement during April, the Labor Board is seeking input on a union fund raising initiative that has long been deemed illegal under federal labor law, at least since 1947. Unions are arguing that they should be allowed to charge non-members fees for handling grievances involving their employer, even though the union is representa… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=260:nlrb-responds-to-right-to-work-legislation&catid=65) ## [PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS NEW WISCONSIN RIGHT-TO-WORK LAW WILL HURT WORKERS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259:president-obama-says-new-wisconsin-right-to-work-law-will-hurt-workers&catid=65) May 13, 2016 | [June 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=65) On March 9, 2015, Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation making Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state, saying the new law demonstrates that his state is "open for business." Wisconsin joined two other states in enacting a right-to-work law, Indiana and Michigan, as each passed such laws during 2012. Similar bills were introduced in some 20 states last year… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259:president-obama-says-new-wisconsin-right-to-work-law-will-hurt-workers&catid=65) ## [EFFECT OF OBAMA VETO OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERTURN OF QUICKIE ELECTION RULE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=258:effect-of-obama-veto-of-congressional-overturn-of-quickie-election-rule&catid=65) May 13, 2016 | [June 2015](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=65) During March, for only the second time in history, both Houses of Congress approved a resolution under the Congressional Review Act disapproving the controversial "quickie" or "ambush" union election rule. 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