--- title: "October 2014" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/october-2014" date: "2026-06-05T04:05:59+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # October 2014 ## [WILL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING RULES REQUIRE REPORTING OF LAW VIOLATIONS BY UNIONS?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=286:will-government-contracting-rules-require-reporting-of-law-violations-by-unions&catid=97) May 13, 2016 | [October 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=97) An editorial in a recent Wall Street Journal edition makes an interesting point by raising the question of whether some of the new OFCCP government contracting rules can be applied to labor unions. President Obama's Executive Order signed on July 31 of this year requires federal contractors to disclose labor law violations for the past three years before fe… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=286:will-government-contracting-rules-require-reporting-of-law-violations-by-unions&catid=97) ## [OFCCP PROPOSING "EQUAL PAY" REPORTS TO FURTHER ADD TO BURDENS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=285:ofccp-proposing-equal-pay-reports-to-further-add-to-burdens-of-federal-government-contractors&catid=97) May 13, 2016 | [October 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=97) On August 8, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed to amend its implementing regulations for Executive Order 11246, which sets forth the reporting obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors. The amendment would add a requirement that employers who file EEO-1 reports, have more than 100 employees, and a contract, subc… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=285:ofccp-proposing-equal-pay-reports-to-further-add-to-burdens-of-federal-government-contractors&catid=97) ## [FEDERAL EXPRESS CHANGES ITS BUSINESS MODEL DUE TO CHALLENGES TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS OF ITS DRIVERS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=284:federal-express-changes-its-business-model-due-to-challenges-to-independent-contractor-status-of-its-drivers&catid=97) May 13, 2016 | [October 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=97) As an essential part of its business model, over the years Federal Express (FedEx) has contracted with its drivers to deliver packages to its customers. The drivers must wear company uniforms, drive company-approved vehicles, and groom themselves according to the company's appearance standards. The company tells its drivers what packages to deliver, on what… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=284:federal-express-changes-its-business-model-due-to-challenges-to-independent-contractor-status-of-its-drivers&catid=97) ## [UNIONS ALSO LOOKING FOR "EMPLOYEES" AMONG COLLEGE ATHLETES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=283:unions-also-looking-for-employees-among-college-athletes&catid=97) May 13, 2016 | [October 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=97) In the much publicized case involving Northwestern University football players, the NLRB regional director in Chicago ruled that college players that receive football scholarships to private colleges qualify as employees under the Labor Act because they receive compensation and are subject to the employer's control. Northwestern University, Case 13-RC-12135… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=283:unions-also-looking-for-employees-among-college-athletes&catid=97) ## [FAST FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS RESULT IN EFFORTS TO FIND LIABILITY ON FRANCHISORS AND OTHER ALLEGED JOINT EMPLOYERS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282:fast-food-demonstrations-result-in-efforts-to-find-liability-on-franchisors-and-other-alleged-joint-employers&catid=97) May 13, 2016 | [October 2014](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=97) In recent years there has been a campaign among fast food workers, particularly those employed by McDonald's franchisees, to demand "$15.00 and a union" and the results are leading to changes in the legal environment. Demonstrations were held in as many as 150 cities across the U.S. in September, and in some cases the fast food workers walked off their jobs… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282:fast-food-demonstrations-result-in-efforts-to-find-liability-on-franchisors-and-other-alleged-joint-employers&catid=97) ## 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) - [![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) - [![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) - [![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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