Labor Relations that Impact Senior LivingLabor Relations, Public Policy
On May 14, The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia overturned the National Labor Relations Board’s rule regarding expedited elections.
CEO, cheatsheet, Federal Agency Activity, Labor Relations, Public Policy
The National Labor Relations Board’s rule that allows union elections to occur in as little as 14 days is now in effect. Learn how this new rule could...
CEO, Labor Relations, Public Policy
Unfortunately, the NLRB’s “ambush” election rule will become effective on Monday, April 30, 2012. It is very unlikely that the lawsuit filed by the ...
Federal Agency Activity, Labor Relations, Public Policy
The U.S. Senate voted 54-45 against a motion to proceed on S.J. Resolution 36 which would have nullified the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) A...
Federal Agency Activity, Labor Relations, Public Policy
ALFA today praised the decision by a U.S. Court of Appeals to issue an injunction regarding implementation of the National Labor Relations Board’s (N...
cheatsheet, Labor Relations
The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) along with the National Right to Work Foundation and the National Federation of Independent Business re...
CEO, Labor Relations, Public Policy
President Obama made three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) late last week. Senate Republicans responded by asking for...
cheatsheet, Hearings, Labor Relations, Public Policy
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094) on Nov. 30 by a vote of 235-188. The legislation was fi...
CEO, cheatsheet, Hearings, Labor Relations, Public Policy
On November 30, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held a public meeting to discuss a resolution announced a day earlier by NLRB Chairman Mark ...
CEO, cheatsheet, Labor Relations
House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) has introduced the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act to help prevent changes to ...
CEO, cheatsheet, Labor Relations, Public Policy
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued two decisions that make sweeping changes to current labor laws and will impact senior living comm...
Labor Relations, Public Policy
ALFA expressed its deep dismay with two decisions made on Tuesday by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). One case makes it much easier for unio...
Labor Relations, Public Policy
Last week the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its Final Rule requiring private sector employers to post a notice in each workplace inform...
Labor Relations, Public Policy
Introduced in both the House and Senate, The Employee Rights Act would guarantee workers the right to a secret-ballot election, when deciding if they ...
Labor Relations, Public Policy
Write to your member of Congress today to address the National Labor Relations Board’s and Department of Labor’s recent actions, which create an unfai...
Labor Relations, Public Policy
ALFA has announced its support of H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, which would prohibit the National Labor Relations B...
Labor Relations, Public Policy
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held an open meeting on July 18-19 in Washington, D.C. for public comment on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaki...
Hearings, Labor Relations, Public Policy
The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (Education & the Workforce Committee) recently held a hearing where panelists outlined problems with a...
Employee Compensation, Labor Relations, Public Policy
The Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act aims to ensure that direct care workers receive minimum wage and overtime pay for their services and creat...
CEO, cheatsheet, Hearings, Labor Relations, Public Policy
Today the House Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing to discuss the National Labor Relations Board’s recent set of proposed rules, which i...
CEO, cheatsheet, Labor Relations, Public Policy
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is expected to propose new rules today that will dramatically reduce the time frame for union elections in t...
CEO, cheatsheet, Labor Relations, Public Policy
Last week the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions conducted a hearing exploring the role the National Labor Relations Board (...
CEO, cheatsheet, Labor Relations
The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against the Arizona constitutional amendment that outlaws card checks in favor of secret ballot e...
CEO, cheatsheet, Labor Relations, Public Policy
The battle over secret-ballot elections in union organizing campaigns is heating up. The debate which usually pits unions against business groups is n...
CEO, cheatsheet, Labor Relations, Public Policy
State legislators across the nation are seeking to reduce the power of labor unions in an effort to reduce budget deficits, the New York Times reporte...
CEO, cheatsheet, Labor Relations, Public Policy
The National Labor Relations Board has invited interested parties to file briefs on the issue of the appropriate composition of bargaining units in lo...
CEO, cheatsheet, Labor Relations, Public Policy
As the 111th Congress comes to a close, a threatened last effort by pro-union members of Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) during t...
Labor Relations
The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) filed an amicus brief on Nov. 3, signed by 225 members—including ALFA—with the National Relations Labor...
Labor Relations, Organizational Culture
In just eight years, for the first time ever, 65 year olds will outnumber children under 5—and the shift will fundamentally change how business is don...
Labor Relations, Public Policy
Revisions to the Americans with Disabilities Act substantially broaden the scope of covered disabilities – and, therefore, what employers need to acco...
Contact Information: Maribeth Bersani ![]() SVP of Public Policy 703-562-1180 mbersani@alfa.org Paul Williams ![]() Senior Director of Government Relations 703-562-1183 pwilliams@alfa.org |
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