As Connecting the Dots previously reported, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a new regulation to determine whether a person should be classified as an “independent contractor” or an “employee” under the Fair Labor […] Read More
As Connecting the Dots previously reported, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a new regulation to determine whether a person should be classified as an “independent contractor” or an “employee” under the Fair Labor […] Read More
Connecting the Dots has been following negotiations between freight railroads and freight railroad employees’ unions for several weeks. Last week, we reported some positive news: the two sides had agreed to give one another a […] Read More
In both the United States and Canada, there are millions of open jobs without people to fill them. Employees left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, which, in the United States at least, has resulted […] Read More
Even before COVID-19, changing technologies and new ways of working had dramatically shaped the way businesses sourced and hired people — and the pandemic has only accelerated this dynamism. Today, the traditional workplace is being […] Read More
There have been several pieces of news this month regarding the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which is responsible for enforcing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). On November 3, the NLRB issued a draft […] Read More