On April 24, 2023, just ten days after Rutgers University faculty ended their week-long strike, Governor Murphy signed bill A4772/S3215 providing workers with increased access to unemployment insurance benefits during labor disputes. The provisions of the bill include:
On December 21, 2022, NY Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (“the Act’), which will be effective February 19, 2023. As noted in Governor Hochul’s press release announcing the Act, a major driving force behind the legislation was organized labor, including the Teamsters and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
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Recent Updates
- NLRB Member Wilcox Reinstated Again: Board Regains a Quorum, at Least for Now
- Update: The NLRB Has Lost Its Quorum – DC Circuit Stays District Court’s Reinstatement of Board Member Gwynne Wilcox – and a New General Counsel Has Been Nominated
- FMCS Services Curtailed Pursuant to Executive Order
- Major Changes at the NLRB: A New Acting General Counsel, the Rescission of Biden-Era General Counsel Memoranda, and the Disappearing-Reappearing Quorum
- President’s Termination of NLRB General Counsel and Member - What Does This Mean?