Posts tagged labor regulation
Why “Pro-Worker” Policies Don’t Work
June 2, 2026 // As I explained at the Post, the policy implications of Engbom’s research and related analyses are clear: by making workers more costly to employers or less willing and able to switch jobs, government policies ostensibly intended to “protect workers” are actively harming them and the economy overall. Policymakers legitimately concerned with American workers’ earnings and well-being should therefore focus on fixing these policies and enacting new ones that enhance workers’ autonomy and mobility. Too often these days, “pro-worker” policies are anything but.
Michigan Republican presses Chavez-DeRemer to rescind Biden-era labor regulations
March 20, 2025 // “I encourage DOL to enforce its laws while providing robust compliance assistance to workers and businesses instead of continuing the enforcement-only approach taken by the Biden-Harris administration,” Walberg said Wednesday to Chavez-DeRemer in a letter shared with The Hill.
Get Ready for NLRB Rule Making It Harder to Decertify Unions: 5 Key Steps for Employers
September 27, 2024 // The Board’s final amendment reinstates its 2001 decision in Staunton Fuel, establishing a low threshold for demonstrating majority union employee support in the construction industry. Under Staunton Fuel, a union can become a duly authorized representative under section 9(a) of the NLRA based solely on collective bargaining language – that the impacted employees may never see – negotiated under Section 8(f) (often referred to as a “pre-hire agreement”). Under section 8(f), construction industry employers may choose to become “union” without any showing of employee support. By readopting this standard, the Board concludes that the mere presence of language suggesting that the union obtained recognition in the 8(f) agreement is enough to confer majority status under Section 9(a).