by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The Obamacare “Cadillac tax,” which will tax businesses for employee health plans that are above a certain level by 40 percent, could be the next big fight in the push to either repeal or change the Affordable Care Act. This particular piece of the...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn)
April 6, 2015 – Wisconsin regulations require employers to pay employees for meal breaks lasting less than 30 minutes. One company wasn’t paying for 20-minute meal breaks, but workers won’t get back pay, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled. Wisconsin Department of...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Montgomery officials acted lawfully when they used taxpayer funds and employees on county time to campaign for passage of a 2012 ballot proposition that limited collective bargaining rights for police, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled. The April 3...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Unions, even those representing government employees, are private organizations. Yet a new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) reveals that taxpayers in one state effectively are being forced to cover some of the costs of public-sector union...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
Negotiations between New Orleans firefighters and city officials have failed, leaving a protracted legal battle and jockeying in the state Legislature as the likely arenas for their ongoing dispute over firefighter retirement benefits. A working group established by...
