by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Earlier this year, Tallahassee voted to ban the box, removing a question asking about a person’s criminal past on job applications. Now, the city is looking at banning the butts, in the spirit of promoting a healthier and less costly workforce. On Wednesday,...
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, 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...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Kansas is expected to issue $1 billion in bonds to bolster its pension system for teachers and government workers after the Legislature authorized the debt. Some lawmakers see the move as potentially risky, and the votes in the Republican-dominated Legislature were...
