New Orleans The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) took a step that might be small, but at least seems in the right direction. They have solicited legal briefs, and no doubt there will be many from both the union and management side of the bar, on the question of dues or fee obligations for nonmembers …
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IRS “Safe Harbor” Allowing Tax Cheating and Wage Theft
http://www.kabf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wadesworldnov142014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans It’s not news that wage theft and the problems of mis-classification of workers as independent subcontractors is rampant. What I had not realized is how much of it was allowed directly by Congress and lax enforcement by the IRS. You think you know the …
Affordable Care Act Renewal Time and the Puzzles for Workers
New Orleans The window has now opened for new signups under the Affordable Care Act. This time around there won’t be any do-overs or make-ups, I’ll bet. The Administration is already soft selling the numbers and predicting less than 10 million enrollees by the end of 2015, dampening expectations, either tactically or determinedly. This is …