Labor Relations Week Index-Summary

HANDBILLING

– California

– – Consumer boycott, ban unlawful since mall is public forum, even if action causes (Cal.), 21; (U.S., rev den), 1453
– – Free speech, malls ban on picketing and handbilling violates CJA state constitutional rights (9th Cir.), 1246

– Carpenters (UBC) right to distribute union literature to public, mall operator lawfully denied (2d Cir.), 1059
– Noisy protests, NLRA no bar to N.Y. law nuisance claim, TRO restraining “banging racket” granted, but SEIU leafletting valid under 1st Amend. (N.Y.), 1689

HANDICAPPED EMPLOYEES

– ADA

See AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

– Workers' compensation

See WORKERS' COMPENSATION

HARASSMENT

– Disabilities

See AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

– Sexual

See SEXUAL HARASSMENT

HAWAII

– Card check authorization to chose union representation, governor vetoes bill, 608
– Voting leave, comparison chart, Special Report, 1557

HAWAII NURSES ASSOCIATION (HNA)

– Affiliation with UAN, delegates approve, 1425

HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS

– OSHA inspections, high-hazard workplaces targeted in site-specific plan for 2008, 781
– PPE, employers required to provide training under OSHA proposed rule, 1213; industry representatives oppose rule, labor union and OSHA officials support, 1439

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

– Beryllium exposure, NIOSH issues draft document for comment, In Brief, 340
– Communications products, OSHA and EPA could improve preparation processes, GAO report, 681
– Crystalline silica review, OSHA semiannual regulatory agenda, 666
– Diacetyl, OSHA will initiate Small Bus. Regulatory Enf. Fairness Act panel on standard for occupational exposure to, 666
– Lockout/tagout standard, OSHA revises 1990 directive on hazardous energy control for vehicle repair and maintenance activities, 339
– Pesticides, N.C. governor signs bill protecting agricultural workers from retaliation for whistleblowing, 1300
– PPE, employers required to provide training under OSHA proposed rule, 1213; industry representatives oppose rule, labor union and OSHA officials support, 1439
– Prohibiting the DOL's Secret Rule Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6660

– Pyraclostrobin, CDC urges compliance with pesticide rules and label requirements after published accounts of illness caused by fungicide, 61
– Silica, copper, diesel particulate matter, TLVs, DOL's use of exposure guidelines produced by nonprofit safety professionals lawful (M.D. Ga.), 712
– Toxic substances and hazardous chemical exposures, Chao urged to withdraw “secret rule” altering assessment methods, 1068; DOL proposes risk assessment rule, section changing 45-year working life deleted, 1256; policy groups request 60-day extension, 1294; critics debate, House hearing, 1375

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (HHS)

– Conscience laws, comments sought on proposal to promote awareness and compliance against health care workers with religious or moral objections to certain services, 1241; proposal for health care workers opposed to participating in abortion services discussed, 1441; Waxman (D-Cal) says failing to consult with EEOC means HHS rule issued improperly, 1579
– GINA, comments on provisions addressing job-based health care, individual market health insurance and Medicare supplement coverage sought, 1473
– Influenza pandemic, guidance on stockpiling of antiviral drugs, face masks and respirators purchases issued, 856

HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

– Am. Med. Response, IBT Joint Coun. 37 certified as representative of emergency medical workers, 10
– Back pain, training employees to lift does not prevent, article, 192
– Cal. Pac. Med. Ctr., arbitrator's decision requiring hospital payment of organizing expenses and SEIU legal fees during representational dispute properly vacated (9th Cir.), 1690
– Conscience laws, comments sought on proposal to promote awareness and compliance against health care workers with religious or moral objections to certain services, 1241; proposal for health care workers opposed to participating in abortion services discussed, 1441; Waxman (D-Cal) says failing to consult with EEOC means HHS rule issued improperly, 1579
– Global health care worker shortage, officials issue statement urging governments to resolve crisis, 379
– HMOs

See HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs)

– Home care

See HOME HEALTH CARE

– Hospitals

See HOSPITALS

– Influenza, NIOSH plans to study production and dissemination of aerosols to better protect workers, 60
– Insurance

See HEALTH INSURANCE

– Kaiser Health Care, preservation of quality of patient care and union benefits discussed, forum, 642
– Learned professionals, service coordinators for medical, social, educational services not exempt, Wage and Hour Op. Letter, 1223
– Milton S. Hershey Med. Ctr., SEIU-sought TRO barring Med. Ctr. from hiring nurses for inpatient psychiatric center granted (M.D. Pa.), 357; Ctr. agrees to expedited arbitration to resolve dispute (M.D. Pa.), 396
– Nurses

See NURSES
– – Unions

See specific union

– Nursing homes

See NURSING HOMES

– Patient safety and abuse prevention

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1577

– Pharmacies

See PHARMACIES

– Residents at teaching hospitals, NAS panel urges limiting hours to improve quality of care for patients and protect safety, 1775
– St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Ctrs., applying solicitation/distribution rule to employee breakrooms and discriminatorily enforcing rule is ULP (7th Cir.), 366
– SEIU, pacts with

See SERVICE EMPLOYEES (SEIU)

– Stockpiling guidance, HHS issues guidance on antiviral drugs, face masks and respirators purchases, 856
– Wash., long-term care givers sue to remove measure requiring training and certification from ballot initiative (Wash.), 1178; order puts initiative on Nov. ballot (Wash.), 1342; voters approve measure requiring more training and certification, 1632

HEALTH INSURANCE

– Bankruptcy, protect employees and retirees and curb abuses

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3652

– Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich. and UAW Locals 1781, 2145, 2256, 2500 approve pact, 1356
– California

– – Pay or play ordinance, San Francisco and unions seek emergency stay to block (9th Cir.), 17; injunction against implementation stayed (9th Cir.), 86; GGRA will not petition full court review, 109; governor vows to strive for change after Senate defeats comprehensive bill, 199; ERISA, restaurant association's bid for blocking order denied (U.S., request denied), 300; claiming ERISA preemption, Chao files amicus brief to reinstate injunction (9th Cir.), 511; ERISA does not preempt health care ordinance (9th Cir.), 1399; amicus curiae briefs filed (9th Cir.), 1614
– – Rewards for canceling or limiting coverage, governor signs bill banning, 1179

– COBRA

See CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

– Consumer-driven health plans

See CONSUMER-DRIVEN HEALTH PLANS (CDHPs)

– Costs

– – Confidence survey, 2008, 1488
– – Employee costsharing expected to rise in 2009, survey, 1302
– – Enacted laws, impact and how employer plans in 2009 will be modified highlighted, Special Report, 1772
– – Global economy, employer costs put U.S. firms at competitive disadvantage, report, 717
– – Kaiser Family Found study, costs increased to 61% in 2005, 426
– – Large firms facing 6.4% increase, Hewitt Assocs. analysis, 1412
– – Lifestyles, most employees trying to improve health to cut future costs, survey, 1562
– – Medical and prescription drug trends will fall in 2009, survey, 1267
– – Pay or play, most voters favor employer contributions, political survey, 130
– – Payroll, average costs account for 10%, BLS reports, 1041
– – Premiums increased 10 times faster than incomes, study, 647
– – Private employers spent $1.42T on benefit programs in 2006, EBRI reports, 129
– – Public insurance costs and uncompensated care expenses for uninsured full-time workers rising, income wage gap widening, reports find, 684
– – Take home pay and federal budget, CBO official testifies before Senate hearing on impact of rising costs, 967
– – Wages, comparing health care cost increases to, report, In Brief, 278

– Earnings levels, coverage continue to fall, lowest-paid workers impacted most, CRS Report, 1701
– EEOICPA, medical benefits delivery to be streamlined, In Brief, 295
– Employer-sponsored plans

– – BLS report, March, 1167
– – Econ. Policy Inst., 609
– – Families and Work Inst., employers offering decreasing, 789
– – Families USA, 2000-2007, 1562
– – Percentage of enrolled Americans remain steady in 2007, EBRI study, 1302
– – Preference, reform urged, but employment-based system preferred, survey, 1671
– – Premiums up slightly in 2008, survey, 1413

– ERISA preemption, provisions protect employers with multistate operations, while placing limits on states trying to change health insurance policy, EBRI brief, 242
– Family medical spending rises at lowest rate in past 5 years, Milliman Med. Index, 752
– Genetic information

– – GINA

See GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT (GINA)

– – Legislation

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 493, S 358

– Heritage Found. report disputes economists' pessimistic outlook, 1007
– HMOs

See HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs)

– Job features most important to U.S. workers, survey, 68
– Labor Outlook 2008, SplSupp (1/31/08)
– Mass. Gov. proposes assessments on employers, insurers, health providers to help pay for state plan, 1072; regulators revise rule to expand number of employers required to pay assessments, 1179; employers denounce expansion as penalty, predict decreased coverage, 1301; rule that limits penalties on small employers not providing coverage adopted, 1448
– Mental health parity

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1424, HR 3997, HR 4848, HR 6049, HR 6983, S 558
– – Compromise bill

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3335

– Natl. compensation survey, BLS report, 2008, 1412
– Obesity

– – Epidemic results in lost productivity, higher health care costs, but wellness programs may combat, report, 578
– – Medical claim expenses, employers concern linked to, survey, 791

– Pay or play

– – Costs, most voters favor employer contributions, political survey, 130
– – Mercer survey polls employers about laws, 1561
– – Natl. Bus. Group on Health supports universal coverage, but opposes employer mandates or pay or play programs, 195

– Preservation of quality of patient care and union benefits discussed, forum, 642
– Reform

– – Chamber of Commerce head urges building on employer-based system and incorporating electronic prescribing, technology use, and wellness and prevention, 966
– – Employer-sponsored plans speakers debate stability and sustainability in 21st century, conference, 193
– – Natl. Bus. Group on Health supports universal coverage, but opposes employer mandates or pay or play programs, 195
– – Presidential candidates proposals, Obama (D-Ill.) and McCain (R-Ariz.) plans criticized, survey, 1377
– – Priority for insured as well as uninsured workers, survey, 497
– – Republican party's 2008 platform report reviewed, convention, 1297
– – SEIU and Kaiser presidents emphasize, conference, In Brief, 460

– Retirees

See RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS

– Taxation

– – Adjustment Assistance Program, white paper proposes FUTA flat tax to fund benefits programs for unemployed, 1142
– – Elimination or cap, employers polled, Mercer survey, 1561
– – HSAs, IRS issues final rules on employer contributions and notification, 595
– – Minn., governor signs tax credits bill, In Brief, 862
– – Overinsured workers and higher costs, tax-subsidized employer premiums result in, Fin. Comm. hearing, 1140
– – Tax exclusion, Baucus (D-Mont.) seeks changes for employer-provided plans, 1685
– – Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5804

– Uninsured Americans

– – Economic impact, increased by 6M between 2000-2004, study, 310
– – Public insurance, rise in lack of coverage attributable to, 2007, report, 1253

– Unionized black workers likely to earn more and have coverage than nonunion workers, study, 497
– Universal coverage

– – Coalition launches $40M national campaign to push for quality, affordable care for all, 1036
– – United States Natl. Health Ins. Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 676

– Workplace-related issues, workers rate key concerns and which presidential candidate would best handle concerns, survey, 1343

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA)

– Wellness plans, attorneys address roles GINA, ADA, HIPAA play, conference, 1484

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs)

– Kaiser Permanente

– – Health care reform, SEIU and Kaiser presidents emphasize, conference, In Brief, 460
– – Inter-Con Sec. Sys. conduct 3-day strike, 692

HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (HSAs)

– Employer contributions and notification, IRS issues final rules, 595
– Retirement, HSAs will be inadequate for covering expenses, EBRI report, 1182
– Small business owners, Bush lauds plan as way to give employees coverage and services, 1341

HERE

See UNITE HERE

HHS

See HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (HHS)

HIRING

– Affiliates of foreign companies employed 5.3M workers in 2006, BEA reports, 1212
– Bad bosses, economy impacts retention, survey, 1075; winners announced, 1261
– Bus. Employment Dynamics (BED), BLS report, 3rd quarter, 2007, 779; 1992-2007, 1406; 1st quarter 2008, 1695
– College graduates

– – Job experiences of 1992-93 Bachelor's Degree recipients with academic and career-oriented majors, study, 385
– – Wages trended down, job market weak from 2001, EPI report, 780

– Disabled applicants, ODEP and U.S. Bus. Leadership Network form partnership to promote, In Brief, 1354
– E-Verify

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

– Economic outlook, U.S. firms cut back on labor costs through layoffs, hiring freezes and hour and overtime reductions as economy weakens, 679
– Employment agencies, probe finds illegal exploitation of job seekers, 1669
– Employment and wages

– – Baby Boomers born between 1957-64, Longitudinal survey, BLS, 961
– – Occupational, BLS report, 2007, 710
– – 2006 data available, BLS announces, In Brief, 780

– Employment trends index, Conf. Bd. launches economic indicator aimed to forecast job trends, 854; June 2008, 1033; Aug., 1169; Sept., 1293
– Foreign-born workers, 2007 report, BLS data, 490
– Foreign direct investment in U.S. up in 2007, BEA, 962
– Genetic information

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 493, S 358

– High-tech hiring

– – Hewlett-Packard will open customer service and technical support facilities in Ark. and N.M., 907
– – Private sector, hiring up in 2007, AeA says, 531; up in 2006, 923

– Job creation

– – Business startups key to job growth, Census Bureau report, 1768
– – Commercial airline supplier will create 1000 jobs in N.C., In Brief, 728
– – Economic recovery plan, President-elect Obama proposal would create 2.5M new jobs by Jan. 2011, 1679
– – Infrastructure, targeted spending could be valuable tool in second stimulus package, witnesses tell House hearing, 1578
– – Main Street Recovery Program, interest groups support $900B funding program, 1758
– – Ohio hospital will add new jobs for tax break, In Brief, 1755
– – Private sector job creation and job loss, BLS report, 2nd quarter 2007, 271

– Job features most important to U.S. workers include health insurance, job security and workplace policies, survey, 68
– Job openings

– – BLS report, Aug. 2008, 1482
– – Ratio of unemployed workers, EPI analysis, 1374

– Job openings and labor turnover survey (JOLTS), BLS report, Nov. 2007, 89; Dec., 271; Jan. 2008, 416; 2007 data, 924; Apr., 925; May, 1067; June, 1253; July, 1336; Sept., 1664
– Jobs for Veterans Act, DOL issues final rule on reporting requirements for veterans, 734
– Labor force

See LABOR FORCE

– Mass transit, high speed rail system in San Francisco Bay Area would add 48K jobs, report, 1525
– Median job tenure, BLS report, 2008, 1404
– Medical marijuana bias bill, Cal. governor vetoes, 1446
– Monthly Labor Review, BLS reports, Mar., 2008, 568
– Multinational firms, U.S. employment 2006, BEA report, 604; revised data, 1732
– New hires

– – Arbitration, chemical firm must arbitrate with USW Local 4-786 over unilateral decision to deny defined benefit plan (D. Del.), 632
– – Undocumented workers, electronic verification

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

– Nurses

– – INA, nurses began working under pact that includes new state staffing law, 441
– – Wash. State Hosp. Ass'n and interest groups support bill to set up committees, 200; Wash. Senate approves bill, In Brief, 384

– Outlook

– – Bachelor's degree or higher, jobs requiring expected to increase, BLS report, 1627
– – BNA quarterly job survey, 1st quarter 2008, 58; 2nd quarter, 453; 3rd quarter, 889; 4th quarter, 1335
– – College and high school enrollment and employment, BLS, 2000-2007, 455; 2007, 637
– – Green economic investment for energy efficiency could create 2M jobs in 2 years, Sierra Club report, 1343; Ctr. for Am. Progress $100B proposal would create jobs, House panel, 1361; researchers urge $100B investment in renewable fuels and energy efficiency sectors to create green jobs, 1561
– – Manpower survey, 2nd quarter 2008, 374; 3rd quarter, 854
– – Occupational Outlook Handbook and Career Guide to Indus., BLS publishes, In Brief, 69

– Pay differential, 10 jobs with largest wage spread for same job listed, Monthly Labor Review, 426
– Prisoner Reentry Initiative and Ready4Work, ex-convicts participating in programs have lower reincarceration rate, DOL Secy. says, 966
– Private sector job creation and job loss, BLS report, 2nd quarter 2007, 271
– Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2703

– Recruiting

See RECRUITING

– Refusal to hire

See REFUSAL TO HIRE

– Renewable energy

– – Job creation, shift could generate 10% of new job growth, report, 1487
– – Legislation

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6049

– – Production, manufacturing job losses offer states opportunity to supply, public policy urged, forum, 306

– Replacement workers, contingent workforce growth may be cause to reconsider legitimate business interests in hiring, NLRB's Norelli says, 234
– SEIU-sought TRO barring Med. Ctr. from hiring nurses for inpatient psychiatric center granted (M.D. Pa.), 357; Ctr. agrees to expedited arbitration to resolve dispute (M.D. Pa.), 396
– SSA no-match letters

– – Arbitration award reinstating janitors fired after getting SSA no-match letters confirmed (9th Cir.), 871
– – Supplemental proposed rule, DHS issues addressing policy clarification, anti-bias provisions and regulatory flexibility analysis, 433; SSA will not send W-2 no-match letters for 2007 tax year, In Brief, 668; critics say plan to use discrepancies as enforcement tool prone to mistakes, 1103

– Temporary and contingent workers, quarterly surveys, ASA report, 309
– ULPs, noncompliance with NABET-CWA pact violation, reinstatement and back pay ordered (NLRB ALJ), 1688
– Undocumented workers

See generally UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS
– – Electronic verification for new hires

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

– Unlawful rehiring of locked-out workers

– – Former executives indicted (C.D. Cal.), 1351
– – Hiring audit privileged, but UFCW locals entitled to data on fraudulent scheme (NLRB), 298

– Women working leveling off as number of immigrants working increase, report, 1007
– Workforce development policy in new administration should include job training and workplace flexibility, speakers say, conference, 1770
– Youth

See YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

HISPANICS

– Death rate

– – AFL-CIO job safety report, 640
– – CDC report, 1992-2006, 857

– Immigration bill, Congress's failure to pass makes life more difficult, survey, 69
– Labor market problems, BLS report, 1525
– Unionization boosts pay more for Latinos than for African-Americans and others, study, 1377
– U.S. labor force, impact, meeting, 307
– U.S. population projections, 2005-2050, Pew Hispanic Ctr. report, 277

HIV

See AIDS AND HIV

HMOs

See HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs)

HNA

See HAWAII NURSES ASSOCIATION (HNA)

HOLIDAYS

– Cesar E. Chavez Natl. Holiday, activist will be honored March 31, In Brief, 178; AFL-CIO and legislators support House resolution calling for federal holiday, 494
– Eid al-Fitr, RWDSU pact with poultry plant amended to include Muslim holiday, 1150
– Martin Luther King Holiday, UFCW says meatpacking workers will be given holiday off with pay, 77
– Thanksgiving practices, survey, 1635

HOME HEALTH CARE

– Bayada Nurses, challenge to Pa.'s Minimum Wage Act defining domestic service exemption rejected (Pa. Commw. Ct.), 1325
– CWA Locals 1037 and 1040, N.J. executive order recognizes as bargaining agents for residential providers of services to disabled adults, 402
– Md., AFSCME representation approved, 291
– Mo., voters approve measure to increase bargaining rights, 1631
– Ohio executive order for collective bargaining rights for independent providers may violate antitrust law and policy, 249
– Personal care attendants ratify pact with Mass., 1716

HOMELAND SECURITY

– Chemical plant security, UFCW official says safer technology, training and whistleblower protections would help improve, House panel hearing, 963
– Electronic verification for new hires

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

– TSA

See TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA)

HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT (DHS)

– ICE

See IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)

– Illegal immigrants, employers of

See UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS

– Immigration policy working group, Cuellar and Aleinikoff named, 1705
– Progress report, increase worksite enforcement arrests and use of E-Verify, debarment of violators decreasing illegal immigration, 1554
– SCA, failure to adopt prevailing wage rates gives UGSOA “clear rights to relief” against DHS (D.D.C.), 1726
– SSA no-match letters

– – Arbitration award reinstating janitors fired after getting SSA no-match letters confirmed (9th Cir.), 871
– – Supplemental proposed rule addressing policy clarification, anti-bias provisions and regulatory flexibility analysis issued, 433; comment period ends, advocates criticize rule and urge DHS to abandon rule, 617; SSA will not send W-2 no-match letters for 2007 tax year, In Brief, 668; critics say plan to use discrepancies as enforcement tool prone to mistakes, 1103

– USCIS

See CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)

HOMOSEXUALITY

– Discrimination

See SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION

– Domestic partner issues

See DOMESTIC PARTNERS

– Marriage

See SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES (NUHHCE)

– Dist. 1199C

– – Hahnemann Univ. Hosp. and Thomas Jefferson Univ. Hosp., pact ratified, 805
– – Presidential candidate, Philadelphia health care workers support Obama (D-Ill.), 573

HOSPITALS

See also generally HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
– Bellevue Hosp. Ctr., as joint employer owes overtime to contract worker assigned by 3 different staffing agencies (2d Cir.), 1202
– Fairmont Gen. Hosp., new occupational medicine assistant positions part of bargaining unit for nonprofessional employees (4th Cir.), 226
– Health care workforce crisis, coordinated action at national level needed to avert, report, 1075
– Huntington Mem'l Hosp. ordered to pay $32.9M to class of employees underpaid in regular and overtime pay (Cal. Super. Ct.), 185
– Mercy Hosp. and CWA Local 1133 vote to ratify pacts, 911
– Nationwide Children's Hosp. will add new jobs for tax break, In Brief, 1755
– N.Y. Presbyterian Hosp., pact ratified, creates VEBA for retirees, 911
– NUHHCE

See HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES (NUHHCE)

– Nurses

See NURSES
– – Unions

See specific nurses' union

– Patient safety and abuse prevention

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1577

– SEIU, pacts with

See SERVICE EMPLOYEES (SEIU)

– Stanford Hosps.

– – Duty to furnish data, SEIU Local 715 refusal to give data to hospitals violates NLRA §8(b)(3) (NLRB ALJ), 1150
– – UHW-W files for NLRB election 2 days after hospital withdraws recognition from SEIU, 1120; representation vote approved, 1317

– Va. Mason Hosp., mandatory flu immunization for nurses, arbitrator's ban on unilateral implementation upheld (9th Cir.), 20
– Yale-New Haven Hosp. will pay $2M to settle SEIU election dispute, 1197

HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT

– Evidence, order denying auto firm's motion for summary disposition reversed (Mich. Ct. App.), 636

HOTEL EMPLOYEES AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES (HERE)

See UNITE HERE

HOTELS

– Casino resorts

See CASINOS

– Century Corridor, Serv. Charge Ordinance is preempted by conflicting provisions of state Labor Code and unenforceable (Cal. Super. Ct.), 959
– Congress Plaza Hotel may sue city, alderman for denying equal protection of law by interfering in labor dispute (N.D. Ill.), 1659
– Greenbrier signs no strike or no-lockout accord with Coun. of Labor Unions, 913
– Hilton, L.A.

– – Living wage ordinance, permanent injunction against implementation sought (Cal. Super. Ct.), 980
– – UNITE HERE selected for representation by card-check authorization, 326

– LAX Hilton violated NLRA by suspending pro-union workers for participating in work stoppage and other protected activities (NLRB ALJ), 1545
– LAX hotel workers, ordinance requiring living wage payment may proceed (Cal. Ct. App.), 66; LAX hotels appeal living wage ordinance (Cal.), In Brief, 220; hotel workers lost $4.6M in legal actions over law, study, 459; petition for review denied (Cal.), 553; Hilton seeks permanent injunction against implementation (Cal. Super. Ct.), 980; request for temporary restraining order denied (C.D. Cal.), 1059; challenge to living wage law dismissed (C.D. Cal.), 1431
– UNITE HERE, pacts with

See UNITE HERE

– Westin L.A. Airport hotel recognizes UNITE HERE as bargaining agent, 401

HOURS OF WORK

See also OVERTIME
– American time use survey, experts urge continued funding in DOL budget, 423; pending Congressional bills may increase funding by $50M, 987
– Breaks

See BREAKS, MEAL AND REST

– Driving time, advocates criticize FMCSA interim rule to extend time 10 to 11 hours, Pub. Citizen files motion to set aside rule, 14; requests that court orders compliance with its rulings denied (D.C. Cir.), 146; FMCSA adopts rule despite complaints that rule compromises safety, 1651
– Economic outlook, U.S. firms cut back on labor costs through layoffs, hiring freezes and hour and overtime reductions as economy weakens, 679
– Older workers working full time and remaining in labor force increasing, BLS article, 277
– Overtime, restaurants who miscalculated workers' hours must pay liquidated damages (8th Cir.), 1762
– Residents at teaching hospitals, NAS panel urges limiting hours to improve quality of care for patients and protect safety, 1775
– Statutory changes and court decisions, DOL proposes to align rules, 1091; time period extended, In Brief, 1242
– Travel time and nonwork time, nursing home employees entitled to pay for time receiving treatment pursuant to bloodborne pathogens standard of OSH Act (3d Cir.), 1327

HSAs

See HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (HSAs)

HUMAN RESOURCES

– Baby boomer retirement, retaining intellectual capacity, financial risks, talent gap, retention policies, succession planning top HR concerns, survey, 202
– FMLA, HR practitioners concerns include lack of advance notice, abuse and tracking intermittent leave, survey, 610

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

– Forced labor

See FORCED LABOR

– Indian guest workers rally to demand continued presence to participate in DOJ probe, 875
– Shrimp industry in Bangladesh and Thailand, human trafficking and worker abuses reported, Maloney (D-NY) urges improvements in working conditions, 648; witnesses say child and forced labor still prevalent, 808