Broad Employer Base Seeks Withdrawal of Harmful Proposed Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. // SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 // Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and hundreds of employer organizations filed comments telling the Department of Labor to withdraw its seriously flawed proposed rule that would diminish or deny employer access to legal counsel and employees’ ability to hear important information from employers.
The rule in question would eviscerate decades-old exemptions to disclosure requirements for advice and legal counsel. This will force employers and their attorneys to disclose sensitive financial details, even if an employer’s attorney or hired consultants do not directly interact with employees. The rule is so over-broad that simply attending many seminars would trigger the onerous reporting requirement.
The Coalition’s comments, co-signed by 265 employer organizations, argues:
The Labor Department’s proposed rules are anti-employer, especially anti-small business, and, perhaps most significantly, anti-employee. Indeed, the proposal, when taken in concert with the NLRB’s proposed “ambush” election procedures, amounts to a radical attempt by the Obama Administration to shift the balance of private sector labor relations, in defiance of the neutral policies established by Congress over many decades.
Additionally, CDW assisted more than two thousand employers and grassroots activists in urging the DOL to reconsider its rule.
Another Court Decision Finds “Recess” Appointments Illegal WASHINGTON, D.C. // MAY 16, 2013 // Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace praised the Third Circuit US Court of Appeals’ decision declaring illegal National Labor Relations Board recess appointments made by President Obama. The decision in New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation v NLRB is the second [...]
Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace lauded the US District Court of Appeals for Washington, DC, which invalidated an illegal National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule requiring nearly 6 million businesses to post notices that amounted to little more than advertisements for union membership.
600-Member Coalition Thanks Representatives for NLRB Efforts WASHINGTON, DC // APRIL 11, 2013 // Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) lauded the House of Representatives passage of H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act. CDW’s membership supports H.R. 1120 because it addresses key employer and employee concerns surrounding the functioning [...]
I introduced H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act. This bill is simple. It would require the Board to cease all activity until the legal issues surrounding the legitimacy of the so-called recess appointments are resolved. The legislation would also require a Senate-confirmed quorum (3 members) to review all the decisions the Board made while the appointments were in question. The House is scheduled to vote on this legislation later this week, and I hope this bill will help achieve the certainty workers deserve.
Since winning the election in 2008 and taking the oath of office, President Obama has preoccupied himself with rewarding his friends in Big Labor as opposed to concerning himself with sending a message to job creators that they have an ally in Washington, D.C. The best example of this is a little known agency named the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
The administration has dug in, and Mr. Obama stands by the [NLRB] appointments, fraudulent as they may be. It’s up to the Supreme Court to quickly drive a stake through the head of the zombie board, which it can do merely by refusing to take the appeal.
