On January 23, CDW and several other employer organizations filed an amicus brief in a case before the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit challenging California’s recently enacted law prohibiting employers from discussing religious or political topics, including unionization, with their employees during mandatory meetings. The following statement can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: […]

On January 12, the House Rules Committee advanced the Save Local Business Act, which would clarify that an entity is only a joint employer under the FLSA and NLRA if it directly and immediately exercises meaningful control over workers’ essential terms and conditions of employment. CDW and 74 other organizations sent a letter to the House […]

On December 4, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and 35 employer organizations sent a letter to Majority Leader Thune urging him to quickly schedule a floor vote for Scott Mayer, President Trump’s nominee to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. The following can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: “It is in […]

On November 10, Republicans from the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee announced a slate of labor reform bills aimed at improving the voice, choice, and rights of workers. The bills would amend labor laws, including the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, to revise labor organization […]