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Acting Solicitor of Labor Sounds Off on the Employee Free Choice Act
The Employee Free Choice Act, recently passed by the House, would significantly amend the National Labor Relations Act and dramatically alter the rules for American workers. The act would, among other things, eliminate secret ballot elections for the formation of unions in favor of a set percentage of employees submitting signed authorization cards. The acting solicitor at the U.S. Department of Labor, Jonathan L. Snare, voices his objections to the act and to the elimination of the secret ballot.

Pa. Federal Judge Hears Case Challenging Immigration Ordinance
Federal Judge James Munley heard closing statements last week in a case that pits the ACLU and a handful of Hazleton, Pa., residents challenging the constitutionality of an immigration ordinance against city officials who claim illegal aliens are responsible for the community’s financial woes and crime. The law requires employers and landlords to verify the immigration status of workers and tenants. Federal courts in Missouri and California have blocked the enforcement of similar ordinances.

Ga. High Court Ruling May Widen Workers’ Comp Net for Traveling Employees
Georgia’s highest court issued a sharply divided ruling this week that some say exposes employers to workers’ compensation claims for just about anything their employees might do while traveling. The 4-3 decision, which turns on an interpretation of the “continuous employment” doctrine, upheld an award of workers’ compensation benefits to the son of a Florida man who was killed as a result of an automobile accident in Georgia. Howard King was driving a company truck and was on sick leave at the time.

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