Controversial “ambush” election rule held to be invalid *

USA - June 19 2012
America’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the agency responsible for conducting elections for union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practices, faces new opposition in its effort to overhaul the union election process and reduce what it deems are “unnecessary” delays.

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No taxpayer standing to challenge the use of federal funds to help sell and market religious financial products *

USA - June 4 2012
In Murray v. United States Department of Treasury, et al. (No. 11-1063), plaintiff Kevin Murray argued that the bailout of American International Group, Inc. under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (“EESA”) violated the Establishment Clause because six of the company’s subsidiaries sell and market Sharia (or Islamic law) compliant financial products.

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Overturning precedent of a "dubious vintage," the Sixth Circuit reinstates Ohio's small emitters exemption to the Clean Air Act *

USA - May 30 2012
The Sixth Circuit reinstated Ohio’s small air emission source exemption to the best available technology rule (“BAT”) in Sierra Club v. Christopher Korleski (No. 10-3269).

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The EEOC's new and improved (or at least more detailed) Enforcement Guidance on arrest & conviction records *

USA - May 22 2012
As promised in a previous post, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued new Enforcement Guidance concerning the use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.

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The NLRB's "ambush election" rule is now in effect *

USA - May 2 2012
On December 22, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board adopted a final rule which significantly modified, in certain respects, the procedure for processing representation petitions.

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