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June 3, 2014 By nicole

Group honors Valerie Johnson for helping injured workers in North Carolina

Valerie was honored for her tireless efforts on behalf of workers’ rights in North Carolina by the North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute at its 40th Annual Awards Banquet and Birthday Celebration. She also spoke at the banquet on the topic of labor and the changing political climate impacting injured workers in the state. Clayola Brown, the national president […]

Filed Under: Legislative Action, News of the Firm, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: North Carolina, North Carolina Workers' Compensation, Recognition, Union, Unions, Valerie Johnson

January 17, 2010 By nicole

Recent Fourth Circuit labor and employment decisions

The Fourth Circuit has published opinions in three labor and employment cases in recent weeks. The first case, Sepulveda v. Allen Family Foods, Inc., concerned a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action that was brought on behalf of a class of current and former employees of a chicken processing plant. The employees claimed, among other things, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Case Commentary, Collective Action, Concerted Activity, FLSA, Fourth Circuit, NLRB, Retaliation, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Union, Wage and Hour

September 30, 2009 By nicole

Study shows that unions help make family-friendly workplaces

“Family-Friendly Workplaces: Do Unions Make a Difference?,” written by Jennifer MacGillvary of the Labor Center at the University of California-Berkeley and Netsy Firestein of the Labor Project for Working Families, concludes the unions lead to workplaces that, through policy and practice, promote a healthy and viable balance between work life and home life. Significantly, the study […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Health Care, Study, Union

September 24, 2009 By nicole

USW workers ratify Goodyear contract

The United Steelworkers (USW) announced that workers overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year agreement covering about 10,000 union members at seven Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plants, including the plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The new pact provides job security and maintains quality, affordable health care for the union members. It also provides for a commitment by Goodyear […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Contract, Goodyear, Health Care, Union, USW

September 8, 2009 By nicole

Study shows that low wage workers are subject to a host of employment and labor law violations

A new study, “Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers,” shows that employers routinely violate the employment rights  of low wage workers, with frequent violations of the wage and hour laws, workers’ compensation laws, and anti-retaliation protections. (The summary of the original study is here.) Here are some of the startling findings: 68 percent of the workers interviewed had […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Minimum Wage, Overtime, Retaliation, Union, Wage and Hour

July 1, 2009 By nicole

Another serious labor violation

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the granting of some injunctive relief to remedy very serious labor violations by a mining company in NLRB v. Spartan Mining Company. The company had illegally discriminated against members of the United Mine Workers.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Case Commentary, Fourth Circuit, UMWA, Union

June 12, 2009 By nicole Leave a Comment

Fourth Circuit affirms decision for union

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s decision for the union  in United Steelworkers, Local 850L v. Continental Tire. The Court agreed with the union that the dispute over pension and health benefits had to submitted to arbitration.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Arbitration, Fourth Circuit, Michael Okun, Results, Union

June 20, 2008 By nicole

Valerie speaks at 2008 AFL-CIO LCC conference on protecting injured workers

Valerie Johnson spoke at the 2008 Annual Conference of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (LCC), which was held in Seattle.  Valerie’s talk was part of a session concerning health and safety for workers. She presented a paper, written with Narendra Ghosh, titled “How Can Unions Protect Injured Workers?” Summary: This paper discusses some common problems faced […]

Filed Under: News of the Firm, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Articles, Case Commentary, FMLA, LCC, Narendra Ghosh, OSHA, Presentation, Retaliation, Union, Valerie Johnson

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