Late last week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law legislation repealing the state's right-to-work law, which was enacted in 2012. Right-to-work laws allow for voluntary unionism by prohibiting the conditioning of employment on joining or paying fees to a labor union.
Michigan Repeals Right to Work Law. OFCCP’s Yang Departs for White House. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions advanced the nominations of Jessica Looman to serve as administrator of the DOL's Wage and Hour Division. NLRB Debuts Know Your Rights Initiative.
March 10, 2023, marked Marty Walsh's last day as U.S. secretary of labor. The duties of the secretary are now being handled by Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su.
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