College resident assistants are almost constantly on call, overseeing dorm full of fellow undergraduate students, enforcing university rules about alcohol and parties and settling midnight quarrels and crises. These upperclassmen usually are working in exchange for having their room and ...

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Labor and employment attorneys are taking special notice of a recent memorandum issued by the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board that requires regional officers to seek guidance from the board’s Division of Advice before proceeding on a broad array of matters.

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Labor regulators are trying once again to streamline the process in which workers decide whether to join labor unions, a move sure to reignite the bitter debate between union advocates and employers that seek to discourage workers from unionizing.

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WASHINGTON — Federal officials filed a formal complaint Wednesday charging that Wal-Mart violated the rights of workers who took part in protests and strikes against the company. The National Labor Relations Board says Wal-Mart illegally fired, disciplined or threatened more ...

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General counsel in secure positions at companies sometimes have no clear path to rise.

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A few government and politics headlines for Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s latest nominees for the National Labor Relations Board are seeking to assure senators they can be fair and impartial in referring business-labor disputes, despite backgrounds that include advocating for unions. Nancy Schiffer and Kdent Hirozawa ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — A third federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Barack Obama’s recess appointments of three National Labor Relations Board members was unconstitutional. A divided three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals joined federal appeals ...

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WASHINGTON — In another blow to the nation’s dwindling labor unions, an appeals court on Tuesday struck down a federal rule that would have required millions of businesses to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a ...

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WASHINGTON — The House on Friday passed a bill to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from conducting much of its business until a dispute over the president’s recess appointments is resolved. The Republican-backed measure, approved on a 219-209 vote ...

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