Third Circuit rules recess appointment of former NLRB member Craig Becker was invalid
May 17th, 2013
In yet another blow to the authority of the embattled NLRB, a divided Third Circuit ruled the recess appointment of former NLRB member Craig Becker was invalid; thus, a three-member panel comprised in part of Becker was improperly constituted when it denied reconsideration of a Board order finding the employer unlawfully refused to bargain with [Read more...]
Nearly three in 10 employers plan to hire seasonal workers this summer, according to annual forecast
May 17th, 2013
Seasonal hiring expectations this summer mark a continued improvement over the years immediately following the recession, according to CareerBuilder’s annual Summer Jobs Forecast. Nearly three in 10 employers (29 percent) report they plan to hire seasonal workers this summer. While unchanged from 2012, the number is significantly up from an average of 21 percent from [Read more...]
Citing 9 percent drop in caseload, Republicans call for hearing on Board’s FY 2014 budget request
May 16th, 2013
Republican members of the Senate HELP Committee want a hearing on the NLRB’s 2014 budget request seeking an increase in funding for hiring when the agency’s caseload “has dropped almost 9 percent,” the senators say.
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the HELP Committee, along with 13 other Republican senators, sent a letter [Read more...]
Annual survey of state and local government workers finds top concern is staff development as improving economy hastens retirements
May 16th, 2013
As local and state government workers head for the exits, human resources managers say their top concern is staff development. State and Local Government Workforce: 2013 Trends, the annual survey conducted by the Center for State and Local Government Excellence and the International Public Management Association for Human Resources of human resource professionals, finds that [Read more...]
President moves to understand and narrow gender pay gap among federal employees
May 15th, 2013
Stating that the federal government, as the nation’s largest employer, “has a special responsibility to act as a model employer,” President Barack Obama issued a memorandum to the executive heads of departments and agencies outlining his strategy for better understanding how administrative practices affect compensation of similarly situated male and female employees and to advance [Read more...]
