Employment Newsletters

The Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Labor Unions - Restrictions on Picketing and Leafleting

The National Labor Standards Act (NLRA), which imposes certain restrictions on union activity and prohibits unfair labor practices by both employers and unions, recognizes different types of picketing and places restrictions on certain types of picketing.

Unemployment Insurance -- Financing -- Reserve Funds

A recent trend in the management of state unemployment insurance programs is the establishment of special accounts known as reserve funds. Reserve funds are the product of the desire to expand the services offered by state unemployment insurance programs as well as the long-term financial stability that some state unemployment accounts enjoy. The result is a cost-effective and low-risk way of improving the lives and the prospects of those individuals facing unemployment.

The Office of Labor Management Standards

In 1959, Congress passed the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to make sure that labor unions met certain fiscal responsibility standards and to guarantee that unions would incorporate democratic principles into their governing structures. Congress created the Bureau of Labor-Management Reports, which in 1963 became the Labor-Management Services Administration, to administer the LMRDA. In 1984, the Labor-Management Services Administration became known as the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS).

OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

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