The Chamber Beat talks to Michael Lotito about labor and workplace updates nationally and in Tennessee, including discussion of proposed legislation in that state that would protect the secret ballot vote in union elections on taxpayer-funded projects.
Kathryn Siegel weighs in on the NLRB’s December ruling in Thryv Inc., which holds employers liable for the "direct or foreseeable" consequences of NLRA violations, such as the loss of a car because a fired worker can't make payments.
Antonio Pedrajas weighs in on a proposed four-day work week in Spain, noting that nothing imposes a weekly day necessarily distributed in five or six days of work.
While the battle over the FTC's proposed ban on noncompete clauses intensifies, Melissa McDonagh says businesses should consider having a backup plan if the rule goes into effect as proposed by the FTC.
