We advise clients with respect to union - related matters, serving as primary spokespersons in labor negotiations and providing counsel concerning the negotiation, interpretation and
administration of labor contracts.
Not exact matches
Instead, we had the Secretary
of the Treasury wringing his hands over the power
of their
contracts, while others within the
Administration were cavalierly dismissing the importance
of the existing
labor contracts in the auto industry.
Weldon J. Rougeau, a long - time civil rights activist, has considered the issue
of diversity from many perspectives — as director
of the office
of federal
contract compliance programs at the U.S. Department
of Labor during the Carter
administration, as president
of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and even as a prisoner for 78 days (58
of them in solitary confinement) in a Baton Rouge, La., jail cell when he was a student activist.
The Obama
administration directive gave regulators at the
Labor Department's Office
of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs more tools to determine if companies with federal
contracts were violating equal pay law.
That concern echoes the assessment
of DiNapoli's New York City counterpart, Comptroller Scott Stringer, who recently called the
contracts the «Achilles heel»
of the de Blasio
administration, and said budget chaos will ensue if the mayor doesn't reach agreements with the city's
labor unions by the end
of June.
The union's rank - and - file last year initially voted down a
labor agreement forged between PEF's leadership and the
administration, leading Cuomo to threaten mass layoffs
of state workers unless a second, revenue - neutral
contract was approved.
With every city municipal
labor contract having expired during the Bloomberg
administration, unions are expecting new
contracts and significant amounts
of retroactive pay.
In the midst
of a worsening feud with two
of its police unions, the de Blasio
administration announced Thursday night that it has finalized a
labor contract with a third.
He served as an assistant corporation counsel in the
administration of Mayor James Sottile and before that worked as a
labor attorney representing Kingston's Police Benevolent Association in
contract talks with city.
Off - topic questions included the mayor's proposed budget and the potential cost
of open
labor contracts, a timeline for settling the open
labor contracts, the Build it Back program, the
administration's «comprehensive review»
of the city's Sandy recovery efforts, release
of Bishop Findlayter's arrest report, the mayor's September promise to visit a carriage horse stable before acting on his pledge to ban carriage horses and the
administration's community development block grant application.
As a result, the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2015 Executive Budget, for the first time, paints an accurate picture
of the cost
of a
labor settlement, following years during the previous
administration in which
contracts remained open and unresolved.
The City University
of New York's faculty union promised to hold Governor Andrew Cuomo to a commitment by his budget director on Thursday that the
administration will «address» funding its expired
labor contracts once a deal is reached between the union and the university.
He also counsels clients in connection with all aspects
of labor / management relations and
contract administration.
We have litigated numerous matters before the Secretary
of Labor,
Labor Standards
Administration, California and New York
Labor Commissioners and state and federal courts involving California and New York State Prevailing Wage Laws, the Davis - Bacon Act, the
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, the Fitzgerald Act and related laws and regulations.
Our lawyers represent private and public employers in employment litigation, traditional
labor law, wage / hour issues, competition - related litigation, immigration matters, workers» compensation proceedings, and administrative proceedings before the U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and various state agen
labor law, wage / hour issues, competition - related litigation, immigration matters, workers» compensation proceedings, and administrative proceedings before the U.S. Department
of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and various state agen
Labor, Department
of Homeland Security, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National
Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and various state agen
Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office
of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and various state agencies.
OBJECTIVE Expect to begin an entry - level position in the Human Resource department and gain experience in the functions
of labor contract,
administration, employment, recruitment, compensation, benefit programs, training programs and performance management.
Excellent knowledge
of accounting, finance, economics, procurement,
contract administration and
labor legislation
Provide HR direction, consultation, advice and support to managers and supervisors regarding performance management, employee relations,
labor relations, compensation
administration, policy
administration, benefits
administration and union
contract interpretation, with an employee headcount population
of 3000 employees.
Director
of Human Resources / HR Consultant — Professional Duties & Responsibilities Oversee the planning, direction, and management
of all HR - related activities including staff recruiting, candidate tracking, personnel screening and testing, and hiring processes in accordance with Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment regulations Support senior management to develop and maintain personnel policy and ensure compliance with all standards, authoring and implementing new policies and procedures as needed along with creating HR procedure manual Serve as lead analyst for compensation reviews, performance and pay - scale benchmarking, market studies, and salary structure decisions, also creating organizational / staff planning charts for all departments and all positions Create and deliver firm - wide staff new - hire orientation, training and development programs, and performance evaluations utilizing a competency - based appraisal system which leads to focused training and development programs based on common and individual areas
of performance deficiency Manage all aspects
of workers compensation and unemployment claims on behalf
of employer, attending hearings and participating actively in all related meetings Hold responsibility for all benefit negotiations,
administration, and plan reviews, promoting compliance with and effective execution
of IRS / DOL regulations, ERISA, HIPPA, and all audit - related processes Implement and sustain safety programs while performing regular safety - policy trend analyses to identify critical issues, developing corrective action plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult with management regarding employee - and
labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation agreements with worker representatives within the provisions
of any applicable
contract Provide relevant guidance and
administration to the development
of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships with all related brokers and vendors