On March 6, 2020, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Labor-Management Standards published a final rule establishing a Form T-1, Trust Annual Report, which requires annual reporting on financial information pertinent to “trusts in which a labor organization is interested.” The DOL believes this information has largely gone unreported despite the significant impact such ... Read More ›
On May 30, 2019, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Labor-Management Standards published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish a Form T-1 to require annual reporting on financial information pertinent to “trusts in which a labor organization is interested.” The DOL is proposing this form because it believes this information has largely gone ... Read More ›
On March 1, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that agency fee objectors (“fair share members”) cannot be compelled to pay for union lobbying expenses. The NLRB held that lobbying activity is not part of the union’s representational function, and therefore lobbying expenses are not chargeable to such nonmembers. Furthermore, a union must ... Read More ›