Bruce Cross
Changes to Labor Laws Look Big After PRO Act (Bruce Cross Commentary)
The Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, or PRO Act, has greater potential than any other recent legislation to impact all labor-dependent businesses. read more >
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Furlough or Layoff? (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
I had always considered a layoff to be a temporary response to a decrease in demand for a particular company’s goods or services — exactly what an area company in question called a furlough. read more >
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Shifting Labor Rules Keep Arkansas Attorneys Busy
Arkansas labor and employment attorneys are keeping an eye on challenges to the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rules as well as a bill that would amend the Minimum Wage Act in Arkansas. read more >
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Chamber-Backed Marijuana Bill Awaiting Governor’s Signature
A bill backed by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce to amend the state's new medical marijuana law has passed both houses and needs the governor's signature to become law. read more >
Update: State Chamber Behind Bill to Clarify Workplace Terms of Marijuana Law
A bill backed by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce to amend the state's new medical marijuana law was filed Monday by state Rep. Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock. read more >
State Chamber Drafting Bill to Clarify Marijuana Law for Employers
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus of Little Rock are working on legislation to clarify elements of the state's new medical marijuana law. read more >
Stay the Course Despite Overtime Injunction, LR Employment Lawyers Advise
Local employment lawyers are advising their clients to proceed with any plans they made for implementing change in the U.S. Department of Labor's overtime rules, even though a federal judge in Texas has issued an injunction preventing the rule from taking effect as planned on Dec. 1. read more >
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Pot Talk: Burning Questions From Employers About Legalization (Commentary)
If passed, ballot initiatives supporting the legalization of marijuana for medical use should prompt employers to address the complex workplace issues that would inevitably arise. read more >
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Suit Challenges Rule on Anti-Union Activities
Little Rock was a magnet for representatives from law firms around the country last week when U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker heard arguments in the first federal lawsuit attempting to stop the Obama administration’s new “persuader rule” concerning anti-union activities. read more >
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