McCaskill Seeks GAO Review of Postal Service’s Ability to Meet Delivery Standards

Senator to top federal watchdog: ‘fixing these programs starts with a firm understanding of the facts’ Press Release – Wednesday, July 1, 2015 WASHINGTON – In an effort to better understand the ability of the Postal Service to meet stated delivery times, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is requesting that the federal government’s top watchdog review…

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Third Circuit Expands Interpretation of Employers’ Obligations Regarding FMLA Certifications

The Third Circuit revived a Family Medical Leave Act suit against a Pennsylvania hospital network that denied a former employee’s leave request because of an allegedly invalid medical certification, finding the worker should have had a chance to fix problems with the certification. By Matthew C. Lonergan – July 2, 2015 In Deborah Hansler v….

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Statement by NLRB Chairman Pearce on 80th Anniversary of the NLRA

Office of Public Affairs – July 2, 2015 202-273-1991 publicinfo@nlrb.gov www.nlrb.gov In the eighty years since the National Labor Relations Act was enacted, the workplace has changed in ways that President Roosevelt never could have imagined when he declared that the goal of the law was “common justice and economic advance” for all. Yet his…

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