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H1N1 VIRUS

– ADA application in an influenza pandemic, CRS report, 1735
– Health care employees, preparedness for

– – ADA, EEOC issues technical assistance on keeping compliance, 764
– – Airlines, AFA requests emergency order requiring preventive steps from FAA, 719
– – CNA/NNOC holds one-day strike at Catholic hospitals over “poor readiness,” 1664
– – Face masks, Cal.-OSHA probes CNA complaint that hospital lacks, 1186
– – Fit-tested N95 respirators

– – – Cal. issues 25M, 1733
– – – Surgical masks, Inst. of Med. urges respirators instead of, 1427; CDC revised guidance urges respirators, 1687

– – Guidance issued by DOL, DOC, DHS and HHS, 1383
– – Hospitals' ill-preparedness risk nurses' health, CNA survey, 1350; 1426
– – Protection measures, OSHA, NIOSH, CDC meet with unions to discuss, 1268
– – State health departments disregarding CDC guidance, SEIU preliminary analysis, Colo. and Ariz. defend actions, 819
– – Vaccination

– – – EMS and health care workers identified by CDC for first round, summary, 1268; federal officials reiterate need for, hearing, 1603
– – – LMRA, hospital that unilaterally imposed policy without bargaining with WSNA violated (W.D. Wash.), 1592
– – – Mandatory policies implemented, health unions oppose, flu shots urged, guidance issued, Special Report, 1650
– – – N.Y. gov. suspends mandatory requirement, 1733

HANDBILLING

– First Amend., N.J. sign ordinance banning union from displaying inflatable rat to protest use of nonunion contractor violates First Amend., conviction of IBEW Local 269 official overturned (N.J.), 245
– UFCW, dispute ends after employer withdraws its exception to ALJ 2001 decision and NLRB adopts ALJ's findings and conclusions, 1421

HARASSMENT

– Organizing and union activity, employer opposition, workers routinely subjected to threats, harassment, surveillance, EPI report, 869; Chamber of Commerce report criticizes union arguments that push for labor law changes, 1653
– Racial

See RACIAL HARASSMENT

– Sexual

See SEXUAL HARASSMENT

HAWAII

– Card check, House and Senate pass bill similar to EFCA, gov. expected to veto, 782; House and Senate override veto, 1195
– Governor, Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) announces intention to run in 2010, 855
– Health insurance, mandate increased coverage as employers responded by hiring part-time workers, report, 1116
– Prevailing wage legislation enacted, 299

HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS

– High-containment labs, single agency needed to develop safety training standards and strategic evaluation, GAO report, 1560
– Injury logs, OSHA to launch recordkeeping emphasis program in Aug., 1225; OSHA launches program, 1602
– Inspections, OSHA plans to inspect high-hazard site-specific workplaces, 980; manufacturing sites and nursing homes included in Site-Specific Targeting (SST) program, 1426

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

– Accidental chemical release reporting regulation, CSB seeks comments on establishing, 1068
– Acetylene standard, OSHA publishes final rule updating references, 1351
– Asbestos

See ASBESTOS

– Chromium VI, OSHA proposes fines against metal firm for failing to monitor permissible exposure limits, 1526
– Combustible dust materials and/or flammable liquids

– – Citations issued by OSHA following inspections in Ala., Fla., Ga., Miss., 1104
– – Explosions and fire at sugar refinery preventable, CSB report finds, 1560
– – MSDS inaccuracies, studies point to, globally harmonized system proposal challenged, Analysis, 143 et seq.
– – OSHA regulations

– – – Advance notice of proposed rulemaking published, 1727
– – – Legislation

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 849

– – Rulemaking, OSHA plans to publish advanced notice, Solis says, 733

– Crystalline silica, DOL semiannual regulatory agenda, 787
– Diacetyl

– – Cal. Div. OSH Act proposes to regulate workers' exposure to, 1608
– – OSHA seeks comments on rule addressing occupational exposure to food additive used in butter flavoring and linked to bronchiolitis obliterans, 179; OSHA withdraws rule to facilitate opening of small business advocacy review panel, 450; OSHA convenes small business panel to review draft proposed rule, 693; DOL semiannual regulatory agenda, 787; panel urges exemption of naturally occurring diacetyl from rule, 1148

– EEOICPA programs, DOL pays over $4.8B in pay and medical benefits to atomic claimants, 890
– Flammable liquids

See Combustible dust materials and/or flammable liquids, this heading

– Formaldehyde exposure increases cancer risk for industrial workers, study, 903
– Globally Harmonized Sys. of Classification and Labeling of Chems.

– – Chemical labeling, OSHA rule sent to OMB regulatory office for review, 902; OSHA proposes rule to align with hazard communication standard, 1604
– – Combustible dust materials and flammable liquids, studies point to MSDS inaccuracies, Analysis, 143 et seq.

– Hexavalent chromium

– – Full ban unlikely, substitution urged when possible, OSHA official says, 1641
– – NIOSH criteria document urges exposure risk limit to compound be cut, 215
– – Permissible exposure limit (PEL), challenge to OSHA standard by PCHRG, USW and utility firm denied (3d Cir.), 370

– Lead

– – Composite manufacturer, OSHA fines for alleged violations of federal standards to protect workers against exposure, 1305
– – Paint exposure, OSHRC issues opinion affirming ALJ finding, assessed penalty cut, 650

– Methylene chloride standard, DOL semiannual regulatory agenda, 786
– MSHA

– – Continuous personal dust monitor, MSHA and NIOSH allowed to approve CPDM under proposed rule, 142; hearing will be held in July, In Brief, 981; witnesses tell MSHA to keep CPDM durable and user-friendly, 1149; data in measuring miners' exposure to dust sought, 1688
– – DOL semiannual regulatory agenda, 786

– Nanotechnology

– – Nanoparticle exposure linked to human toxicity in clinical study, but NIOSH questions findings, 1384
– – Proactive risk management to combat work exposure, NIOSH urges, 1383

– 9/11 health monitoring and compensation program

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 847, S 1334

– Process safety management (PSM) standard, compliance, OSHA to launch national emphasis program (NEP), impact discussed, 939; OSHA works on compliance directive to address process safety hazards posed by reactive chemicals, 1559
– Radiation exposure, particle accelerators, OSHA guidance, In Brief, 1728
– Soil fumigant pesticides, coalition asks EPA to reconsider decision allowing use, 1024
– Toxic substances and hazardous chemical exposures, DOL drops risk assessment rule proposed by former Sec'y Chao, 1425

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (HHS)

– ANA, claim that HHS unlawfully failed to ensure compliance with staffing requirement and delegated authority to private party rejected (D.D.C.), 208
– Appropriations

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2918, HR 3288

– Conscience laws, protections for health care workers with religious or moral objections to health care services issued, final rule issued, 19; Conn. AG says HHS rule unlawful and unconstitutional (D. Conn), 123; HHS proposes to rescind law, 397
– FY2010 budget, House Appropriations Comm. approves $13.2B package, 1174; House panel considers $104.5B request, priorities include worker protections, green job training, accountability and transparency, 763; White House proposes $104.5B budget, summary, 790; House Appropriations panel approves $13.2B package, 1133; Senate panel approves $163.1B, markup slated for July 30, 1214
– GINA, proposed rules issued to modify HIPAA privacy rule, 1585
– Swine flu (H1N1), guidance issued, 1383

HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS

See EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

– Aerosol transmissible diseases standard, Cal/OSHA Bd. approves, 860; hearing held, compliance deadline Aug. 5, 1186; Cal. Office of Admin. Law approves standard, 1187
– Am. Indus. Hygiene Ass'n urges OSHA to cut PEL for occupational noise, 735
– Assisted living

See ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES (ALFs)

– CNA/NNOC and SEIU reach agreement to jointly organize and bargain, 472
– Conscience laws, HHS issues final rule to enhance protections for health care workers with religious or moral objections to health care services, 19; Conn. AG says HHS rule unlawful and unconstitutional (D. Conn), 123; HHS proposes to rescind law, 397
– HMOs

See HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs)

– Home care

See HOME HEALTH CARE

– Hosp. Houskeeping, NUHW certified as bargaining agent, 1627
– Hospitals

See HOSPITALS

– Insurance

See HEALTH INSURANCE

– Magnolia Woods agrees to pay over $318K in penalties and back wages for FLSA violations, 1338
– Nurses

See NURSES

– Nursing homes

See NURSING HOMES

– Pandemic influenza

See INFLUENZA

– Pay hike, growth in health care could improve living standards, House panel told, 537
– Pharmacies

See PHARMACIES

– Physicians

See PHYSICIANS

– Safe patient handling

– – Nurse-to-patient staffing ratio

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2273, S 1031

– – OSHA standard

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2381, S 1788

– SEIU, pacts with

See SERVICE EMPLOYEES (SEIU)

– Swine flu (H1N1)

See generally H1N1 VIRUS

– Training grants

– – Automotive communities will get $25M, White House task force says, In Brief, 1176
– – ETA solicits applications for $220M, 1175
– – Stimulus funds could retool workforce system for technology, health care and green jobs, former Pres. Clinton and Solis say, 454

HEALTH INSURANCE

– Access for All America Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1296

– Business size as factor for coverage, BLS, 1601
– Cadillac plans, one-third would be affected by excise tax by 2019, JCT analysis, 1716
– Chamber of Commerce releases report, intends to work with policymakers on recommendations, 1156
– CHIP Reauthorization Act, expansion of S-CHIP program amends ERISA to allow coordination with employer-provided plans, 243
– COBRA

See CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

– Costs

– – Casino violated NLRA §8(a)(5) by hiking costs before negotiating with union, UAW files ULP charges (NLRB), 164
– – Eligibility audits, more employers conducting to cut costs, IFEBP survey, 341
– – Global competitors, U.S. firms hampered by cost and performance of U.S. health care system, report, 458
– – Real income growth, half could end up on spending, even if rate slows, analysis, 1491
– – Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey, 2010 forecast, In Brief, 1392
– – Shifting costs to employees expected in 2010, survey, 1491
– – Strategies for managing plans during challenging economy, consultants offer 7 cost-saving tips, 1191
– – Towers Perrin says costs expected to rise 7% in 2010, 1654
– – Wages, effect of employer-paid costs ignored, Soc. Sec. Bd. head says, 1313

– Domestic partners

– – Designated beneficiary agreement for unmarried people, Colo. gov. signs bill, 657
– – Large firms offering benefits, report, 303

– EEOICPA programs, DOL pays over $4.8B in pay and medical benefits to atomic claimants, 890
– Family-friendly policies, unionization has positive impact, except in flexible work arrangements, report, 1197
– GINA, interim final rules issued, comments sought, 1585
– Ill., temporary labor services may seek state-subsidized insurance for employees' children, 1388
– Labor Outlook 2009, SplSupp (01/29/09)
– Massachusetts

– – Privacy and data security laws and regulations effective March 1, 2010, attorney says, conference, 1647
– – Public funds, state spent $794M for employed individuals in 2008, officials say, 580; spending distribution unchanged from 2005-2007, study, 622

– National Labor Coordinating Comm. (NLCC) members meet with Obama to discuss EFCA (HR 1409, S 560), health care and the economy, 1125
– N.Y.C. retail workers receive low wages and limited health benefits, study, 41
– 9/11 health monitoring and compensation program

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 847, S 1334

– Older workers, EBRI says most aged 55 to 64 have coverage, In Brief, 1322
– Pay or play

– – Cal., San Francisco's pay or play ordinance, ERISA does not preempt (9th Cir., petition for rehearing en banc denied), 400; (U.S., application for stay denied), 510; employers adapting to pay or play requirement, grappling with taxes and payment options, legal challenges continue, Analysis and Perspective, 904; ERISA Indus. Comm. (ERIC) and Natl. Bus. Group on Health (NBGH) file amicus curiae brief (U.S., petition filed), 1178; (U.S., solicitor general's brief filed), 1596
– – Chamber of Commerce Labor Day briefing, officials reiterate opposition, 1432
– – EPI report says premiums should even out across sectors, urges pay or play scheme, 1273

– Premiums

– – Cost projections, employer-sponsored plans expected to double by 2020, report, 1390
– – Fraud, Cal. Dep't of Managed Health (DMHC) shuts down CMA for allegedly pocketing premiums, 1127
– – Kaiser Family Foundation, 21% of firms likely to raise, survey, 1534
– – Pay or play scheme urged, premiums should even out across sectors, EPI report, 1273
– – Starbucks CEO announces hike, 1312

– Prescription benefits

See PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS

– Racial and ethnic disparities, issue brief details how better data and strategies needed to reduce, 699
– Reduced work hours, Marriott Intl. continues benefits for full-time employees working, 1127
– Reform

– – Advertising and grassroots campaign

– – – Chamber of Commerce launches in five states, In Brief, 1229
– – – Labor and advocacy coalition will spend $82M, 886; grassroots campaign will be launched during congressional recess, In Brief, 1288; plans to pass bill outlined, Labor Day briefing, 1433
– – – Single-payer health care system, union leaders form new group to launch, conference, 147

– – AFL-CIO

See AFL-CIO

– – America's Affordable Health Choices Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3200

– – Am.'s Agenda offers recommendations, urges targeting “low-hanging fruit” first, 986
– – BCTD urges bill include mandatory participation, penalize noncompliance, close independent contractor loopholes, avoid harming Taft-Hartley, 906
– – Corporate benefit executives, priorities polled, survey, 1076
– – Cost controls and economic improvement

– – – AFL-CIO Pres. offers proposals to government, conference, 216
– – – Employers will cut jobs, benefits, hike prices if bill increases, survey, 1533
– – – Hewitt Assocs. report offers cost-cutting tips, 1533

– – Discrimination, civil rights leader says employer mandate would inadvertently promote, 1314
– – Employer-sponsored

– – – Benefit taxation, witnesses oppose capping or eliminating current tax exclusion, Ways and Means panel, 743; Baucus (D-Mont.) rules out repeal of tax exclusion, finance options, savings, ways to modify law discussed, 765; Natl. Bus. Group on Health say taxing benefits “boggles the mind,” 826; proposals to limit the tax exclusion controversial and complex, CRS report, 1197
– – – Employee benefits report, BLS, Mar. 2009, 1265
– – – Hawaii's mandate hiked coverage as employers responded by hiring part-time workers, report, 1116
– – – Opposition to public plans, agent and broker alliance lobby on Capitol Hill to protect and improve private plans, 1192
– – – Premiums projected to nearly double by 2020, report finds, 1390
– – – Strengths of system, reform should be based on, Am. Benefits Coun. representative says, 148

– – Kaiser coordination model

– – – Integrated care based on model should be built into overhaul, AFL-CIO Sweeney says, forum, 1224
– – – MIT professor explains success of model, forum, 1223

– – Large employers

– – – Challenges, employers will “move away” from sponsoring plans, support universal coverage, will address chronic health care, survey, 495
– – – Current proposals “on the table” opposed, survey, 457
– – – Support, advisers offer tips for winning, Analysis and Perspective, 1188

– – Legislation will impact changes to “qualified” plans, mandates, penalties, taxes, subsidies for low-income employees, conference, 1647
– – Manufacturing recovery, congressional policy decisions could impact global competitiveness, NAM says, 1434
– – Obama hopes for enactment of bill by end of year, White House summit, 413; cost-shifting to cover unpaid costs for uninsured and underinsured individuals addressed, House panel hearing, 436; legislation will be considered in early June, Baucus (D-Mont.) and Kennedy (D-Mass.) tell Pres., 638; Andrews (D-N.J.) says recommendations incomplete on how to pay for insurance, 680; Obama meets with innovative private-sector employers to discuss plans, 757; changes would improve standard of living, lower federal deficit, cut unemployment rate, increase labor supply, CEA report, 888; House Democrats framework includes mandates and new rules, TriCaucus offers priorities, GOP requests hearings, 928; House Comm. draft bill includes universal employer-provided coverage, public plan option, low-income subsidies, ERISA, Senate close to agreement, Special Report, 1030; HELP Comm. continues mark up, employer mandates being considered, Senators reject amendment allowing importation of prescription drugs, 1048; GOP raises cost concerns, Chamber of Commerce opposes employer mandate, AFL-CIO supports pay-or-play plan, Ways and Means hearing, 1049; HHS Sec'y says Obama favors limiting deductions, but concerned about taxing employer-sponsored benefits, 1072; Senate Democrats unlikely to pass bill by Aug. recess, House expected to pass bill before recess, 1088; Obama opposes taxing value of employer-provided insurance, 1108; Wal-Mart and SEIU support employer mandates, 1109; business groups' threaten to walk away if their concerns are not met, costs discussed, 1110; changes in employer-sponsored plan could impact, CBO brief, 1198; employer mandate proposals, policy brief examines pros, cons in House, Senate bills, 1389; Obama's Labor Day speech asks organized labor to help pass bill, 1431; Obama addresses Congress, stresses key provisions for bill inclusion, reiterates desire for public plan option, 1462; Obama vows to include public option in bill, AFL-CIO convention, 1479; House bill, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3200
– – Play or pay allows no employer opt-out, less cost control, more oversight and regulatory burdens, consultant predicts, 1227
– – Public option working in San Francisco, mayor and AFL-CIO president say, 1386; Trumka says labor will challenge Democrats who fail to support, 1436
– – Recession, employers' recovery concerns tied to fears about health costs, survey, 1116
– – Senate Fin. Comm. bill markup will be delayed as costs are pared down, 963; Senate Democrats unlikely to pass bill by Aug. recess, 1030; Fin. Comm. Democrats open to compromise, Reid (D-Nev.) plans to combine Fin. and HELP bills over recess, 1213; Fin. Comm. Democrats will try to get bipartisan support and work on bill during Aug., 1247; Senate HELP Comm. considers draft bill (Affordable Health Choices Act), elements highlighted, 1352 et seq.; Baucus (D-Mont.) unveils $856B proposal, Am.'s Healthy Future Act, 1462; Fin. Comm. continues markup of bill, Baucus expects floor action by Sept. 28, Special Report, 1531; Fin. Comm. rejects two amendments to include public plan option in bill, 1549; markup completed, final vote expected by Oct. 8 pending CBO cost estimate, 1583; Fin. Comm. approves bill, AHIP report warns of cost hikes, 1619; Harkin (D-Iowa) says bill with public option should be ready by end of year, 1672; Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Snowe (R-Maine) will not vote for bill with public option, 1713
– – Solis urges overhaul, loss of health insurance key issue for jobless, families, conferees told, 984
– – State education campaign launched to inform public and urge Congress to act, 149
– – Strategies for managing plans during challenging economy, consultants offer 7 cost-saving tips, 1191
– – UAPD urges public option and quality coverage, survey, 1610
– – Wages, effect of employer-paid costs ignored, Soc. Sec. Bd. head says, 1313
– – Workforce development, innovation components required to make public investments pay off, forum, 1223

– Retirees

See RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS

– Single-payer system

– – CNA study says adopting plan would create 2.6M of jobs and improve health care, 150
– – Grassroots campaign, union leaders meet to form new group to launch, conference, 147
– – Universal coverage, AFL-CIO delegates endorse resolution urging Congress to enact, convention, 1479

– Small firms, impact of employer healthcare mandate highlighted, 223
– Spending by U.S. workers declining as costs rise, study, 74
– Uninsured working families, 2007-2008 data, report, 419
– U.S. workers' health declines between 2002-08, practices to help promote urged, report, 1567
– Voluntary and involuntary unpaid leave, furloughs impact on eligibility, Analysis and Perspective, 941 et seq.

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA)

– GINA, HHS issues proposed rules to modify privacy rule, 1585
– Privacy and data security, ARRA Health Info. Tech. for Econ. and Clinical Health Act changes, conference, 1647

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs)

– Kaiser Permanente

– – Identity theft, security breach traced to UHW-W offices, officials confirm, 351
– – Job cuts in Cal. announced, separation incentives offered, 1332
– – Ore. Fed'n of Nurses and Prof'ls placed under temporary administratorship for violating union constitution, 1126
– – Representation election, NUHW files petition filed with NLRB, 358; NLRB Oak. Reg'l director dismisses petition, 591
– – Securitas Sec. Servs., Kaiser decision to give security contract to more union-friendly firm hailed by SEIU, 162; Securitas and SEIU ratify pact, 1208

HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL

See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND ALLIED EMPLOYEES (HPAE)

– Locals 5004, 5030, 5105, 5118, 5138, 5147, 5185, 5186, two N.J. hospitals reject pacts and hire temporary replacements, pacts ratified with six hospitals, 924; Local 5004 ratifies pact with Englewood Hosp., 962; Local 5185 ratifies pact with Bayonne Med. Ctr., 1004

HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS (HRAs)

– Health risk assessment requirement potential ADA violation, EEOC says, 1649

HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (HSAs)

– Employer comparable contributions, IRS releases final rules providing guidance, In Brief, 1414

HEALTHCARE WORKERS (NUHW)

– Bank of Am., NUHW files complaint with NLRB Reg. 32 questioning SEIU financial ties to, 1001
– Cal. hospitals and nursing homes, 64 petitions for representation elections filed with NLRB, 194; elections postponed until NLRB probes ULP charges filed by SEIU Intl. Union against UHW-W, 309; SEIU files ULP charges, 474; for further action, see specific hospitals or health care facilities, this heading
– Cal.'s In-Home Supportive Servs.

– – Pay cuts, SEIU and NUHW challenge whether proposed cuts violate ARRA terms, 758; preliminary injunction granted halting pay cuts (N.D. Cal.), 1041; emergency stay of preliminary injunction enjoining Cal. from implementing pay cuts denied (9th Cir.), 1179; Fresno County's request for dismissal rejected (N.D. Cal.), 1717
– – Representation election, Fresno County in-home supportive services file petition seeking election to end ties with SEIU Local 250 and join NUHW, 396; workers will vote for either NUHW or UHW-W representation, 672; UHW-W elected, NUHW plans to challenge, 1001; Cal. Dep't of Indus. Rels. certifies UHW-W, 1171

– Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) hospitals, petition filed with NLRB to represent workers, 235; NLRB S.F. Reg'l director dismisses petition, 473
– Convention, interim officers elected, constitution and bylaws adopted, 672
– Doctors Med. Ctr., caregivers elect NUHW over SEIU, UHW protests decision to hold election, 844
– ERISA, SEIU may sue NUHW for fiduciary breach alleging it diverted union benefit funds to establish itself as rival union (N.D. Cal.), 969
– Hosp. Houskeeping, NUHW certified as bargaining agent, 1627
– Kaiser Permanente

– – Representation election, petition filed with NLRB, 358; NLRB Oak. Reg'l director dismisses petition, 591
– – Security breach involving identity theft traced to UHW-W offices, officials confirm, 351

– New union, former UHW-W leaders plan to form one day after being placed in trusteeship, 157
– N. Am. Healthcare recognizes union as bargaining agent, SEIU files ULP charges, 474
– Providence Tarzana Med. Ctr./Lakewood Reg'l Med. Ctr., petition filed seeking elections for L.A. subcontractors harmed by “sweetheart deal,” 316
– Sequoias Portola Valley, NUHW certified as bargaining agent, 1627

HEALTHCARE WORKERS (UHW)

See SERVICE EMPLOYEES (SEIU)

HERE (HOTEL EMPLOYEES AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES)

See now UNITE HERE

HHS

See HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (HHS)

HIPAA

See HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA)

HIRING

– Bus. Employment Dynamics (BED), BLS report, gross job gains and losses, 2001-2008, 785; 1st quarter 2009, 937
– Business cycles, recession and economic shifts erode job prospects, expanded retraining urged, study, 1381
– E-Verify

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

– Employment eligibility verification

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

– Fair value for fair work, AFL-CIO delegates approve resolutions requiring, convention, 1480
– Green jobs

See GREEN JOBS

– Infrastructure key to job growth, job crisis severe and recovery slow, speakers say, conference, 1723
– Job creation

– – AFL-CIO Council urges second stimulus package to focus on jobs, meeting, Special Report, 1230
– – ARRA, Obama calls for accelerated spending to create or save 600K jobs over next 100 days, White House projects highlighted, 921; CEA quarterly report finds stimulus created 1.04M jobs, added 2.3 percentage points to GDP growth, 1484
– – Chamber of Commerce reiterates need, Labor Day briefing, 1432; campaign to promote free enterprise, entrepreneurship launched, 1690
– – Colo. gov. signs tax credit bill, 782
– – Dollar Gen., 4K new jobs planned, In Brief, 553
– – Green jobs

See GREEN JOBS

– – Greenhouse gas emissions, House bill to cap would temporarily slow economic growth, CBO report, 1611; Senate bill, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1733
– – Guidelines to estimate effects of bill, White House issues, 784
– – High-tech, speakers tout alliances between government, academic institutions, and private industry, conference, 408
– – Job banks program for laid-off workers, Big Three and UAW agree to end, 195
– – Labor Day, DOL Sec'y urges good-paying, safe, sustainable, innovative jobs, 1432
– – Manufacturing sector must be bolstered to jump-start economy and create jobs, Brown (D-Ohio) says, 1070
– – N.J., gov. signs bill, 40
– – Oversight, funding for hiring inspectors may not be enough to oversee jobs created by stimulus package, 980
– – RATB reports stimulus funding recipients created 30K new jobs, 1698
– – Renewable energy and energy efficiency investment could create 4.5M jobs by 2030, report, 1737
– – Spending and tax options, Pelosi (D-Calif.) says House Democrats will look into, 1714
– – State allotments from $3.5B stimulus funding for jobs and training, ETA announces, 455; ETA announces allotments for WIA youth, adult and dislocated worker programs, 482; OIG report finds ETA lacks process and software to validate adult and dislocated worker data, 1698
– – Tax cuts, Fin. Comm. approves about $522B for inclusion in stimulus bill, 169
– – Textile and apparel jobs, stimulus package expands Berry Amend. to create, 319
– – Training, stimulus funds could retool workforce system for technology, health care and green jobs, former Pres. Clinton and Solis say, 454
– – Transportation infrastructure spending could net 1.1M jobs over next 2 years, EPI data, 609
– – Unemployment, high rates likely to slow recovery process, CEA Chair says, 1726
– – Wal-Mart plans to create 22K new jobs in 2009, In Brief, 921

– Job openings and labor turnover survey (JOLTS), BLS report, Nov. 2008, 141; Dec., 292; Jan. 2009, 447; Apr., 937; June, 1349; July, 1483; Aug., 1637
– Mich. UI Agency will hire new workers due to surge in claims, 222
– Outlook

– – BNA quarterly job survey, 1st quarter 2009, 29
– – Chief financial officers expect to reduce or freeze hiring, many expect layoffs, survey, 28
– – Economic, best way for Obama to stimulate economy is creating jobs and increasing pay, meeting, 63
– – Education and training to prepare workers to compete for jobs of the future urged, Council of Econ. Advisers report, 1156
– – Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations (EDGE) Report, 2009, 1446
– – Job creation

See Job creation, this heading

– Permanent replacements, challenge to whether nursing homes failure to reinstate strikers while secretly hiring replacements violates NLRA (U.S., rev den), 1632
– Recruiting

See RECRUITING

– State labor and job legislation enacted in 2008, ESA analysis, 299
– Temporary and contingent workers, quarterly surveys, ASA report, 950
– Undocumented workers

– – Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1668

– – Foreign-born workers, 2007 report, BLS data, 531
– – RICO Act

See RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS (RICO) ACT

– Unlawful rehiring of locked-out grocery workers, former executives acquitted of conspiracy and fraud charges (C.D. Cal.), 1095
– Volkswagen hiring production workers for new Tenn. plant, 1708
– Women, labor force participation rate, BLS report, 2008, 1638
– Youth employment

See YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

HIRING HALLS

– SMWIA referral procedures faulty, expert evidence on disparate impact rejected, retaliation claim revived (8th Cir.), 814

HISPANICS

– Job quality, lack of labor law enforcement erodes, immigrant Latino and low wage workers impacted, report, 1446
– Recession

– – Labor force participation

– – – Job training, science and math degrees, DOL Sec'y Solis urges, Hispanic Caucus, 1527
– – – Pew Hispanic Ctr. report, Dec. 2008, 42; Feb. 2009, 302

– – Unemployment rates, Black, Hispanic and single-parent households had higher rate in 2008, Census Bureau, 369

– Reverse race bias, discarding promotion exam results favoring White and Hispanic Conn. firefighters to avoid suit by black candidates who failed unlawful (U.S., rvs, rem), 1055

HMOs

See HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs)

HOME-BASED WORK

See TELECOMMUTING

HOME HEALTH CARE

– Cal.'s In-Home Supportive Servs.

– – Pay cuts, SEIU and NUHW challenge whether proposed cuts violate ARRA terms, 758; preliminary injunction granted halting pay cuts (N.D. Cal.), 1041; emergency stay of preliminary injunction enjoining Cal. from implementing pay cuts denied (9th Cir.), 1179; Fresno County's request for dismissal rejected (N.D. Cal.), 1717
– – Representation election, Fresno County services file petition seeking election to end ties with SEIU Local 250 and join NUHW, 396; workers will vote for either NUHW or UHW-W representation, 672; UHW-W elected, NUHW plans to challenge, 1001; Cal. Dep't of Indus. Rels. certifies UHW-W, 1171

– Special Touch Health Care, NLRB ordered to reconsider §8(g) conflict with plant rule doctrine over failing to reinstate striking aides (2d Cir.), 815

HOMELAND SECURITY

– Employment eligibility verification

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT (DHS)

– Action directive on immigration, Sec'y Napolitano issues, includes E-Verify, In Brief, 205; top priorities include immigration law enforcement and improving E-Verify, Napolitano says, Senate hearing, 766
– Agenda, immigration-related activity includes visa policies and reevaluation of worksite raids, conference, 374
– FY2010

– – Appropriations bill

– – – House panel approves, includes 2-year E-Verify extension, 930; for further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2892
– – – Senate bill includes 3-year E-Verify extension, 1009

– – TSA authorization

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2200

– ICE

See IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)

– Labor Outlook 2009, SplSupp (01/29/09)
– Secretary, Ariz. gov. Napolitano (D) confirmed, 185
– SSA no-match letters, time extension to review rule granted (N.D. Cal.), 1015; DHS announces intention to rescind rule, 1090; DHS issues proposed rule to rescind, 1371; DHS issues final rule to rescind no-match regulation, 1581
– Swine flu (H1N1), guidance issued, 1383
– Undocumented workers, guidelines focusing on criminal prosecutions issued, 720
– USCIS

See CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)

HOMOSEXUALITY

– Discrimination

See SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION

– Domestic partner issues

See DOMESTIC PARTNERS

HOSPITALS

– Advocate Health Care, nurses seeking class certification challenging wage suppression cannot show common questions of law or fact predominate (N.D. Ill.), 1589
– Albany Med. Ctr., antitrust, nurses' class alleges conspiracy to depress wages, preliminary approval of settlement sought (N.D.N.Y.), 388
– Bayonne Med. Ctr., HPAE Local 5185 rejects pact, temporary replacements hired, 924; HPAE set to vote on tentative pact, 962; pact ratified, 1004
– Cal. Pac. Med. Ctr., failure to give 10 days notice to refuse overtime violates NLRA (9th Cir.), 1296
– Caritas Christi Health Care announces neutrality agreement in organizing drives, 159; St. Elizabeth workers approve 1199SEIU UHW-E representation, 598; Carney Hosp. workers choose 1199SEIU UHW-E, 963; Norwood Hosp. workers vote for 1199SEIU UHW-E representation, 1627
– Catholic health care institutions, bishops, hospitals and labor unions unveil nonbinding union guidelines, 7 key points outlined, 999
– Catholic Healthcare West hospitals, NUHW files petition with NLRB to represent, 235; NLRB Reg'l director dismisses NUHW petition seeking representation election, 473
– Christ Hosp., HPAE Local 5186 ratifies pact, 924
– CNA/NNOC and SEIU reach agreement to jointly organize employees and bargain with employers, 472
– Community Med. Ctr., new NYSNA representation election ordered (NLRB), 932
– Cooper Univ. Hosp., HPAE Local 5118 ratifies pact, 924
– Corr. Med. Servs., NLRB ruling that firing workers for failing to give notice before picketing was lawful reversed (2d Cir.), 1014
– Doctors Med. Ctr., caregivers elect NUHW over SEIU, UHW protests decision to hold election, 844
– Englewood Hosp. and Med. Ctr., talks with HPAE Local 5004 reach impasse, temporary replacements hired, 924; pact ratified, 962
– Fremont-Rideout Health Group, NLRB files petition seeking NLRA §10(j) injunction against hospital for withdrawing CNA recognition (E.D. Cal.), 399; injunction ordered granting CNA recognition (E.D. Cal.), 601; hospital ordered to bargain (NLRB ALJ), 771; hospital ordered to recognize CNA as representative (NLRB), 1417
– Good Samaritan Hosp. and San Jose Reg'l Med. Ctr. and CNA/NNOC ratify pact, 1290
– Ky. River Med. Ctr. failed to show technician unlawfully fired for engaging in strike is ineligible for back pay and reinstatement despite felony conviction (NLRB), 1177
– Lakewood Reg'l Med. Ctr., NUHW files representation petition seeking elections for L.A. hospital subcontractors harmed by “sweetheart deals,” 316
– Las Vegas hospitals, RNs elect CNA/NNOC as bargaining agent ousting SEIU, 556
– Meadowlands Hosp., HPAE Local 5147 ratifies pact, 924
– Mt. Clemens Gen. Hosp. not entitled to dismissal of claims by RNs alleging conspiracy to depress wages (E.D. Mich.), 522; unionized Mich. hospital not entitled to claims dismissal by RNs alleging Sherman Act violation (E.D. Mich.), 523
– Northside Med. Ctr., bankrupt Forum Health wins pact concessions from Ohio nurses' unions, 1209
– Norton Audubon, Louisville, Ky., committed ULPs prior to CNA/NNOC representation election (NLRB ALJ), 25
– Nurses

See NURSES
– – Patient staffing ratio

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2273, S 1031

– Palisades Med. Ctr., HPAE Local 5030 ratifies pact, 924
– Pandemic influenza

See INFLUENZA

– Providence Tarzana Med. Ctr., NUHW files representation petition seeking elections for L.A. hospital subcontractors harmed by “sweetheart deals,” 316
– R.I. Hosp., pact with IBT Local 251 ratified, 595
– Safe patient handling

– – OSHA standard

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2381, S 1788

– – Staffing ratio

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2273, S 1031

– St. Barnabas, interns and residents are employees, not students, representation election ordered (NLRB Reg.), 885
– St. John Health, preliminary approval of class action settlement sought over conspiracy to depress wages (E.D. Mich.), 522; unionized Mich. hospital not entitled to claims dismissal by RNs alleging Sherman Act violation (E.D. Mich.), 523
– St. Mary's, Reno, Nev., CWA Local 9415 certified as bargaining agent, 31
– SEIU, pacts with

See SERVICE EMPLOYEES (SEIU)

– Southampton, N.Y., SEIU UHW-E certified to represent registered nurses, 31
– So. Ocean County Hosp., HPAE Local 5138 ratifies pact, 924
– Sutter Solano Med. Ctr., Cal.-OSHA probes CNA complaint that hospital lacks swine flu face masks, 1186
– Swine flu (H1N1)

See generally H1N1 VIRUS

– Tenet Healthcare, Cypress Fairbanks, Park Plaza Hosp., complaint filed for unlawfully promulgated rules denying conference room access to anti-union groups (NLRB Reg. Dir.), 564
– Tufts Med. Ctr., MNA to vote on pact next month, 842
– Union Hosp., workers vote for 1199SEIU UHW-East representation, 1131
– Va. Mason Med. Ctr., withdrawing recognition from nurses union before certification year expired ULP (9th Cir.), 361
– Virtua Mem'l Hosp., HPAE Local 5105 ratifies pact, 924
– Wash. Hosp. Ctr. and Nurses United of the Natl. Capital Region ratify 1-year pact, 676

HOT CARGO CONTRACTS

– IBT Local 917 protest of lost truck driving work violated NLRA §8(e) (2d Cir.), 1340

HOTEL MAINTENANCE UPHOLSTERY WORKERS

– Local 43, N.Y. Hotel and Motel Trades Council face arbitration for resisting pay and benefit cuts, 591

HOTELS

– Casino resorts

See CASINOS

– Congress Plaza Hotel

– – Ill. rest and meal periods law, NLRA preemption, minimum labor standards challenged (U.S., rev den), 1593
– – Strikes, Chicago, alderman violated NLRA by denying operating permit to hotel being struck by UNITE Local 1 (N.D. Ill.), 1588

– Greenbrier Hotel, files for bankruptcy, cites “extraordinary” labor costs, sale to Marriott Hotel Servs. underway (Bankr. E.D. Va.), 477; pacts approved, 718; bankruptcy claim dismissed, hotel operating under new ownership and amended union pacts (E.D. Va.), 852
– Hyatt Hotels offer fired housekeepers new full-time jobs with a staffing group, 1544
– Hyatt Regency Long Beach, class action filed for state labor law violations including missed breaks, off-the-clock work, failure to pay minimum wage and overtime (Cal. Super. Ct.), 773
– Marriott Intl. continues health benefits for full-time employees working reduced hours, 1127
– Milwaukee City Ctr. Hilton, baristas cannot be accreted in preexisting UNITE HERE bargaining unit for bars and restaurants (NLRB), 1554
– N.Y. Hotel and Motel Trades Council face arbitration for resisting pay and benefit cuts, 591
– UNITE HERE, pacts with

See UNITE HERE

– Work stoppage

– – Congress Plaza, denying operating permit to hotel being struck by UNITE Local 1 NLRA violation (N.D. Ill.), 1588
– – Labor dispute disclosure, Chicago City Council declines to act on ordinance, 1694

HOURS OF WORK

– ALPA and Spirit Airlines grievance over 5/4 days off sustained by arbitration board, 477
– Breaks

See BREAKS, MEAL AND REST

– Donning and doffing time

See CLOTHES CHANGING

– Driving time, IBT and advocacy groups challenge FMCSA final rule increasing from 10 to 11 consecutive hours interstate truckers may drive (D.C. Cir.), 475; agreement reached with DOT, 1712
– FMLA, union stewards denied credit for FMLA leave for hours spent enforcing IBEW Local 21 pact has claim (N.D. Ill.), 211
– Health insurance, Marriott Intl. continues benefits for full-time employees working reduced hours, 1127
– Minimum wage, hourly workers making federal minimum or less, BLS report, 2008, 448
– Overtime

See OVERTIME

– Real average hourly wage, BLS report, Nov. 2002-May 2007, 1146
– Shifts

See SHIFTS

– Time use survey, BLS, 2008, 1066
– Timecard fraud, N.Y. Labor Dep't confiscates goods and factory equipment from garment maker, tags contractor's garments for labor violations, 745
– UPS Airlines, pilots volunteer to cut hours, leave and costs to avoid furlough, IPA head says, 883

HPAE

See HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND ALLIED EMPLOYEES (HPAE)

HRAs

See HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS (HRAs)

HSAs

See HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (HSAs)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

– Forced labor

See FORCED LABOR

– Reporting requirements, 1200 incidents reported between 1/1/2007-9/30/2008, DOJ says, 184
– TVPA

See TORTURE VICTIM PROTECTION ACT (TVPA)

– Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 7311

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