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Labor & Employment

Jul. 15, 2009

Fixing a Broken System

A former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board outlines the labor and employment reforms the Obama administration has in the works.

By William B. Gould IV

At the halfway mark of its first year in office, the Obama administration is attempting to mend the country's broken system of labor policy and labor laws. Already, there have been initiatives in the vital areas of employment protection - federal unemployment insurance, health and safety rules and minimum wage enforcement. On the major labor-management power issue, the Employee Free Choice Act, the White House has been cautious about the...

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