Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s eighth annual Labor Day Report examines the trends we have seen thus far and offers some predictions as to what the shape of labor and employment law may be in the future.
Introduction
The first eight months of the Trump administration saw dramatic changes in labor and employment policy—from civil rights to traditional labor law to immigration—with more to come as key positions at oversight and enforcement agencies are filled and the executive branch’s agenda is reset in line with White House priorities. While in some instances these changes may be to the benefit of employers, that is not universal—this administration’s relationship with organized labor is, at best, a non-traditional one.
Moreover, as we have seen in the past, when the federal government attempts to pare back workplace protections or tip the scale of employment and labor law in favor of management, so-called “blue states” often step in to try to fill via state law what they perceive to be federal gaps. At the same time, many “red state” governors and legislatures are taking their cue from the White House, advancing legislation that aligns with the current administration’s agenda.
Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s eighth annual Labor Day Report examines the trends we have seen thus far and offers some predictions as to what the shape of labor and employment law may be in the future.
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