Massachusetts' highest court ruled Monday that routine maintenance and repair work at a privatized wastewater treatment facility does not trigger prevailing wage protections under a state special act, finding the phrase "construction and design of improvements" carries a narrower technical meaning than the workers claimed.
Democratic lawmakers have questioned NLRB general counsel Crystal Carey over her participation in cases featuring Amazon and other clients from her time as a management-side attorney, and while some experts say records suggest she has followed ethics rules, others say the situation might warrant a more cautious approach to potential conflicts.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s recently announced plan to address the ability of 14- and 15-year-olds to work could include an extension of hours that is similar to changes some states have made in the past few years, attorneys told Law360.