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UPDATE: Appeals court sends Browning-Ferris joint employment case back to NLRB
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Dec. 22 remanded Browning-Ferris to the NLRB "in light of new Board precedent."
By Kathryn Moody , Kate Tornone • Dec. 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
A return to 'common sense'? A recap of the NLRB's sweeping changes so far
Several Obama-era decisions were upended last week, including one bombshell: The Browning-Ferris joint employment standard.
By Kathryn Moody • Dec. 21, 2017 -
Industry hopes to seal the deal with joint employer legislation in 2018
Emboldened by the recent decision to toss the 2015 BFI standard, supporters of the "Save Local Business Act" still see value in its passage.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 20, 2017 -
BLS: Refuse collection fatality rate down, still fifth most dangerous job
The number of fatalities among collection workers, along with those at landfills and MRFs, were all down in 2016.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 19, 2017 -
New overtime rule proposal coming October 2018
The U.S. Department of Labor says it should have a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking out next fall.
By Kate Tornone • Dec. 19, 2017 -
Gov. Cuomo signs law expanding death benefits for NYC sanitation worker families
This new policy will provide the same benefits as families of police, fire and correction workers killed in the line of duty are entitled to.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 15, 2017 -
OSHA's electronic recordkeeping rule now in effect
Industry groups have pushed back against the rule's requirements, specifically OSHA's intent to make some data available for public view online.
By Kim Slowey • Dec. 15, 2017 -
Worker confidence rose in Q3 2017, but confidence in leadership fell
The comparable fall in trust for organizational leadership may be a no-confidence vote in senior management's ability to make "sound strategic decisions."
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Dec. 13, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Incoming Republic COO offers insights on fleet tech, China's impact on safety
"One incident is one too many, and you can only have a goal of zero on that topic," Jon Vander Ark said in an interview. "What gets me nervous is the world is getting more complex around us."
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 13, 2017 -
NLRB official signals changes on joint employment, workplace conduct rules
The agency's new general counsel has told staff that he'd like them to escalate cases in which the Board could overturn controversial Obama-era opinions.
By Kate Tornone • Dec. 7, 2017 -
Advanced Disposal agrees to $600K civil penalty for Pennsylvania landfill fatality
The penalty is part of a consent order and agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection that includes operational changes at the Greentree Landfill.
By Cody Boteler • Dec. 4, 2017 -
CalRecycle announces $9M in grants to expand domestic processing infrastructure
Three new projects focused on film, glass and PET are the latest beneficiaries of the California Climate Investments fund.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Robots at the ready: Up to 375M workers in peril by 2030
Fear losing jobs to automation? The answer is setting workers up for career change before displacement occurs.
By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Trump administration eyes changes to wage and hour issues
After a slow start, the new administration is now taking steps to make good on its promise to undo some Obama-era FLSA initiatives.
By Kate Tornone • Nov. 29, 2017 -
Deep Dive
3 charts that show causes of avoided collisions in the waste industry
Data collected from nearly 14,000 incidents by Lytx show that waste drivers are usually not at fault for near miss incidents — but are more likely to be at fault at lower speeds.
By Cody Boteler • Nov. 27, 2017 -
Republic gets top score from Human Rights Campaign for LGBTQ equality
The company was the only one from the waste sector to achieve a perfect score across categories such as access to health coverage and community engagement.
By Cody Boteler • Nov. 22, 2017 -
UPDATE: Stericycle New York subsidiary agrees to NLRB settlement with $30K to former employee
The NLRB is requiring Shred-It to share information about organizing rights in the form of posters and notices in employee mail boxes.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 20, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Waste industry dispatches from Puerto Rico: 'We did what we could do'
Waste Dive spoke with four men and women from the industry who traveled to Puerto Rico to help with recovery and humanitarian efforts.
By Cody Boteler • Nov. 14, 2017 -
Guidance on stopping harassment — without violating the NLRA — is on the way, feds say
Employers have expressed concern that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suggested "respectful workplace" training may violate workers' rights.
By Kate Tornone • Nov. 13, 2017 -
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta talks deregulation and 'unleashing jobs'
During his short conversation, the Secretary of Labor outlined how he views the role of labor and employment law in the future of the independent workforce.
By Kathryn Moody • Nov. 10, 2017 -
BLS: Injury rates down for collection workers, up at MRFs and landfills
The increase in MRF injury rates is a particular challenge as more facilities staff up to meet new contamination specifications.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 10, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How has Donald Trump affected the waste industry?
One year after the election, Waste Dive takes a look at how the industry has changed during the Trump administration.
By Cody Boteler • Nov. 8, 2017 -
House passes 'Save Local Business Act' to reverse joint employer standards
The bill passed in a 242-181 vote, mostly along party lines, but is expected to face a closer vote in the Senate.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 8, 2017 -
Customers are paying Casella's rising costs to deal with new recycling specifications
The Northeastern company reported a $700,000 labor increase for Q3 to keep up with market demands, but said China's contamination standards "are not going to be met by anyone."
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 3, 2017 -
BLS: Collection worker jobs to grow 13% by 2026
Recent federal data also project that the demand for truck drivers, mechanics and supervisors will increase in the coming years.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 2, 2017