LABOR LAW UPDATE:   The MPLRL Prohibited Practice Procedures Manual has been updated effective January 20, 2011, including revision to comply with amendments to the law and updated form numbering, new Section 5.1.1 to clarify a presiding officer’s authority and new Section 7.9 addressing withdrawals. (Posted January 20, 2011)

PREFERENCE LAW UPDATE:   Employers subject to the Preference Law are reminded of the upcoming September 30 deadline for submission of their Employment Data Reports. The Employment Data Report Form and Instructions are available in the Preference Law Forms and Guidance section of this web site. (Posted September 14, 2010)

LABOR LAW UPDATE:   Effective June 24, 2010, Section 12(e) of the Mashantucket Pequot Labor Relations Law was amended to provide that a majority (fifty percent plus one) of votes that a labor organization must receive to prevail in an election is a majority of the votes cast in the election rather than a majority of the total eligible voters. The change is effective for all petitions filed under tribal law after June 24, 2010. (Posted July 2, 2010)

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