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As most people who read this blog already know, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is pending in Congress. It’s designed to make it easier for unions to organize employees, and to get quick pro-labor contracts. While it’s unlikely that EFCA will pass in its current form, the momentum and support is in place to get a compromise version passed in the coming months - and Obama has already said he’d sign it if it comes to his desk.

If you’d like to learn more, check out ELT’s June podcast on why EFCA is driving a heavy wave of critical union awareness training for managers.

During last year’s Presidential campaign, Obama made repeated promises to “step-up” enforcement efforts to help protect American workers.

Now Obama is really delivering on his Campaign promises. And the proof is in the numbers.

2009 is a sexual harassment prevention “re-train” year for most California employers. The state’s strict sexual harassment training law, AB 1825, requires any organization that does business in California, and that has more than 50 employees, to provide 2 hours of sexual harassment training to all California supervisors, every 2 years.

Now is the time to take a close look at your sexual harassment training programs. Far too many training programs are non-compliant and actually create legal risk.