Columbus partner Mike Asensio, who practices exclusively in the area of Management Labor and Employment Law, was quoted in a February 11, 2009, Bloomberg News article, "Unions Win Fast Under Obama, Target Financial, Organizing Rules."
According to the article, three weeks into the Obama administration, organized labor has racked up a series of victories, including easing of financial disclosure rules for union officials and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which makes it easier to fight pay discrimination. The president also has signed four presidential orders strengthening union rights with federal contractors.
Another union goal is getting the [U.S. Labor] department to expand its investigations of alleged wage abuses to the retail and transportation industries, said Asensio.