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Malik Johnson

Malik Johnson reports on rights issues by staying with the people involved long after the news cycle has moved on.

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Articles by Malik Johnson

Government office bullpen with boxed files and cleared desks in flat light

OPM finalizes rules moving federal RIF appeals from board to agency

Malik Johnson

Plowed field rows meeting a irrigation ditch under overcast sky

Supreme Court to weigh the Labor Department's farmworker enforcement power

Malik Johnson

Federal office building lobby with row of closed hearing room doors

Lawsuit says the EEOC stopped hearing federal workers' class cases

Malik Johnson

Restaurant prep counter with stacked containers and a wall time clock in flat light

Labor Department recovers 613,037 dollars for 46 gyro restaurant workers

Malik Johnson

Hospital corridor with gurney bay and handrail in flat afternoon light

Jury orders Arkansas hospital to pay 105,000 dollars in EEOC sex discrimination suit

Malik Johnson

State capitol colonnade in flat morning light with bare flagpoles

Labor board and New York agree to dismiss preemption lawsuit

Malik Johnson

Courthouse corridor with marble columns and bench seating under soft window light

D.C. Circuit strikes down the labor board's successor bar doctrine

Malik Johnson

Federal agency meeting room with empty chairs and scattered papers in flat daylight

EEOC votes to rescind its 1979 voluntary affirmative action guidance

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Marble colonnade of a federal office building in flat overcast light

How the Congressional Review Act can void a labor rule

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Warehouse safety rail and painted floor lanes

Two OSHAs: why a violation costs more in some states

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Federal building lobby with directory board and railings

When the labor board rewrites its own rules

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Safety notice board on a factory wall

The 30-day deadline for safety retaliation complaints

Malik Johnson

Empty loading dock with roll-up door and pallet jacks

9.9 percent: what the union membership numbers hide

Malik Johnson

Maintenance cage of stacked hard hats on a shelf

The $165,514 citation: OSHA's maximums and what gets paid

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Industrial walkway with yellow safety railing

Can workers strike over safety? The two statutes that answer

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Loading dock edge of a commercial building at midday

The contractor rule is suspended for investigators, not for courts

Malik Johnson

Industrial stairwell landing with painted railings

OSHA adds 15 percent penalty cut for immediate fixes

Malik Johnson

Union hall meeting room with folding chairs and table

How a union representation election actually works

Malik Johnson

Empty federal agency hearing room with rows of chairs in flat daylight

How public comment periods reshape federal labor rules

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Institutional corridor of a federal office building in flat daylight

Wage agency reports $259 million recovered for 177,000 workers

Malik Johnson

Public counter of a federal agency intake office

How to file an EEOC discrimination charge, and the deadlines

Malik Johnson

Capitol corridor with terrazzo floor and tall windows

Can public employees be required to pay union fees?

Malik Johnson

Empty hearing room with raised bench and microphones

A full labor board returns in 2026 with a new majority

Malik Johnson

Plain interview room in a federal office building

How a Wage and Hour Division investigation works

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Factory break room table and vending machine

A union win is not a contract: why first deals stall

Malik Johnson

Empty cafe counter and espresso station in flat daylight

Starbucks baristas strike on Red Cup Day in 65-store walkout

Malik Johnson