Way back in 2018, we wrote about the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Janus, which held that compelling public sector employees to pay “fair share fees” to unions violates the First Amendment. As a refresher, a...more
3/13/2024
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Fair Share Contribution ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Opt-Outs ,
Revocation ,
SCOTUS ,
Union Dues ,
Written Notice
2022 was a great year for U.S. labor unions and employees, but not so much for U.S. employers. The Biden National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dug in and got to work, reversing precedent and charting a course to reinterpret...more
As the negative economic outlook continues to fill our news and social media feeds, many organizations are pondering what an economic shift may mean for their business. Others have moved on to the next stage of grief,...more
The National Labor Relations Board has restored a prior standard, one that had stood for about 80 years before being overturned in 2016, which governs an employer’s duty to bargain over employee discipline during the time...more
For employers, 2017 brought some long awaited relief and hope that return to normalcy in labor law is on the way. Admittedly, the wait for employers turned out to be a little longer than expected. The National Labor Relations...more
2/2/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Arbitration ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Joint Employers ,
Micro-Unions ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Persuader Rules ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
That sound you just heard was employers everywhere breathing a sigh of relief, and maybe even high-fiving. That’s because the newly constituted National Labor Relations Board fired off several pro-employer decisions in the...more
12/19/2017
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Deregulation ,
DuPont ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Specialty Healthcare ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions
In a closely watched case for employers, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the U.S. Virgin Islands, recently held that retiree healthcare benefits provided in...more