With the issuance of four recent decisions overruling key Obama-era National Labor Relations Board precedent and announcing a review of the NLRB’s 2015 election regulations, the NLRB has begun the process of charting a new...more
Issuance of a nationwide, permanent injunction and the election of Donald Trump put an end to DOL’s controversial persuader regulations.
The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas last week issued a...more
Additional litigation and appeals are likely, but for now, the DOL’s persuader rules will not take effect on July 1.
The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas imposed a nationwide injunction on June 27...more
6/29/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Irreparable Harm ,
LMRDA ,
Persuader Rules ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Unions
All employers should examine their use of labor and employment service providers to mitigate unwanted disclosure of fees paid to such providers.
To protect confidentiality and the integrity of the attorney-client...more
5/2/2016
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Process ,
Free Speech ,
LMRDA ,
Persuader Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Vagueness
The unanimous decision on presidential recess appointment powers strikes down three National Labor Relations Board recess appointments and effectively invalidates hundreds of Board decisions issued between January 2012 and...more
The ruling places in substantial doubt the validity of any NLRB decision or action since January 4, 2012, and calls into question the scope of the president's recess appointment power more generally.
On January 25, in...more