The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) governs private sector labor/management relations in the United States. Under the NLRA, employers have certain responsibilities and restrictions with regard to their employees,...more
11/20/2023
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Contract ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Duties ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provides a host of labor-related rights for private-sector employees, including the right to form or join unions, the ability to compel employers to collectively bargain with the unions...more
6/22/2023
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Common Law Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Unions
While union activity remains at near record lows in the private sector, the new administration has sent a strong early signal that it hopes to change that situation and that it will not be patient in taking steps it thinks...more
After decades of steady decline in union activity, the number and magnitude of strikes in the United States increased sharply in both 2018 and 2019, rising to their highest levels since the early 1980s. Relatively successful...more
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), groups of employees are allowed to determine whether they wish to be represented by a union for purposes of collective bargaining, which sometimes results in businesses having...more
Most collective bargaining agreements contain “management rights” provisions that many employers, unsurprisingly, believe grant them the right to manage their businesses without union interference. The National Labor...more
Many organizations use temporary employment services to provide or supplement their workforce. Such arrangements allow an organization to focus on its core strengths and activities while maintaining access to workers as...more
7/19/2016
/ Bargaining Units ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Community of Interest ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Temporary Employees ,
Unions
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) on August 27, 2015, issued a sweeping decision that overturned decades of precedent and created a new standard for determining when two (or more) entities are “joint employers” for...more
9/1/2015
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Master Service Agreement ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Subcontractors ,
Supervision ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Wages