The National Labor Relations Board recently announced significant changes to its rules regarding Representation Elections. The new rules undo many of the controversial 2014 modifications made by the Obama Board, as discussed...more
12/19/2019
/ Ambush Election Rules ,
Deregulation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Union Elections ,
Unions
Mergers and acquisitions can be complicated transactions, particularly when the entity to be acquired has employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement with a union. ...more
4/10/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Business Succession ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health Insurance ,
Mergers ,
Retirement Plan ,
Succession Planning ,
Unions
Recently, a 3-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) ruled that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”) unlawfully prohibited off-duty employees from distributing literature in...more
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) recent report found significant delays in states’ implementation of a background check program for long-term care employees. Because the interplay between Ban the Box laws and...more