In April 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the “Board”) released statistics on union petitions and unfair labor practice charges for its 2024 fiscal year. The NLRB received 1,618 union petitions during the...more
On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the “Board”) issued its long-awaited final rule (the “New Rule”) addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor...more
On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) issued its long-awaited final rule (“New Rule”) addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations...more
11/2/2023
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Last week, yet another decision by a governmental agency chipped away at an employer’s ability to legally classify workers as independent contractors. In Atlanta Opera, Inc. and Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Union, Local...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the “Board”) has issued a series of recent decisions that will give employers concern in 2023 and beyond.
First, on December 13, 2022, the Board issued a decision that greatly...more
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 to the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB”) issued a decision that could have profound effect on employers in all industries, regardless if they have a union. In Thrryv, Inc., the NLRB ruled...more
Earlier this month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) designed to address the standards the NLRB will use in determining joint employer status under the National Labor...more
The national conversation around union organization – increasingly lively of late – has focused on “new” players, whether grassroots unions, college-educated employees in the service industry, or professionals in the...more
5/25/2022
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A great American songwriter and singer once wrote ”picket lines and picket signs, don't punish me with brutality, talk to me so you can see, what's going on...” –Marvin Gaye, 1971...more
Last week, recently appointed acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Peter Ohr withdrew 10 separate guidance memos that were issued by his predecessor Peter Robb (a 2017 Trump appointee). These...more
What is an employer to do when an employee makes profane or offensive speech in the context of a union-management meeting? On July 21, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision that supports a private...more
The Trump administration’s mark is certainly evident at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and health care employers are breathing a sigh of relief.
The NLRB is a five member Board that decides cases governing most...more
3/1/2018
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As explained in this companion article, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) gave employers an early holiday gift with its reversal of the Obama-era joint employer test. But the Board had even more holiday cheer to...more
On September 25 the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of William Emanuel to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). This quickly followed the previous confirmation of Marvin Kaplan, thus bringing a full complement to...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has issued yet another decision which should cause all employers, even those without unions, to think very carefully before disciplining any employee for their actions on social...more