On August 9, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing three amendments to the representation election regulations contained in 29 CFR Part 103. The first...more
8/13/2019
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Construction Industry ,
Employee Rights ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions
Public discourse on “healthcare” has focused primarily on health insurance and the significant changes made by the Affordable Care Act. But what about the providers of healthcare—the doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical...more
7/12/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Home Health Care ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Section 7 ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Whistleblowers ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Safety
In the recent case of S. Freeman & Sons, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board confronted the question of “whether an employer can require an employee to keep confidential the terms of a settlement agreement in exchange...more
9/20/2016
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Filing Grievances ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRB ,
Reinstatement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Termination ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions ,
Work Suspensions
Pokémon Go has taken the United States and the rest of the world by storm, with an estimated 75 million downloads in the first three weeks since its release. For the uninitiated, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game where...more
7/29/2016
/ Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) ,
Data Privacy ,
Employment Policies ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Device Management ,
Mobile Devices ,
Nintendo ,
Pokemon ,
Popular ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Video Games ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety