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NLRB Abandons Controversial Joint Employer Rule – But Employers Aren’t Necessarily Out of the Woods

The controversial joint employer rule that would have made it far easier for workers to be considered employees of more than one entity is now dead once and for all – but that doesn’t mean employers should let their guard...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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Labor Board Highlights Priorities for the New Year: 5 Key Takeaways for Employers

Many employers had trouble keeping up with the dizzying pace of new directives from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 2023. And these changes may have prompted you to review and update your employee relations...more

We Know What the NLRB Did Last Summer: 7 Recent Labor Board Moves That Could Haunt You This Fall and Beyond

As fall creeps up on us — and you trade your beach days and barbeques for hayrides and horror flicks — don’t forget about all the activity from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this past summer that could cause...more

Comprehensive FAQs For Employers on Hurricanes and Other Workplace Disasters: 2023 Edition

This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions, fully updated for 2023, addresses the workplace-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters. In addition to legal obligations you need to...more

Employers Must Draft Severance Agreements with Caution After NLRB Renders Critical Provisions Unlawful: 9 Crucial Questions...

A pendulum-swinging decision from the National Labor Relations Board yesterday means that severance agreements – in both unionized and non-union workplaces – could once again be deemed unlawful if they could be construed to...more

Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2023

It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all, at the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19. None of us had heard the phrase “the...more

Unhappy New Year for Gig Economy Companies? Labor Board Will Reconsider Independent Contractor Standard in 2022

In one of its final moves of the year, the National Labor Relations Board announced in late December that will reconsider the current legal standard for determining whether workers are independent contractors or employees....more

From Crisis Comes Opportunity: A Silver Linings Playbook For Businesses Emerging From the Pandemic

It’s been said that from crisis comes opportunity. And given that the COVID-19 pandemic has handed us the greatest collective crisis in our lifetimes, it should stand to reason that we should now be in the perfect position to...more

Back To Square One: NLRB Reverts To Unworkable Joint-Employer Test – For Now

In what employers are sure to hope is just a temporary—but stinging—setback, the National Labor Relations Board today vacated its December ruling that had freed employers from having to deal with an unworkable and expansive...more

Labor Board Finds Employer Guilty Of “Textual Harassment” - Manager’s Text Message During Union Campaign Deemed Unlawful...

In what appears to be a first-of-its kind decision, the National Labor Relations Board recently determined that an employer committed an unfair labor practice when one of its managers asked a pointed question via text message...more

Saying “You’re Fired” Could Bring Labor Pains 

An Ohio employer recently learned the hard way that employers need to be cautious when it comes to communicating with striking employees about permanent replacements. By mistakenly telling them that their employment had been...more

Labor Shocker: Strike Replacements Struck Down

NLRB Rejects Permanent Replacement Workers In Groundbreaking Ruling - In an unprecedented 2-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board recently held that a California continuing care facility violated the National...more

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