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In an important victory for employers and proponents of individual freedom, U.S. District Judge James Boasber threw out a recent NLRB “Snap” election mandate…more

The NLRB General Counsel has issued an unfair labor practice complaint against 24 Hour Fitness, an employer in California. The NLRB is alleging that, as a result of its mandatory arbitration policy dealing with employment…more

Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued formal guidance regarding employers’ use of criminal records in making employment decisions. The Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and…more

For many years, employees and customers in the securities industry signed agreements that their disputes must be arbitrated before the self-regulatory organization for broker-dealers, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…more

Last week, we predicted that the NLRB's "employee rights" posting requirement would be postponed. Sure enough, the Board has announced that, in light of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals recent enjoinment against the posting…more

This morning, April 17, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted an emergency injunction delaying the implementation of the NLRB Notice Posting rule. The court will hear oral arguments to…more

Unions need dues to survive, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is certainly no exception. And as the amount of union dues collected across the country continues to plummet, organized labor is devising more…more

On January 20, 2012, the Acting General Counsel, Lafe Solomon, of the National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued a memorandum recommending the Board revise its policy for deferring unfair labor practice charges to…more

While this week marks the unofficial start of spring training for Major League Baseball, last week marked the official opening for the 2012 State of Connecticut legislative session. At the top of Governor Dannel P…more

By news release last week, the NLRB’s Acting General Counsel announced the publication of his second report on social media cases reviewed by the General Counsel’s office. The use of social media by employees and…more

It is now past the January 1, 2012 deadline for all Connecticut boards of education to approve their individual districts’ Safe School Climate Plans, the comprehensive procedures to address school bullying that were imposed by…more

Lost amongst the fervor of the President’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was the prior announcement by the NLRB of its postponement of the effective date of its controversial new notice-posting…more

Employers often consider the many claims asserted by employees to be a joke. Management is often bewildered by an employee failing to abide by the simple rules of coming to work, arriving on-time, and behaving within the…more

INTRODUCTION On July 1, 2011, Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act 11–52, “An Act Mandating Employers Provide Paid Sick Leave to Employees.” As a hallmark of his campaign for office, Gov. Malloy promised…more

The National Labor Relations Board has just announced that it will delay the implementation date of its notice posting rule... Please see full alert below for more information…more