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NLRB General Counsel’s Expansion Of Remedies Could Pose New Liabilities And Headaches For Employers Who Simply Enforce Their...

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On April 8, 2024, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued GC Memo 24-04, which builds on previous GC memoranda from 2021 and 2022 where General Counsel Abruzzo announced her...more

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2023 Trade Secrets End of Year Report

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2023 was a banner year for trade secrets, non-competes, and other restrictive covenants. Employee non-competes continued to garner attention at the federal agency level, drawing commentary and action from the Federal Trade...more

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New York Bans Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings

On September 6, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law (A6604 / S4982) a bill banning businesses from requiring employees to attend meetings or listen to communications where the “primary purpose” of such...more

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from June 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

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Illinois Governor Amends Labor Disputes Act

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On June 9, 2023, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed into law HB 2907 and HB 3396, amending the Illinois Labor Disputes Act (“Act”) to expand protections for striking workers. The new law restricts defensive measures...more

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SCOTUS Issues Decision Allowing State Court Lawsuit Against Union for Property Damage Caused During Labor Dispute

As we previously reported here, at the beginning of 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral argument on one of the most anticipated labor cases on the high court’s docket in decades to address whether the National Labor Relations...more

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[Webinar] What’s the Deal? - California Employment Law Issues in Business Transactions and Restructurings - May 24th, 9:30 am -...

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CDF Labor Law LLP presents a complimentary webinar that will cover California employment law issues that arise in business transactions and restructurings. Please join CDF employment law attorneys John Giovannone, Erin Owen,...more

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The End of Ex-Cell-O?  NLRB to Review Whether to Award Financial Penalties in Failure to Bargain Cases

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On April 4, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board signaled that it might allow employees to recover damages stemming from employers refusing to follow bargaining orders pending appeal. In Hudson Institute of Process...more

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An Uh-Oh for Ex-Cell-O: Will We See the Return of Financial Penalties?

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It’s no secret that one of National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s primary priorities is to broaden the damages available to an aggrieved party. Indeed, as we’ve previously discussed here, last...more

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Landmark NLRB Decision Expands Labor Violations

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As we’ve recently informed our readers, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) ended 2022 with a series of consequential decisions for employers. One such decision – issued on December 13, 2022,...more

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NLRB Expands Potential Recovery in Unfair Labor Practice Cases

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The National Labor Relation Act (“Act”) permits the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) to award damages to employees that put them in the financial position in which they would have been if no violation had...more

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NLRB Leaves Lumps of Coal In Employers’ Holiday Gift Bags

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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

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There’s a New Remedy in Town: NLRB Adds Consequential Damages as a Remedy for Unfair Labor Practices

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On December 13, 2022, in a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) added consequential damages as a “make-whole” remedy for unfair labor practices, expanding the relief available to workers....more

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NLRB Expands Standard Remedies Available to Victims of Unfair Labor Practices

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In Thryv, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 22 (2022), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) held that to best effectuate the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the standard make-whole remedy must compensate...more

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Beltway Buzz - December 2022 #3

117th Congress Works on Last-Minute Bills as Holidays Loom. Nothing is more typical of the holiday season in Washington, D.C., than a last-minute legislative crisis in the U.S. Congress, and this year is no different. With...more

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National Labor Relations Board Allows Recovery of Consequential Damages for Unfair Labor Practices

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For many years, employers that have been found in violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) had to pay traditional make-whole remedies to their employees, which mostly included back pay and reinstatement. However,...more

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National Labor Relations Board Expands Make-Whole Remedy

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On December 13, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) made another move to expand relief available to workers who allege unfair labor practices by their employers. Historically, employees seeking relief under the...more

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NLRB Expands Make-Whole Remedy to Include ‘Direct or Foreseeable’ Damages

Fulfilling a top priority for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo’s activist agenda, on December 13, 2022, the Board issued a decision that expands, arguably beyond statutory limits, the...more

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Busy Week at the NLRB

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Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued two important decisions that California employers should be aware of: NLRB Adds Consequential Damages to Its Weapons Cache - On December 13, the...more

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NLRB Issues Twin Rulings Expanding the Scope of 'Make-Whole' Remedies and Easing Union Organizing Burdens

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​​​​​​​On December 13, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) expanded the remedies that may be awarded in unfair labor practice cases. The board ruled 3-2 that affected employees may recover compensation for "all...more

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NLRB Brings Back Micro-Units, Paving the Way for More Union Organizing

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The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday revived an Obama-era standard that will make it easier for unions to organize employees and win elections. In a 3-2 decision in American Steel Construction Inc., the Board...more

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Festive NLRB Provides Holiday Gifts to Unions/Employees

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​​​​​​​December never is a “slow” month in “labor law land.” Even though offices are winding down and some are closing for the holidays, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) always enjoys dropping a few seismic...more

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NLRB Makes Union Organization Easier, Loosens Test for Approval of Collective Bargaining “Micro-Units”

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On Wednesday, the National Labor Relations Board issued a groundbreaking decision in American Steel Construction, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 23 (2022), reviving the concept of collective bargaining “micro-units.” Micro-units are...more

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NLRB Unleashes New Damages Against Labor Law Violators

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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

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NLRB Broadens Traditional Remedy to Include ‘Direct or Foreseeable’ Damages

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The National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday that it was expressly expanding the scope of its traditional “make whole” remedy to require employers to compensate wrongfully terminated employees for all “direct or...more

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