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Employee Handbooks are reference manuals for new and current employees on the policies and procedures of a particular employer. A comprehensive employee handbooks outlines expectations and obligations for both employees and employers and is an important part of effective human resource management. A proper handbook contains detailed information on non-disclosure and conflict of interest obligations, work schedules, employee compensation and benefits, anti-discrimination policies, and codes of conduct to name a few. less -
Foster Swift Collins & Smith

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

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It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

Adams and Reese LLP

[Webinar] 2023 NLRB Year in Review - December 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST

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Adams and Reese Partner Michael MacHarg will lead a one hour CLE webinar to discuss important updates from the National Labor Relations Board over the past year. Registration is free. The webinar will take place Tuesday,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Post-Labor Day Wrap Up: What NLRB’s 2023 Decisions Mean for Employers

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In the weeks surrounding Labor Day 2023, the National Labor Relations Board overturned precedent with decisions and rules significantly impacting both union and non-union employers. The result is labor laws encouraging both...more

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NLRB Adopts New Standard for Evaluating Lawfulness of Work Rules

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On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Stericycle Inc., which adopts a new standard for how the NLRB will evaluate workplace policies and rules when determining if they interfere with...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Prepare Now for Anticipated Labor Law Changes in 2022

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General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo of the National Labor Relations Board continues to make waves as she shares with employers, unions, and workers alike, her views on hot button issues at the NLRB....more

CDF Labor Law LLP

NLRB’s Pro-Union Shift and Ripple Effect On Your Workplace Policies

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On February 17, 2021, President Biden nominated Jennifer Abruzzo as the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”).  On July 21, 2021, the U.S Senate confirmed the nomination.  As the board...more

Littler

The NLRB’s New General Counsel Issues First Guidance Memorandum Foreshadowing Reversal of Key Board Decisions

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There’s a new sheriff in town at the National Labor Relations Board, and she is charting a new course for the Board.  On August 12, the NLRB's new general counsel (GC), Jennifer Abruzzo, issued Memorandum 21-04, instructing...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

New NLRB GC Memo Reveals Agency Strategy

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All unionized and nonunionized private sector employers should prepare now for the anticipated legal changes contemplated in the National Labor Relations Board’s latest general counsel memorandum, GC 21-04. The Memorandum,...more

Littler

Businesses in the Sunshine State are Prohibited from Requiring Vaccine Passport from Patrons and Customers

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Vaccine passports—standardized credentials showing proof of vaccination—are gaining momentum in some states as a means of returning to normalcy and allowing businesses to open fully to those who prove they have been...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] NLRB Decisions on the Chopping Block: Expected Changes from the Board that May Affect Employers

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Jeremy Hart an attorney in BakerHostetler’s Labor and Employment Group, discuss the top five NLRB decisions on the chopping block that are expected with the Biden Administration and potential consequences of the National...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Labor Board: Successor Required To Bargain With Union Over Unilateral Layoffs

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More than five years and a pandemic later, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has clarified a successor employer’s union bargaining obligations regarding layoffs under the National Labor Relations Act. Tramont...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

The NLRB’s Division of Advice Has Spoken on COVID-19 in the Workplace, Providing Flexibility to Employers During the Pandemic

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As employers continue to navigate these chaotic times, on July 15, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), through its Division of Advice (Advice), issued its first guidance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the...more

Baker Donelson

Post Boeing NLRB Guidance on Employee Handbook Rules Bring Common Sense and Flexibility to Employer Work Rules

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On June 6, 2018, the NLRB's Office of General Counsel issued its Guidance Memorandum on Handbook Rules Post-Boeing. This guidance arose out of the NLRB's decision in The Boeing Co., 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017) which overruled its...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

NLRB Rules Employer’s Handbook Statement That Benefit Available To “Non-Union Employees” Violates Act

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During the last decade, a number of NLRB decisions faulted employers for written policies that were considered to be overbroad in violation of the National Labor Relations Act. These rulings sprang largely from the NLRB’s...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Employment Law in Germany – Practical Bilingual Guidelines for Chinese Businesses and Investors

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German employment law provides for a good level of employee protection, for example in case of termination of employment. Being familiar with some basic principles of German employment law can help Chinese investors avoid...more

Baker Donelson

NLRB Establishes New Standard for Analyzing Employers' Policies

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In a significant victory for employers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a decision creating a new framework for evaluating workplace rules that implicate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). In...more

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The Employment Law Authority - January/ February 2018

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Between September 26, 2017, when for the first time in nearly a decade Republicans controlled the majority at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and December 16, 2017, when Chairman Philip Miscimarra’s term expired...more

Fisher Phillips

Healthcare Employers Rejoice? Recent Shift In NLRB Decisions Impacts The Industry

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A new Republican majority took hold over the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) at the end of 2017, leading to several significant labor decisions. Because the NLRB’s decisions and actions impact all industries, healthcare...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NLRB Acts Swiftly to Overturn Multiple Pro-Labor Decisions From Obama Era

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It did not take long for the National Labor Relations Board to act on the advice of its new general counsel and upset multiple precedents put in place by the prior majority Democratic board. In a series of 3-2 decisions, the...more

Genova Burns LLC

Republican Majority at NLRB Brings Important Pro-Employer Decisions

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The recent, temporary Republican majority at the NLRB brought several important changes to Board decisions issued during the Obama Administration. In early December Republican appointees of President Trump briefly held a...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Recent Changes From The National Labor Relations Board Favor Employers

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued several opinions reversing Obama-era precedent. These changes are all employer-favorable and reduce the risk an employer’s policies or activities will be deemed...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Don’t Like that NLRB Ruling? Just Wait, it May Change!

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As 2017 and Chairman Phillip Miscimarra’s term drew to an end, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a flurry of decisions overturning several Obama-era NLRB decisions. Because Board members are...more

Clark Hill PLC

NLRB Reverses Precedent on Key Employer Issues

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Last week, the National Labor Relations Board reversed several controversial decisions of the Obama-era Board, all of which will significantly impact employers. The cases redefine joint employment, create a new analysis for...more

Hogan Lovells

NLRB Reverses Several Obama-Era Decisions; Loosens Grip on Employers

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In a flurry of decisions late last week, the newly-constituted majority of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) issued a number of decisions that signal a less interventionist approach with respect to the...more

Franczek P.C.

Gale Force Winds of Change: National Labor Relations Board Reverses Course on Workplace Rules and Joint Employer Standards

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Recently, we noted that the winds of change are blowing at the NLRB. Last week, those winds picked up considerable force as the newly-constituted NLRB dismantled two earlier cases that were the subject of extensive employer...more

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