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Fox Rothschild LLP

5th Circuit Shreds NLRB's Employee Uniform Policy Prohibition

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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) 2022 ruling in Tesla, Inc. that held that the electric vehicle manufacturer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Where do the presidents rank on employment law?

In other words, which presidents can we -- ahem -- blame? George and Abe say, "Don't look at us." Just kidding. In honor of President's Day, I thought it might be fun to review which presidents were responsible for the...more

Vicente LLP

Gov. Newsom’s Budget Trailer Bill Makes Significant Reforms to California Cannabis Laws, Including Elimination of the Cannabis...

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On June 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed budget trailer bill Assembly Bill 195 (AB-195) into law. AB-195 contains several significant reforms to California’s cannabis laws. The most noteworthy changes are outlined below,...more

Snell & Wilmer

NLRB General Counsel Memorandum Reveals New Enforcement Strategy Affecting All Employers

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In her first memorandum as General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo laid out a clear agenda for the new enforcement priorities of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). All unionized and nonunionized private sector employers...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

5 New Immigration Software & Technology Trends

Whether you’re an immigration attorney, or involved in immigration cases within a larger organization, you know just how complex immigration management can be. From navigating policy changes, to working between the...more

Perkins Coie

Supply Chain Compliance: Products From China

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In recent months, there has been much attention focused on Beijing’s labor policies and practices toward the Uyghur Muslim population and other minority groups in China. Given that the western Xinjiang region is responsible...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] The Biden Labor Platform: The First 100 Days and More - May 4th, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm CST

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Before the 2020 election, then Presidential candidate Joe Biden vowed to be the “strongest labor president you have ever had.” Although he has been in office less than 100 days, President Biden shows every sign of living up...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

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

BREAKING: NLRB Withdraws Proposed Rule Concerning Employee-Status of Student Teachers and Research Assistants

After publishing the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking over a year ago, followed by tens of thousands of public comments and many months of anticipating the final rule, the NLRB announced today that it will publish a Notice of...more

White & Case LLP

Human rights benchmarks: Corporate performance rankings on the rise: What do human rights and ESG benchmarks measure?

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What businesses need to know for a strategic approach - Benchmarks focus on human rights, labor rights, political rights, “digital rights” (human rights in the Internet era) and wider sustainability efforts. They...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2019 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Trump Revokes Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Executive Order

President Trump signed an Executive Order on October 31, 2019, revoking “Executive Order 13495 of January 30, 2009 (Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts), which requires that successor Federal...more

Fisher Phillips

Scalia To Take Labor Department Reins: What Does It Mean For Employers?

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The news that President Trump selected Eugene Scalia to take over as Labor Secretary late last week caught some employers by surprise; after all, it was just a week ago that we were analyzing the track record of the...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Overtime for Employees Paid on an Annual Basis: Quebec’s Superior Court Denies Class Action Authorization

In its recent decision in Godin c. Aréna des Canadiens inc. (Decision), the Québec Superior Court (Court) refused to authorize an employment class action against Aréna des Canadiens inc. and Aréna du Rocket inc. (Arenas). ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

WHD’s Joint Employer Reg Heads to White House

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On February 28, the Wage & Hour Division sent to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs its long-awaited regulatory proposal on joint employment. ...more

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NLRB Reigns In The Definition Of Concerted Activity

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The NLRB has overturned a previous decision defining any employee’s protest in a group setting as protected concerted activity. In Alstate Maintenance, the Board has sought to adhere to the principles...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

How Will a Much-Anticipated Joint Employer Decision Impact Private and Public Employers? - Browning-Ferris Industries v. NLRB

The District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board held that an employer’s authorized, but unexercised...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Year, Old Test? NLRB’s Continuing Efforts to Roll Back Obama-Era Joint Employment Standard Hit Another Roadblock

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If the NLRB were a TV drama (imagine the ratings!), the most recent Christmastime decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals would have been a season-ending cliffhanger. It leaves the future of joint employment in doubt...more

Polsinelli

D.C. Circuit Wrestles with Board’s Controversial Browning-Ferris Decision

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On December 28, 2018, the U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) joint-employer test as articulated in Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

D.C. Circuit Invalidates NLRB’s Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Test

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On December 28, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit), in a 2-1 decision (Browning-Ferris Indus. of Cal. v. NLRB, No. 16-1028), invalidated the National Labor...more

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And The Waiting Continues . . . NLRB Extends Comment Period On Joint Employer Rule Once Again

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In September 2018, the NLRB released its new proposed rule regarding the joint employer standard. The NLRB extended the comment period twice since the release of the new proposed rule. Comments are now due...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Reducing Risks Associated With Temporary Staffing Agencies

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Staffing agencies may provide the solution to a company’s short-term staffing needs. However, clients should not assume they can avoid liability for workplace issues by using a staffing agency; indeed, in some cases, a client...more

Troutman Pepper

NLRB Proposes New Rule on Joint Employer Standard

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On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed a new regulation that would make it more challenging to establish joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act....more

Stinson LLP

The NLRB Proposes New Joint Employer Standard

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On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the joint-employer standard. Under the proposed rule, entities would be joint employers "if the two employers...more

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Out With the New and in With the Old? Board Issues Proposed Rule Which Would Restore Prior Joint-Employer Standard

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On Thursday, September 13, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) signaled its intent to return to its pre-Obama Board test for establishing joint-employer status....more

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