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The phrase "Protected Concerted Activity" refers to certain protected activities specified in the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Under the NLRA, covered employees may join together to improve... more +
The phrase "Protected Concerted Activity" refers to certain protected activities specified in the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Under the NLRA, covered employees may join together to improve their wages and working conditions. If employees are engaged in "protected concerted activity" and suffer adverse employment consequences, such employees may seek redress under the NLRA, whether or not they are members of a union.  less -
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[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

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A Rocky Mountain Remix for Protected Concerted Activity: Colorado Adopts Rules for the Protections of Public Workers Act, Creating...

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On February 26, 2024, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (the “Division”) adopted final rules for the Protections for Public Workers Act (PROPWA). As previously...more

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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 Returns to Expansive Concerted Activity Standard for Solo Employee Complaints

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It takes two to tango, but the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) reaffirmed that it might only take one to engage in protected concerted activity. On August 25, 2023, the Board issued its decision in Miller Plastic...more

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NLRB Overturns Two Major Trump-Era Precedents

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This week, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a series of decisions overturning two major Trump-era precedents. On August 30, 2023, the NLRB overturned Raytheon Network Centric Systems with its decisions in...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

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Labor Board Maintains Course with Pro-union Agenda

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The National Labor Relations Board in 2023 has continued on its pro-union path in all areas of traditional labor law. Many of the NLRB’s actions are the result of the ongoing advice memos which are being issued by General...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments for April 2023

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The National Labor Relations Board returned to its prior standard for analyzing the legality of disciplining employee misconduct related to protected concerted activity. Lion Elastomers LLC II, 372 NLRB No. 83 (May 1, 2023)....more

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Game Changer: NLRB’s Los Angeles Office Says Student Athletes Can Unionize

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The National Labor Relations Board’s Los Angeles Regional Office (LA Regional Office) decided last week that the University of Southern California, the Pac-12 Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...more

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NLRB Rules Two Union Representatives Were Not Fired Over COVID-19 Concerns

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On July 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board published its decision in Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, 371 NLRB No. 112, adopting the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) decision that a carpenters’ union did not...more

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[Ongoing Program] Strikes, Job Actions and ‘Concerted Activity’: On the Rise for NonUnion and Unionized Business - March 8th, 2:00...

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Please join us for BakerHostetler’s The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class. Our 9th Annual Master Class will be virtual again this year, as it was last year, due to the continuation of...more

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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

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The Ramifications of College Athletes Being “Employees”

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Consider this: the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has opined that some student-athletes at the collegiate level are “employees” for purposes of the right to engage in protected concerted activity, and...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from September 2021

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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 month...more

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Protected Concerted Athletic Activity? Labor Memo Calls for Employee Status for College Athletes

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A new memo from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could pave the way for student-athletes at private universities to unionize, or at least fall within the jurisdiction of the NLRB when engaging in concerted activity....more

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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

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[Podcast] Vigorous Enforcement Ahead: Understanding and Preparing for the NLRB's Expanded View of Protected Concerted Activity

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Jeremy Hart, an attorney in BakerHostetler’s Labor and Employment Group, discusses what employers need to know about the National Labor Relations Board’s expanded view of protected concerted activity. How does the NLRB’s...more

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[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

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Changing Administrations, Changing Labor Policies, Part II: The 10 Most Prevalent Issues in Labor Law

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Part one of this two-part series covered changes to U.S. labor law policies that employers can expect to see with the new administration. Part two is a brief summary of the most prevalent issues in current labor law and their...more

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Where Does the NLRA Draw the Line Between Harassment and Protected Activity?

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As most employers have discovered, Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act protects employees who engage in “concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining,” and it is unlawful for employers to interfere...more

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NLRB’s Latest Guidance Supports Employer Decisions Amidst Pandemic

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Addressing the issue for the first time since the pandemic, the National Labor Relations Board recently released a series of advice memoranda instructing its Regional offices to dismiss various COVID-19 related charges...more

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NLRB General Counsel Releases Slew of Advice Supporting Employers on Pandemic-Related Actions

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On August 13, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Division of Advice released five memoranda in which the General Counsel directed NLRB regional offices to dismiss pandemic-related charges filed by unions and...more

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Navigating the NLRA in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Workplace: What Both Union and Nonunion Employers Need to Know

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As shelter in place restrictions ease and U.S. workplaces begin to reopen, both union and nonunion employers may find themselves facing a host of new challenges. Employers may wonder what they should be doing to keep their...more

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NLRB Explains Past Practice Analysis And ULP Defense Under Raytheon Decision

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has explained the “past practice” analysis it applies in determining whether a unionized employer’s unilateral actions constitute an unlawful change under the NLRB’s decision in...more

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The Practical NLRB Advisor: Winter 2020

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Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the winter 2020 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This special double issue offers readers a thorough year in review of...more

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