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McAfee & Taft Employer LINC: LABOR LAW UPDATE - Pro-union poster rule strikes out

by McAfee & Taft on 5/22/2013

During the last several years, the National Labor Relations Board has taken an increasingly active stance in promoting unions and union organizing efforts. Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...more

NLRB Continues To Scrutinize Social Media Policies And Activities

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/20/2013

Recent decisions from the full National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as well as an NLRB Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) highlight the fact that social media policies and employee communications remain on the agency's radar and...more

New Employee Privacy and Union Voting Rights Laws in Virginia Go Into Effect July 2013

by Thomas J. Flaherty, Rebecca Roche | Littler on 5/20/2013

Virginia has enacted two new laws that are intended to enhance employee protections, particularly during union organizing drives in the Commonwealth. One law guarantees the right to vote in a secret ballot election. The...more

Party Foul! NLRB Orders Reinstatement and Back Pay for Party Bus Guide After Finding Facebook Postings Amount To Protected Union...

by Chris Brown, Alexandra Stathopoulos, Michael Weil | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 5/16/2013

Providing yet another example of how online social networking can amount to protected conduct under the National Labor Relations Act, the NLRB ruled earlier this month in New York Party Shuttle, LLC and Fred Pflantzer, CN:...more

Labor & Employment E-Note - May 14, 2013

by Amy Jordan, Bryance Metheny, John Paul Nefflen, Thomas Potter, III | Burr & Forman on 5/15/2013

In This Issue: - Court Rules NLRB's Workplace Union Notices Violated Law - NLRB Urges Regional Directors to Maintain High Settlement Rate - EEOC Seeing Rising Number of Age Discrimination Complaints - OSHA...more

Breaking: No NLRB Union Posters, Says Appeals Court

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/8/2013

A while back, the NLRB proposed that all employers would need to put up posters detailing employee rights to form a union. If employers did not, then the employers could be subjected to an unfair labor practice charge — a...more

Why Non-Unionized High Tech Companies Still Need to Pay Attention to the National Labor Relations Board

by Valerie Menager | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/1/2013

Overview - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is the agency that administers the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which is the law that protects employee rights to unionize and collectively bargain with...more

NLRB who? Why do I care if I don't have a union?

by Jo Ellen Whitney | Davis Brown Law Firm on 4/30/2013

Most non-union employers think that the National Labor Relations Act is not applicable to their work force. Unfortunately, if that is what you think, your local NLRB office will be happy to point out how wrong you are. As we...more

NLRB: Employer Responsible For Backpay Of Union Representative Allegedly Injured During Workplace Assault

by Mark Theodore | Proskauer - Labor Relations on 4/19/2013

The NLRB has ruled that an employer is liable to lost wages for a union representative who allegedly suffered injuries "after being pushed down a flight of stairs at a work site. The case is Norquay Construction, Inc., 359...more

Fragmented Workforces: Specialty Healthcare And The Advent Of “Micro-Units”

by Matthew Levine, Richard L. Samson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/4/2013

The National Labor Relations Board recently made it easier for unions to win representation elections by allowing unions to fragment workforces and cherry-pick the unit of employees most likely to support unionization. On...more

“Micro-Units” in the Aftermath of Specialty Healthcare

by Matthew Levine, Richard L. Samson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/4/2013

Since the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in Specialty Healthcare was issued in 2011, it has been easier for unions to win representation elections. The Board’s recent decision in Fraser Engineering Company, 359...more

Employment Law Blog: The Continuing Saga of the NLRB Recess Appointments and Fallout

by Becky Knutson | Davis Brown Law Firm on 3/22/2013

On January 25, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit published an opinion in Noel Canning v. National Relations Board, Case No. 12-1115. The case arose out of a dispute between employer Noel Canning, a...more

Employers May Violate Federal Law By Refusing To Hire Union Organizers

by Peter Felsenfeld | Barger & Wolen on 3/15/2013

Here’s a challenging scenario for employers: An individual applies for a job. The employer becomes aware that the applicant is a union volunteer who will likely try to organize the workplace if hired....more

NLRB Pulls Back A Little More On Policy Frenzy, Finds Code Of Conduct Does Not Violate The Act

by Mark Theodore | Proskauer - Labor Relations on 3/15/2013

As we have seen repeatedly in the last year, the NLRB has taken it upon itself to police employer policies often finding a phrase or two to be a violation of the Act. In recent months we have seen the NLRB seemingly pullback...more

Labor Letter, March 2013: NLRB Requires Non-Union Member To Pay For Lobbying Fees

by Claud McIver, Joseph Wilson | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 3/8/2013

Lobbying Took Place In A Neighboring State’s Legislature - The National Labor Relations Board recently held that United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by...more

Hospitality Update, No. 1, March 2013: Unions Want Fast Food – Now!

by Santiago Alaniz | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 3/4/2013

With union membership rates at their lowest level since the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was enacted in 1935, organized labor is desperately seeking to attract new members, even if that means targeting new industries...more

Social Media Policies And The NLRB: What Employers Need To Know

by Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni, Saundra Riley, Michael A. Sands | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/4/2013

Social media policies. Chances are your company has one, is in the process of drafting one, or is worried about not having one. Employees continue to gripe about their jobs and their bosses on Facebook, as states like...more

Corporate Law Report: Global HR, Textual Harassment, Working Interviews, and Other Workplace Issues [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 2/27/2013

Our latest video report looks at the employment needs of global companies, textual harassment, working interviews, and other labor & employment law issues. This week we're focused entirely on workplace legal issues -...more

Employment Flash - February 2013

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/26/2013

In This Issue: - Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Decision on Surviving Merger Entity’s Ability to Enforce Noncompetition Agreements - “Sweet” Decision for California Employers: Court Approves Time Rounding in Case...more

Labor And Employment E-Note - February 14, 2013

by Burr & Forman on 2/25/2013

In This Issue: - Lawmakers Reintroduce Social Networking Online Protection Act - Lawsuit Claims Scanning E-mails Away from Work Should be Overtime - Business, Labor Unions Work Together for Immigration Overhaul -...more

Employers May Not Engage In Coercive Surveillance of Unions

by Peter Felsenfeld | Barger & Wolen on 2/25/2013

An employer risks violating federal labor laws by monitoring employees’ union activities, or even creating an impression of surveillance....more

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

by Bruce Bagley, Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/20/2013

Introduction - Wow, 2012 was quite the year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”)! Last year, we discussed the Board’s agenda, which at the time we described as aggressive, but with the benefit of hindsight,...more

The End of an Error

by Ronald Meisburg | Proskauer - Labor Relations on 2/14/2013

Unnoticed and with no fanfare, the Board brought the two member era to a close with its adoption of the last of the two member Board decisions, The Fremont-Rideout Health Group, 359 NLRB No. 51 (January 15, 2013)....more

Should Private Employers Still Worry About Unions and What Happens at the NLRB?

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 2/5/2013

As I indicated a few weeks ago, one of the goals of this blog this year is to stop chasing headlines. The latest story about the NLRB demonstrates why. Late last month, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals (which, as you...more

Employers Must Examine Their Employee Agreements For Compliance With The National Labor Relations Act

by Scott T. Silverman | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/5/2013

Recently, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Quicken Loans, Inc., which found confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions to be unlawful under the...more

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McAfee & Taft Employer LINC: LABOR LAW UPDATE - Pro-union poster rule strikes out

NLRB Continues To Scrutinize Social Media Policies And Activities

New Employee Privacy and Union Voting Rights Laws in Virginia Go Into Effect July 2013

Party Foul! NLRB Orders Reinstatement and Back Pay for Party Bus Guide After Finding Facebook Postings Amount To Protected Union...

Labor & Employment E-Note - May 14, 2013

Breaking: No NLRB Union Posters, Says Appeals Court

Why Non-Unionized High Tech Companies Still Need to Pay Attention to the National Labor Relations Board

NLRB who? Why do I care if I don't have a union?

NLRB: Employer Responsible For Backpay Of Union Representative Allegedly Injured During Workplace Assault

Fragmented Workforces: Specialty Healthcare And The Advent Of “Micro-Units”

“Micro-Units” in the Aftermath of Specialty Healthcare

Employment Law Blog: The Continuing Saga of the NLRB Recess Appointments and Fallout

Employers May Violate Federal Law By Refusing To Hire Union Organizers

NLRB Pulls Back A Little More On Policy Frenzy, Finds Code Of Conduct Does Not Violate The Act

Labor Letter, March 2013: NLRB Requires Non-Union Member To Pay For Lobbying Fees

Hospitality Update, No. 1, March 2013: Unions Want Fast Food – Now!

Social Media Policies And The NLRB: What Employers Need To Know

Corporate Law Report: Global HR, Textual Harassment, Working Interviews, and Other Workplace Issues [Video]

Employment Flash - February 2013

Labor And Employment E-Note - February 14, 2013

Employers May Not Engage In Coercive Surveillance of Unions

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

The End of an Error

Should Private Employers Still Worry About Unions and What Happens at the NLRB?

Employers Must Examine Their Employee Agreements For Compliance With The National Labor Relations Act

Corporate Law Report: Global HR, Textual Harassment, Working Interviews, and Other Workplace Issues [Video]

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