We previously posted about employer use of Artificial Intelligence, AI, and the emerging legal issues associated with such tools. Recently, the National Labor Relations Board General Counsel issued GC Memorandum 23-02, which...more
INTRODUCTION -
2021 was the first year of National Labor Relations Board under President Biden. For years, the Board’s decisions and its approach generally have swung back and forth depending on whether there was a...more
1/31/2022
/ Boeing ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Popular ,
Protected Activity ,
Section 7 ,
Unions
The National Labor Relations Board has traditionally applied separate tests to evaluate whether employee discipline violated the National Labor Relations Act, depending on the context of the underlying misconduct. This has...more
7/23/2020
/ Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Motors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Section 7 ,
Strike ,
Unfair Labor Practices
The flurry of activity from National Labor Relations Board in late 2019 was a fairly consistent drum beat of good news for employers. In many cases, the Board restored decades of precedent that had been upended by the Board...more
1/6/2020
/ Banner Health System ,
Boeing ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 7 ,
Unions ,
Workplace Investigations
Have you ever felt that reading the decisions of the National Labor Relations Board is a lot like watching a tennis match? The decisions on key workplace issues go back and forth, back and forth, and you are just stuck...more
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...more
2/20/2013
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
At-Will Employment ,
Back Pay ,
Banner Estrella Medical Center ,
Bethlehem Steel ,
Canning v NLRB ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
D.R. Horton ,
D.R. Horton v NLRB ,
Discipline ,
Dues Checkoff ,
Facebook ,
Hispanics United of Buffalo ,
Internal Investigations ,
Karl Knauz Motors ,
Latino Express ,
New Process Steel ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Piedmont Gardens ,
Political Contributions ,
Posting Requirements ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Recess Appointments ,
Section 7 ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Union Dues ,
Unions ,
Witness Statements
On September 20, 2011, we reported on Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc., the first National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge decision examining an employee's discharge for social media activity. Recently, the...more