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The National Labor Relations Board Loses Deference in Pursuit of Preliminary Injunctions

On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court resolved a long-standing split among circuit courts when it issued a ruling in a high-profile labor dispute between Starbucks and the NLRB. The case originated in Memphis, Tennessee, where,...more

NLRB Announces Broadened Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status

On October 27, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a final rule that establishes a new standard for determining whether two or more employers, as defined by the National Labor Relations Act, may be...more

NLRB Upends 50 Years of Precedent, Narrows Employer Options for Secret Ballot Elections in Union Organizing Campaigns

On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision that significantly narrows employers’ options in contesting union organizing efforts through secret ballot elections. The case, Cemex...more

NLRB Issues Final Rule Speeding Up Union Election Procedures

This week, the United States National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule modifying certain procedures relating to union representation elections. The rule, which will go into effect as of December 26, 2023,...more

NLRB’s General Counsel Takes Aim at Employee Non-Competes in Recent Memo

On May 30, 2023, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo explaining her view that, except in limited circumstances, employee non-competition agreements violate the Act. While the memo only reflects General Counsel...more

NLRB General Counsel Offers Guidance on Severance Agreements

On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a decision in McLaren Macomb providing that employers violate federal labor law when they require employees to sign severance agreements...more

Court’s Injunction Prevents Full Implementation of the NLRB's New Union Election Rules

In December 2019, the National Labor Relations Board announced revised procedures for union elections that would extend certain pre-election deadlines and require certain disputes be resolved ahead of an election... These...more

NLRB Postpones New Union Election Procedures Until June 1, 2020

In December 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) updated its procedures for union elections, with the new rules going into effect on April 16, 2020. These updated procedures include changes such as longer time...more

NLRB Announces New Union Election Procedures

In 2014, the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board made over two dozen changes to the union election rules that effectively shortened the time period between the filing of the petition and the election and limited the...more

NLRB Adopts "Contract Coverage" Standard

New Ruling Makes It Easier for Employers to Introduce Workplace Changes During Term of Collective Bargaining Agreement - On September 10, 2019, in MV Transportation, Inc., Case No. 28-CA-173726, the National Labor...more

NLRB General Counsel Adopts Less Restrictive Policy on Employee Handbook Rules

On June 6, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel issued a guidance on the agency’s new position on employee handbook rules. Reflecting recent changes in Board law, the guidance issued by NLRB...more

6/11/2018  /  Employee Handbooks , NLRB

NLRB Issues a Flurry of Decisions Overturning Employee-Friendly Board Law

On December 14 and 15, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board issued several decisions rejecting employee-friendly rules previously adopted by the Board. The decisions, which address Obama-era Board rules on employer...more

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