A recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision has ended the practice of administrative law judge (ALJ) approval of consent orders to resolve unfair labor practice (ULP) charges. This is yet another development from...more
The Spring 2024 edition of the Advisor is a compilation of good and bad news for employers. On the good news side, we discuss several current challenges to administrative agency authority in general, and the National Labor...more
3/28/2024
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Ambush Election Rules ,
Basketball ,
Board Members ,
Chevron Deference ,
Employee Definition ,
Franchises ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Student Athletes ,
Union Elections ,
Unions
Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Fall 2023 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. In this issue of the Advisor, we cover three of those sharply divided...more
10/10/2023
/ Boeing ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Independent Contractors ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nurses ,
Pensions ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Section 7
In yet another effort to speed up the processing of cases, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel on May 22, 2023, issued a memorandum instructing Regional Offices to speed up compliance with Board-ordered...more
In the last issue of the Ogletree Deakins Practical NLRB Advisor, we utilized this space to remark that the current general counsel’s (GC) multifaceted and radical agenda posed genuine institutional issues for the National...more
12/27/2022
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Unions
Fulfilling a top priority for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo’s activist agenda, on December 13, 2022, the Board issued a decision that expands, arguably beyond statutory limits, the...more
Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Summer 2022 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. In this issue, the Advisor takes a small departure from our usual...more
In late July, Jennifer A. Abruzzo was confirmed as the new general counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The vote was 51-50 and required Vice President Kamala Harris to cast the tie-breaking vote....more
On the eve of his election, President Joe Biden promised to “be the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” True to his word, his administration has thus far granted organized labor’s every ask. Only 23 minutes into his...more
7/15/2021
/ Arbitration ,
Biden Administration ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Employment Contract ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
President Joe Biden began his election campaign in a union hall in Pittsburgh and pledged on the eve of the election to be “the most pro-union president you’ve even seen.” As immediate evidence of his intent to make good on...more