On Friday, March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump announced an Executive Order (“the Order”) titled “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.” Notably, the Order rescinded several Biden-era executive...more
On January 20, 2024, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims struck down a 2022 Executive Order which required construction contractors to collaborate with unions in order to be considered for large-scale federal construction...more
On July 31, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3649, the “Worker Freedom of Speech Act,” (the “Act”) which prohibits employers from using “captive audience” meetings with employees to discuss an...more
On Monday, April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its final “walkaround” rule. The final rule broadens worker and union rights to designate an employee or...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) continued its aggressive efforts to curtail longstanding management rights under federal labor law, this time by reviving key features of a long-dormant legal doctrine...more
Today the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) issued a Final Rule amending its procedures governing representation election. The new rule restores the 2014 “quickie” or “ambush” election rules, which will...more
Since President Biden took office and subsequently appointed union attorney Jennifer Abruzzo to the General Counsel role, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board” or “NLRB”) has issued pro-union decision after...more
On November 3, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board issued a proposed rule that would rescind a 2020 rule issued under the Trump Administration and make it more difficult for workers who are dissatisfied with their unions...more
On May 29, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, 369 NLRB No. 91 (2020) broadening the definition of “solicitation.” The Board overruled its prior decisions in Wal-Mart Stores, 340...more
On March 31, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a new rule modifying election procedures so that employees have more of a say as to whether or not they want union representation. The new rule, which is...more