As organized labor activity has been on the rise in recent years and stories about union-related matters have become regular news, labor relations questions have ever-increasingly become front-of-mind for employers. It is...more
The National Labor Relations Board certainly did not wait long to take the next step in changing the landscape of union organizing to promote the success of labor interests in representation campaigns. Only one day after its...more
Well we pretty much knew this day was coming. Your email system has just become a union’s most effective tool to organize your employees.
In May of this year, we predicted the National Labor Relations Board would...more
A big part of what makes the franchise model of business attractive to small business owners is the opportunity to own and operate their own business, but with their entrepreneurial risk backstopped by a known regional or...more
8/12/2014
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Fast-Food Industry ,
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Small Business ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
As the next step in a series of moves that will likely confer substantial advantages to unions in organizing campaigns, the National Labor Relations Board has resurrected proposed changes to its election rules. While the...more