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No Chill: The Future of Employee Handbook Standards at the NLRB

In one of his first official actions, President Biden relieved former General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Peter Robb of his position. As Mr. Robb's replacement, President Biden selected Peter...more

8/13/2021 / Employee Handbooks , Employee Rights , Employees , NLRA , NLRB

Round One Goes to the Company: Lessons Learned from Amazon's Union Organizing Drive

On Friday, April 9, 2021, workers for Amazon in Alabama voted by an overwhelming majority to remain union-free, thereby preventing Amazon's first union-organized facility in the United States. According to organized labor,...more

4/16/2021 / Amazon , NLRB , Union Organizers , Unions

Are Your Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Still Enforceable?

On March 18, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reconsidered the lawfulness of terms in employment arbitration agreements that require employees to sign as a pre-dispute condition of employment. Ultimately the...more

4/5/2021 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Confidentiality Policies , Corporate Counsel , Employment Policies , NLRB , Pre-Dispute Arbitration , Pre-Employment Agreements

Biden Administration Rollback: Are Collegiate Students Employees?

On March 15, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Withdrawal in the Federal Register withdrawing the proposed rule related to undergraduate and graduate student employment classification (the...more

3/19/2021 / Biden Administration , Colleges , Employees , NLRB , Students , Unions , Universities

National Labor Relations Board's Recent Rulemaking Agenda

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently released its anticipated rulemaking priorities in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the Agenda). ...more

8/1/2019 / Access to Employer Facilities , Joint Employers , NLRA , NLRB , Student Employees

Supreme Court Holds that Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements are Enforceable

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision (the Epic Systems decision) regarding the enforceability of employee arbitration agreements that include class/collective action waivers. ...more

5/23/2018 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Class Action Arbitration Waivers , Epic Systems Corp v Lewis , Ernst & Young v Morris , Federal Arbitration Act , Murphy Oil v NLRB , NLRA , NLRB , Remand , Reversal , Savings Clause , SCOTUS

Supreme Court Appears Split on Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements

On Monday, October 2, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in three cases involving the enforceability of employee arbitration agreements that include class/collective action waivers. Since January when the...more

10/17/2017 / Arbitration Agreements , Case Consolidation , Class Action , Class Action Arbitration Waivers , Collective Actions , Epic Systems Corp v Lewis , Ernst & Young , Federal Arbitration Act , Mandatory Arbitration Clauses , Murphy Oil USA , NLRA , NLRB , Popular , SCOTUS

Will the Supreme Court Rein In Employee Class Actions?

Three cases involving the enforceability of class/collective action waivers in arbitration agreements are headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this piece, we look at the facts of those cases, which will be consolidated for...more

5/15/2017 / Class Action , Class Action Arbitration Waivers , Ernst & Young , Federal Arbitration Act , Murphy Oil USA , NLRA , NLRB

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