On June 23, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in 800 River Road Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Care One at New Milford, 369 NLRB No. 109 (2020), holding that employers have no duty to bargain over...more
In Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store, 368 NLRB No. 144 (2019), the National Labor Relations Board continued its recent trend of reversing decisions issued during the prior administration, and returned to employers...more
On September 9, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in The Boeing Company, 368 NLRB No. 67 (2019), clarifying an earlier ruling and reinstating the traditional community of interest standard...more
As part of the National Labor Relations Board’s spate of recent decisions reversing Obama-era Board precedent, on December 15, 2017, the Board in PCC Structurals, Inc., 365 NLRB No. 160 (2017) overturned Specialty Healthcare,...more
In the midst of a heated presidential election cycle, employers are following recent decisions of the National Labor Relations Board closely. Before losing its three-member Democratic majority at the expiration of Board...more
10/25/2016
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Ambush Election Rules ,
Bargaining Power ,
Charter Schools ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Colleges ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Graduate Students ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitals ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Religious Schools ,
Right to Strike ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Student Employees ,
Trade Secrets ,
Union Elections ,
Unions ,
Universities
The twin forces of technology and globalization are reinventing and redefining the workplace and the way work is performed. The workplace automation of the last century is rapidly being augmented and replaced by intelligent...more
8/5/2016
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Disability ,
Doffing ,
Donning ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
On-Call Employees ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Robotics ,
Section 7 ,
Severance Agreements ,
Technology ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Wearable Technology
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently rejected the National Labor Relations Board’s attempt to expand the remedies available under the National Labor Relations Act for unfair labor practices. Building on...more
6/3/2016
/ Administrative Appeals ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Remedies ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Contempt ,
Injunctions ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Motion for Reconsideration ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Objections ,
Popular ,
Preservation of Rights ,
Remedies ,
Statutory Authority ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Unions
In This Report:
- Explanation And Scope Of This Preliminary Littler Report
- Introduction
- Workplace LAW Challenges And Solutions
- A. Human Displacement
- B. Union And Non-Union...more
In This Report:
- I. Spotlight On Wage-And-Hour Risks For The Home Healthcare Industry
- II. Potential Loss Of The Companionship Services Exemption
- III. Other Common Types Of Claims
- A. Misclassification...more