In a decision that comes as a surprise to many observers, the U.S. Supreme Court held this week in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo et al. that plaintiffs can use representative evidence in a donning and doffing class or...more
3/26/2016
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The NLRB made a splash when it laid out a new standard to capture employers previously thought to be outside the “joint employer” net with its Browning-Ferris decision in April 2015, and now the Department of Labor is making...more
The Irony in Regulating Employee Social Media Speech: the NLRB vs. the FTC -
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