The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently affirmed a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decision requiring an employer to reinstate an employee whom it terminated after he wrote...more
The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) recently issued a decision in UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside that reverses longstanding Board precedent and holds that employers no longer have to allow nonemployee union...more
6/19/2019
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Bright-Line Rule ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Employee Rights ,
New Rules ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Private Property ,
Property Owners ,
Public Property ,
Solicitation ,
Surveillance ,
Union Organizers ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions
It might appear that on some years, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issues a series of decisions just as the year comes to a close, but it is not because the Board wants to give out holiday presents (or, from...more
In the wake of the election results, the question on everyone’s mind now is: What impact will President-Elect Trump have on employers? Trump has thus far given few details on his thoughts on labor and employment. But with...more
11/21/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Barack Obama ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Individual Mandate ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Pay Transparency ,
Preexisting Conditions ,
Presidential Elections ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Repeal ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
Sick Leave ,
Summary of Benefits and Coverage ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waiting Periods ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Communication
On October 28, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its decision in Murphy Oil USA Inc., once again attempting to prohibit employers from requiring employees to enter into agreements to arbitrate...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated President Obama's 2012 "recess" appointments of several members of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board"), which occurred while the Senate was in a three day recess. As a...more