John Thomas Jr. on NLRA

NLRB Voids Hospital ID Policy that Bans Union Insignia Without Regard to Patient Visibility

In Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Inc., 366 NLRB No. 66 (April 20, 2018), the Board ruled that the hospital employer’s prohibition of non-approved pins and badges was unlawfully overbroad. As a general rule, employees...more

5/3/2018 / Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Facilities , Hospitals , NLRA , NLRB , Unions

En Banc Eighth Circuit Reverses National Labor Relations Board’s “Sick Day” Jimmy John’s Decision

On July 3, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, sitting en banc, rejected the reasoning of an ALJ, the NLRB, and a panel of the Eighth Circuit regarding whether Jimmy John’s employees could hang posters at...more

7/13/2017 / Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Hiring & Firing , NLRA , NLRB , Section 7 , Section 8(a) , Sick Leave

Court of Appeals Again Rejects National Labor Relations Board, Finds FedEx Ground Drivers Are Independent Contractors

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a published opinion earlier this month emphasized that it means what it says. In 2009, the Court held in FedEx I that single-route FedEx drivers in Wilmington, Massachusetts...more

3/22/2017 / Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , FedEx , Independent Contractors , Misclassification , NLRA , NLRB

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 3 Trademarks and Logos, Photography and Workplace Recording, Leaving Work,...

On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks....more

4/15/2015 / Conflicts of Interest , Employee Handbooks , Employment Policies , New Guidance , NLRA , NLRB , NLRB General Counsel , Photographs , Trademarks

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 2 Conduct Toward Coworkers and Third Parties

On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks. The memorandum further solidified the NLRB’s...more

4/7/2015 / Code of Conduct , Employee Handbooks , Employment Policies , New Guidance , NLRA , NLRB

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 1

On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks. The memorandum further solidified the NLRB’s...more

3/31/2015 / Best Management Practices , Employee Handbooks , Employment Policies , New Guidance , NLRA , NLRB , Popular

John Thomas Jr.

McGuireWoods LLP

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NLRB Voids Hospital ID Policy that Bans Union Insignia Without Regard to Patient Visibility

En Banc Eighth Circuit Reverses National Labor Relations Board’s “Sick Day” Jimmy John’s Decision

Court of Appeals Again Rejects National Labor Relations Board, Finds FedEx Ground Drivers Are Independent Contractors

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 3 Trademarks and Logos, Photography and Workplace Recording, Leaving Work,...

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 2 Conduct Toward Coworkers and Third Parties

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 1

John Thomas Jr.

McGuireWoods LLP

Popular Topics by This Author

Latest Posts › NLRA

NLRB Voids Hospital ID Policy that Bans Union Insignia Without Regard to Patient Visibility

En Banc Eighth Circuit Reverses National Labor Relations Board’s “Sick Day” Jimmy John’s Decision

Court of Appeals Again Rejects National Labor Relations Board, Finds FedEx Ground Drivers Are Independent Contractors

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 3 Trademarks and Logos, Photography and Workplace Recording, Leaving Work,...

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 2 Conduct Toward Coworkers and Third Parties

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 1

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