The United Auto Workers (UAW) made history by winning its first unionization vote at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The final tally was 2,628 to 985, a stunning 73% of eligible employees voted in favor of...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its 2023 rule to determine joint employer status entitled “Standard for Determining Employer Status” on October 26, 2023 (the “2023 rule”). This topic was previously covered...more
On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its final rule entitled “Standard for Determining Employer Status.” This rule comes a little over three years after the NLRB released a rule in April...more
10/31/2023
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Final Rules ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Wage and Hour
On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) reversed decades of established law with the release of its decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC (“Cemex”), NLRB Case No. 28-CA-230115. Cemex...more
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a new legal standard to determine whether an employer’s workplace policy is “facially unlawful” under Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act....more
For years, confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses have been integral parts of any agreement where the employer agrees to pay the departing employee a severance. These types of provisions protect the employer on two...more
3/6/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Severance Agreements