On March 4, 2025, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), along with a bipartisan coalition of senators, introduced new legislation — the Faster Labor Contracts Act — to dramatically speed up the timeline for first contracts for...more
Only a few weeks after President Donald Trump removed General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Member Gwynne Wilcox, the new leadership of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) has begun to make changes to Biden-era...more
The Board’s Decision -
On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, in Amazon.com Services LLC (Amazon), the National Labor Relations Board declared that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act when the employer...more
On November 8, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Siren Retail Corp d/b/a Starbucks (Starbucks), that an employer’s statement that employees would not have the same direct relationship with their...more
On October 7, 2024, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 25-01 (Memo), setting forth aggressive new remedies for unlawful noncompete and “stay-or-pay” provisions as well...more
On June 13, 2024, an administrative law judge (ALJ) of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) joined the growing chorus of federal and state agencies condemning the use of restrictive covenants, in J.O. Mory, Inc.,...more
What does it mean if a union makes a “demand for recognition,” or “request for voluntary recognition” to an employer? What does a union mean when it says it has a “showing of interest” or “proof of majority support” or...more
On May 30, 2023, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), Jennifer Abruzzo, issued guidance regarding the lawfulness of noncompete agreements and provisions. The General Counsel’s latest...more
On March 7, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a new information sharing agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The agencies executed a memorandum of understanding that will...more
On March 22, 2023, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), Jennifer Abruzzo, issued guidance about the Board’s McLaren Macomb decision from earlier this year. The guidance made clear...more
The decision of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 ( Feb. 21, 2023), reinstates a limit on the confidentiality, non-disclosure, and non-disparagement clauses that employers may...more
On February 13, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that Starbucks violated federal labor law at multiple locations in Philadelphia in 2019 and 2020. The decision, issued by the NLRB’s three Democrats, found...more
Employers should anticipate major changes to national labor policy when President-elect Joe Biden assumes the Oval Office. Changes will likely seek to increase union membership by facilitating organizing, shortening election...more
With the COVID-19 emergency impacting employers’ operations and the way employees work, more and more employees may start taking to social media to vent their opinions about work and current events (sometimes intertwining the...more
On July 20, 2020, organizers and labor organizations across the country are planning a “Strike for Black Lives” — a national walkout of workers in support of “dismantling racism and white supremacy to bring about fundamental...more