On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability (CARES) Act providing roughly $2 trillion in economic relief in response to the COVID-19 outbreak....more
On Friday, December 13, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) announced its plan (the New Rule) to implement significant changes to the expedited election rules adopted in 2014. Continuing in its...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has rescinded the revised version of its “persuader rule,” which had gone into effect in April 2016. The now-rescinded rule had substantially narrowed the advice exemption to the Labor Management...more
A federal court in Texas has issued a decision permanently blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing the final version of its "persuader rule." See National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Perez...more
11/17/2016
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Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Filing Requirements ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Freedom of Association ,
Injunctions ,
LMRDA ,
Persuader Rules ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
In a July 11, 2016, decision that will make it easier for unions to organize temporary employees, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled existing precedent and held a union may represent a bargaining unit...more
7/13/2016
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Collective Bargaining ,
Consent ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Temporary Employees ,
Unions
Previously, we alerted our clients that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final version of its "persuader rule," which requires employers, third-party lawyers and other labor consultants to disclose to the DOL any...more
On March 23, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final version of its "persuader rule," which requires employers, third-party lawyers and other labor consultants to disclose to the DOL any arrangement to...more
On April 10, 2015, Emory University School of Law and the Emory Law Journal presented a symposium, sponsored by FordHarrison, focused on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and its recent decisions and actions....more