On October 10, 2019, Governor Newsom signed AB 51, codified as Labor Code section 432.6, which prohibits California employers from requiring an employee to sign an arbitration agreement “as a condition of employment,...more
The rise in gig economy workers in recent years has led to a steep increase in workers classified as independent contractors. Some employers, especially those concentrated in app-based spaces like ride-sharing, dog-walking...more
9/30/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Borello Test ,
Dynamex ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Industrial Commissions ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
In a 3-1 representation case, the National Labor Relations Board recently continued its roll-back on Obama-era precedents, invalidating a 180-member “micro-unit” of Boeing mechanics. The Board held in The Boeing Company and...more
9/18/2019
/ Bargaining Units ,
Boeing ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Community of Interest ,
Labor Relations ,
Micro-Unions ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Obama Administration ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions
In a split decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) ruled last week that a property owner that is not in any underlying labor dispute, does not have to grant access to off-duty employees of an onsite...more
8/30/2019
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Employee Rights ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Off-Duty Employee Access ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Private Property ,
Property Owners ,
Protected Activity ,
Reversal ,
Section 7 ,
Third-Party
The National Labor Relations Board recently issued a 113-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking as the first of a planned series of revisions to its representation procedures under Section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act. ...more
8/21/2019
/ Comment Period ,
Construction Industry ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Unions