Parts of the country have begun the process of returning to work, in places where COVID-19 infection rates have flattened or shown a decline. But the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 remains, and some employers may be...more
5/28/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Protected Activity ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Right to Strike ,
Section 7 ,
Strike ,
Workplace Safety ,
World Health Organization
Employees - particularly healthcare employees - are increasingly refusing to work because of safety concerns and the need for accommodations related to COVID-19. In certain circumstances, these refusals may trigger...more
Every day media outlets are reporting on people’s concerns about how the COVID-19 pandemic is being handled: citizens are complaining about the government; politicians are complaining about each other; and some workers are...more
Union security and dues checkoff are both important subjects that come up during collective bargaining. In this episode of the Third Thursdays podcast, Ruthie Goodboe discusses the impact of union security and dues checkoff...more
Both union and non-union employers need to be sure that their policies and procedures do not violate Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. In this episode of the Third Thursdays podcast, Ruthie Goodboe and Sarah...more
The issue of whether faculty at private colleges and universities are entitled to the protections of the National Labor Relations Act is still in flux—and cases on this topic can provide useful insight for other industries as...more
5/10/2019
/ Classification ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Professors ,
Section 7 ,
Strategic Planning ,
Teachers ,
Unions ,
Universities
Recent cases and guidance from the National Labor Relations Board signal a shift in the standards for determining the legality of employer work rules. In this episode, Ruthie Goodboe from our Pittsburgh and Detroit (Metro)...more
10/31/2018
/ Balancing Test ,
Boeing ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Retroactive Application ,
Section 7 ,
Unions
Between September 26, 2017, when for the first time in nearly a decade Republicans controlled the majority at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and December 16, 2017, when Chairman Philip Miscimarra’s term expired...more
2/6/2018
/ Ambush Election Rules ,
Boeing ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Opinion Letter ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Unions ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour