The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has been using a caffeinated approach to challenge employers in unfair labor practice disputes, with Section 10(j) injunction petitions at the top of the menu, often...more
8/14/2024
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Employment Litigation ,
Labor Relations ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
NLRA ,
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Preliminary Injunctions ,
Starbucks ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
Imagine this: a nurse leaves the operating room during spinal surgery to participate in a union action, the employer terminates the nurse, and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) holds that the employer violated federal...more
1/4/2023
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Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Section 7 ,
Surveillance ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
Last year we warned that the NLRB pendulum was swinging pro-union, but even we could not have predicted just how swiftly the pendulum swing would happen. In the past year alone, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo of the...more
When President Biden took office in 2021, he vowed to be the “most pro-union president” this country has ever seen. Although President Biden was unable to deliver some key worker legislation during his first year in office,...more