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The Labor Law Insider - NLRB Remedies: “Draconian” Says the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Thryv, Part II [Audio]

Labor Law Insiders Trecia Moore, Megann McManus, and Terry Potter continue their discussion with Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar regarding remedies the National Labor Relations Board is trying to impose for unfair labor...more

The Labor Law Insider - NLRB Remedies: “Draconian” Says the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Thryv [Audio]

Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar engages in a lively discussion with guests Trecia Moore, Megann McManus, and Terry Potter regarding remedies in matters involving unfair labor practice charges. The centerpiece of our...more

The Labor Law Insider: (Scary) Real Life Scenarios – Practical Application, Part II [Audio]

Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar continues his engaging conversation with Insiders Mary-Ann Czak and Terry Potter as they assess the challenges employers face from numerous recent policy reversals offered by the National...more

The Labor Law Insider: (Scary) Real Life Scenarios – Practical Application, Part I [Audio]

Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar challenges his guests, Mary-Ann Czak and Terry Potter, with real-life scenarios gathered from client interactions over the past several months. These scenarios help highlight the fundamental...more

Firearms in the Workplace

In 2021, there was a mass shooting at a high school in Michigan in which four students were killed. As a result of this shooting, not only was the shooter prosecuted, but the parents of the shooter were charged with criminal...more

Employers Beware: The Scope of Responsibility for Workplace Shootings Is Widening

In 2021, there was a mass shooting at a high school in Michigan in which four students were killed. As a result of this shooting, not only was the shooter prosecuted, but the parents of the shooter were charged with criminal...more

Illinois Expands Benefits and Protections for Temporary Workers

The Illinois General Assembly recently passed House Bill 2862, which amends the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, 820 ILCS 175, to provide additional benefits and protections for temporary workers. Under the...more

NLRB Provides Employees Extra Leeway to Use Offensive Language

On May 1, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its decision in Lion Elastomers and United Steelworkers, making it more difficult for employers to discipline employees for outbursts and similar misconduct...more

The Labor Law Insider: Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements under Fire: A New Board Decision and a New General Counsel... [Audio]

In the second installment of this two-part Labor Law Insider podcast, attorneys Terry Potter and Tom O’Day join host Tom Godar to discuss the impact of the National Labor Relations Board decision of McLaren Macomb, as well as...more

The Labor Law Insider: Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements under Fire: A New Board Decision and a New General Counsel... [Audio]

The Labor Law Insider invites two experienced counsel, attorneys Terry Potter and Tom O’Day, to explore the implications of the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in McLaren Macomb, issued in late February, as well as...more

Healthcare Minimum Staffing Levels Pursuant To State And Federal Guidelines On The Horizon

As time has passed, nurses throughout the country have been pushing for legislation similar to what was passed in California, mandating minimum staffing requirements. More recently, the Oregon arm of the National Nurses...more

NLRB May Soon Expand Jurisdiction Over Educational Institutions with Religious Affiliations

It is not often that the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) gives employers a heads-up before it makes broad, and often burdensome, changes, but a recently issued ALJ decision might be the exception to the rule....more

NLRB Prohibits Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements (and Handbooks and Other Work Rules?)

On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act violate Section 8(a)(1) of the Act by merely offering certain confidentiality and...more

The NLRB and Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace

General Counsel Abruzzo continues in her efforts to micromanage your workplace by any means possible. She has issued one General Counsel Guidance Memo after another in her attempts to over-regulate your workplace. ...more

NLRB Mandates National Dress Code

On August 29, 2022, the NLRB issued its decision in Tesla, Inc., overruling precedent that allowed employers to enforce facially-neutral dress codes to prohibit wearing non-conforming attire, including union insignia and...more

The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices, Part III [Audio]

Part III of the Labor Law Insider discussing new and harsher remedies by the National Labor Relations Board reviews the latest General Counsel memorandum highlighting the scope of these new remedies. In addition, Labor Law...more

The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices, Part II [Audio]

In Part II of their conversation on unfair labor practice remedies, Husch Blackwell's Labor Law Insiders Tom Godar, Terry Potter, Adam Doerr and Rufino Gaytán review the National Labor Relations Board’s more aggressive...more

The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices [Audio]

Husch Blackwell's Labor Law Insiders, Thomas Godar, Terry Potter, Rufino Gaytán and Adam Doerr offer context to recent NLRB memoranda, including background to NLRB remedies. The panelists contrast the historical reach of NLRB...more

The Labor Law Insider: Understanding the Risk of Strikes Faced by the Healthcare Industry [Audio]

Join our Labor Law Insiders: Husch Blackwell's Tom Godar, Terry Potter, Rufino Gaytán and Adam Doerr as they discuss the unique vulnerabilities faced by the healthcare industry at this juncture of history, including the...more

The Labor Law Insider: The Pandemic Economy - Do Recent Strikes Portend the Resurgence of Unions? [Audio]

In this episode, Husch Blackwell's Tom Godar, Terry Potter, Rufino Gaytán and Adam Doerr discuss and answer questions about the recent labor protests and strikes, and whether they'll signal an increase in the risk of labor...more

2/8/2022  /  Protests , Strike , Union Organizers , Unions

Labor Law Insider: Employer Guidance - Reducing the Risk of a Successful Union Campaign [Audio]

The Labor Law Insider continues the discussion in this podcast episode with Husch Blackwell's Tom Godar, Tom O’Day, Terry Potter and Rufino Gaytán on actions employers should take proactively to deter unions from garnering...more

The Labor Law Insider: The Unions Are Coming! The Unions Are Coming! [Audio]

The Labor Law Insider takes on the recharged union optimism and activity in this podcast episode. Moderator Tom Godar is joined by members of Husch Blackwell’s Labor Law team, Terry Potter, Tom O’Day, and Rufino Gaytán, to...more

OSHA’s New Health Care Safety Rule From A Labor Perspective

On June 10, 2021 OSHA issued a Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to help address the circumstances surrounding occupational hazards existing in health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rule was published in...more

NLRB Decision To Reconsider Johnnie’s Poultry Doctrine Remains Pending

Earlier this spring, in a 3-1 vote, the Board issued a notice and solicited briefs on whether to reconsider Johnnie’s Poultry doctrine (doctrine), which was established in the 1964 Board decision, Johnnie’s Poultry Co. The...more

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