Do you know who your employees are? It seems pretty simple – those individuals on your payroll whose employment you control and supervise, right? Not so fast, says the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board)....more
11/9/2023
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
The old “80/20 rule” is back again for tipped workers under the latest proposed Final Rule issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) last month. Employers in the service industry, especially those employers who take a tip...more
7/7/2021
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Food Service Workers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
While the final results are not yet certified, it appears that we have a new president. Employers across the country, both union and non-union, are wondering what they can expect from a Joe Biden presidency when it comes to...more
11/11/2020
/ Ambush Election Rules ,
Biden Administration ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Micro-Unions ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Persuader Rules ,
Policy Drafting ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Right to Strike ,
Union Elections ,
Unions
Right on the heels of the Department of Labor (DOL) issuing a new joint employer liability test under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued its own employer-friendly final rule for...more
3/4/2020
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) delivered two New Year’s gifts to employers regarding deferral to arbitration and restrictions on union buttons....more
1/7/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Filing Grievances ,
Grievance Process ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Personal Expression ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Union Membership ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
The holiday cheer keeps coming from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with the release of three new decisions favoring employers: (1) workplace policies covering confidentiality during workplace investigations are...more
12/24/2019
/ Boeing ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Dues Checkoff ,
Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Work Hours ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Purple Communications ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 7 ,
Union Dues ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Workplace Investigations