On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Amazon.com Services LLC, holding that "captive-audience meetings" are unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This decision...more
11/21/2024
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Employment Policies ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Persuader Rules ,
Section 7 ,
Special Meetings ,
Taft-Hartley Act ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) took aim at non-compete and non-solicitation agreements in Memorandum GC 23-08, issued on May 30, 2023. The General Counsel of the Board, Jennifer Abruzzo,...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a controversial decision concerning the use of non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions by employers in separation agreements. In McLaren Macomb and Local 40,...more
The battle over Scabby the Rat took another turn on July 21, 2021, when the National Labor Relations Board issued its anticipated decision and order in International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150 and Lippert...more
7/27/2021
/ Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Labor Disputes ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Secondary Boycott ,
Strike ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions
Join Hinshaw's Leigh Bonsall and Tom Luetkemeyer—along with Dr. John Segreti, infectious disease expert with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago—for a timely and informative discussion on the medical issues related to...more
Join us for Hinshaw's 25th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, for a week of practical and engaging virtual programming. We are offering the seminar free of charge this year, allowing unprecedented access for those who may...more
10/20/2020
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Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retaliation ,
Screening Procedures ,
State Labor Laws ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
Ever since the Supreme Court's 2005 decision in Smith v. City of Jackson, plaintiff employment lawyers have struggled with how best to assert a viable claim of disparate impact age discrimination. The concept of disparate...more
Since being enacted in the early 1990s, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has provided meaningful protections for employees dealing with their own serious health issues or those of immediate family members through...more
Employers seeking to juggle employee leave demands with their own regulatory compliance obligations received clarification from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Specifically, the DOL published a clarifying opinion letter...more
With the election of Donald Trump and transition to a Republican administration looming, employers are scrambling to predict what impact Trump will have on labor and employment policy and enforcement initiatives. What...more
11/14/2016
/ Affirmative Action ,
Audits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Right to Work ,
Trump Administration ,
Wellness Programs