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Turbulence Ahead: BC’s Replacement Worker Rules May Shake Up Strike Contingency Planning and Labour Disputes

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Unionized employers in British Columbia that operate across multiple provinces should take note of a recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) in Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. v Unite Here, Local 40,...more

Fisher Phillips

SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

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The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

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Labor Board: Employee Protected Concerted Activity Determined by Totality of the Circumstances

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The National Labor Relations Board has returned to the “totality of the circumstances” test for determining when individual employee action constitutes protected concerted activity. Miller Plastic Products, Inc., 372 NLRB No....more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Surprise Surprise, the NLRB Continues Expanding Employee Protections

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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

Stinson LLP

House Passes Landmark, Pro-Union, Labor Reform: the PRO Act

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On March 9, 2021, the House of Representatives passed S. 420/H.R. 842, the pro-union “Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021” (PRO Act), by a vote of 225-206, largely along party lines. On March 11, 2021, the bill was...more

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D.C. Circuit Rejects NLRB’s Attempt to Certify Union Vote by University Adjunct Faculty

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The D.C. Circuit recently rebuffed the National Labor Relations Board’s attempt to assert jurisdiction over adjunct faculty at Duquesne University, a religious college. Duquesne University v. NLRB, No. No. 18-1063 (D.C. Cir....more

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Jury Shocker: 93 Million Reasons Why The ILWU May Soon Cease To Exist

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A recent $93.6 million verdict from an Oregon jury has the potential to bankrupt a union that some describe as one of the strongest and most militant in the United States—the International Longshore and Warehouse Union...more

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NLRB Clarifies Standard for Reviewing Workplace Polices, Finds Confidentiality and Media Contact Policies Lawful

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Applying its new standard for determining whether employer policies violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a divided National Labor Relations Board (Board) upheld policies prohibiting employee disclosure of client...more

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