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Littler Lightbulb: June Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month....more

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In Latest Pro-Labor Rulings, NLRB Sharply Curtails Management’s Ability to Change Union Workers' Employment Terms

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In a pair of decisions issued on Aug. 30, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) established new, restrictive standards for evaluating when a unionized employer may avoid bargaining over changes to employees’ terms...more

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What Goes Around Comes Around: Labor Board Limits Employer Actions During First Contract Negotiations and After a Contract Expires

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This week the National Labor Relations Board kept its foot on the gas, issuing decision after decision each further weighing the scales in labor’s favor leading up to the expiration of Democratic Board member Gwynne Wilcox’s...more

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NLRB Rules Two Union Representatives Were Not Fired Over COVID-19 Concerns

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On July 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board published its decision in Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, 371 NLRB No. 112, adopting the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) decision that a carpenters’ union did not...more

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Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Begins to Speak (UPDATED)

At its March 10, 2022 meeting, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills.  The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee voted favorably on and...more

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New City Of Chicago Ordinance Gives Right To Return To Hotel Workers Laid Off During Pandemic

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As the hotel industry recovers, the City of Chicago has enacted a “Right to Return to Work” ordinance. The ordinance, which is effective on June 25, 2021, requires Chicago hotels to rehire qualified employees laid off in the...more

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Nevada Enacts Right To Return Law For Certain Workers Laid Off During And After COVID-19 Pandemic

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Beginning July 1, 2021, under the Nevada Hospitality and Travel Workers Right to Return Act (Senate Bill 386), certain employers in the casino, hospitality, stadium, and travel industries must offer their former employees...more

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Hospitality Industry In 2021: Bringing Employees Back To Work During COVID-19 Pandemic

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With COVID-19 vaccinations rolling out across the country, loosening restrictions on operations, increased demand, and other signs of recovery in the industry, hospitality employers are poised to expand their workforces. This...more

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What’s Happening: FFCRA, PRO Act, COBRA Subsidies, Vaccinations And More!

The Biden Administration has directed a number of changes that impact employers under Administrative Agency action as well as the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). We are highlighting a few of those here to...more

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Labor Board: Successor Required To Bargain With Union Over Unilateral Layoffs

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More than five years and a pandemic later, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has clarified a successor employer’s union bargaining obligations regarding layoffs under the National Labor Relations Act. Tramont...more

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The NLRB’s Division of Advice Has Spoken on COVID-19 in the Workplace, Providing Flexibility to Employers During the Pandemic

As employers continue to navigate these chaotic times, on July 15, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), through its Division of Advice (Advice), issued its first guidance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the...more

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Los Angeles Adopts COVID-19 Right of Recall and COVID-19 Worker Retention Ordinances

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On April 29, 2020, the City of Los Angeles adopted the COVID-19 Right of Recall Ordinance and COVID-19 Worker Retention Ordinance. On May 3, 2020 Mayor Eric Garcetti approved the ordinances. Both ordinances go into effect on...more

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FAQs: COVID-19 – General Labor and Employment Legal Concerns – April 6, 2020 Update

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BakerHostetler’s COVID-19 Labor and Employment Issues Task Force issued a set of FAQs on March 18, 2020 and another on March 30, 2020 regarding general legal issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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NLRB General Counsel Offers Welcome Guidance On Duty To Bargain During The Unprecedented COVID-19 Era

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In a welcome relief to employers, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb has issued guidance on the duty to bargain in emergency situations. As addressed in our COVID-19 Guidance And FAQs For Unionized...more

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FAQs: COVID-19 – General Labor and Employment Legal Concerns – March 30, 2020 Update

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BakerHostetler’s COVID-19 Labor and Employment Issues Task Force issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on March 18, 2020, regarding general legal issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are new FAQs that...more

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A Contractor’s Guide to the Impending Government Shutdown

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With less than a day before the federal government's appropriated funding runs out, confidence in avoiding a potential shutdown is waning. Because of that, contractors should exercise prudence and immediately begin...more

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Brazilian Labor Reform: Reshaping the Employer–Employee Relationship

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The Situation: High unemployment rates, combined with an outdated Brazilian protectionist labor regime that imposed high costs on employers, created the opportunity for a new approach to labor regulation. The Result: Brazil...more

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Sweeping Changes to French Labor Laws Signal Employer-Friendly Future

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Today, the French labor market experienced the start of a power swing, from its historically employee-friendly labor regime to a more employer-friendly set of laws, intended to provide employers with greater flexibility in...more

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Release of Plans to Reform French Labor Law Makes Waves

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French President Emmanuel Macron's boldest mission, reforming France's nearly untouchable labor laws, received mixed reviews as his plans went public late last week. The changes would promote negotiation at a company level...more

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The “Law Macron” Has Taken Effect: Much Ado About Nothing?

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This LawFlash focuses on dismissals and mass redundancies. After months of tense discussions in the French Parliament, the law for the Growth, the Activity and the Equality of Economic Opportunities (Law Macron), which...more

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Planning for a Possible Government Shutdown: Labor and Employment Issues for Government Contractors

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With the federal government funded only through Sept. 30, 2015, unless Congress acts quickly, there is a reasonable likelihood of another government shutdown beginning Oct. 1, 2015. The looming shutdown will create...more

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Effective January 1, 2014: Amendments To Tenure, RIF And Impasse Bargaining Provisions Of Senate Bill 7

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On January 1, 2014, legislative changes made by Public Act 98-0513 (Act) to the tenure, layoff and impasse bargaining process originally set out in Senate Bill 7 will go into effect. - Tenure Portability. The Act...more

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