News & Analysis as of

The National Labor Relations Act › Supervisors

The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor... more +
The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor practices by private sector managament and labor.  less -
McCarter & English, LLP

No, The NLRB Did Not Just Ban Non-Compete Agreements Either.

McCarter & English, LLP on

Almost two years ago, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order 14036, which broadly addresses promoting competition in the American economy. Among the measures considered in that executive order was greater scrutiny of...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Your settlement's no good here.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on

Bad news, but at least employers know where they stand. Does your settlement or separation agreement contain non-disparagement or strict confidentiality provisions? If so, it may not be worth the paper it's printed on....more

Polsinelli

Decision Scrutinizing Use of Nondisparagement, Confidentiality Provisions Applies Retroactively and Potentially to Supervisors,...

Polsinelli on

On March 22, 2023, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a memorandum purporting to provide guidance in response to inquiries about the Board’s February 2023 decision in McLaren Macomb...more

Jaburg Wilk

Dear Employer: I’m Recording You!

Jaburg Wilk on

More and more, I have noticed employees are recording their employers. Smartphones, along with other technological advances, have made recording or videoing workplace conversations very easy. These recordings can be used in...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

To Search A Supervisor’s Phone Or To Not Search A Supervisor’s Phone? That Is The Question

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 7, 2017, the Board held that in order to comply with the Board’s Election Rules, an employer may need to search the phones of supervisors to identify the phone numbers of eligible voters, even if...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Member Miscimarra Finds “Common Sense Is Not So Common” in NLRB’s Latest Supervisor Determination

McGuireWoods LLP on

In a 2-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board elected to deny the employer’s request for review of the Regional Director’s Decision and Direction of Election in Chi LakeWood Health, 365 NLRB No. 10 (Dec. 28, 2016), a...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Where Have All the Supervisors Gone? NLRB Further Narrows Definition Under Section 2(11)

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

In its continuing efforts to rewrite federal labor law to benefit unions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has again narrowed the definition of “supervisor” under Section 2(11) of the National Labor Relations Act...more

FordHarrison

Fourth Circuit Backs NLRB on Supervisor Status

FordHarrison on

The Fourth Circuit recently upheld a finding of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that four employees were not supervisors, even though each employee oversaw the daily work of between 22 and 40 workers. The Fourth...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - October 2015 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on

Take the Cure: New California Law Permits Corrections of Wage Statement Violations - Why it matters: Employers may want to review their wage statements after Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that permits them...more

Holland & Knight LLP

NLRB Continues to Scrutinize Employer Policies - NLRB General Counsel’s Guidance Memorandum and Recent Cases Highlight NLRA Issues

Holland & Knight LLP on

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the “Board”) continues to address the scope of permissible employer policies and workplace rules through guidance issued by its General Counsel and in Board decisions. In March...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NLRB Restricts Company From Requiring Employee to Keep Performance Improvement Plan Confidential

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on

When faced with performance or disciplinary issues, human resource professionals often turn to use of a performance improvement plan (PIP) as a method to explain to employees problems with their work and expectations for...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

NLRB Asks For, Gets, the Casablanca Treatment

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on

The NLRB received a nasty benchslap from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently in a case challenging the NLRB’s interpretation of supervisor status under the NLRA. Lakeland Health Care Associates, LLC v. NLRB. The...more

Dechert LLP

International Employment Law Review: August 2013 - Issue 4: Recent Employment Law Developments in the United States

Dechert LLP on

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions - Court Limits Definition of “Supervisor” Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Law - In Vance v. Ball State University (June 24, 2013), in a 5-4 decision, a majority of the Supreme...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law -- Jul 03, 2013

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on

Excerpt from Supreme Court Sides With Employers in Title VII Suits - Capping off a term of big decisions with employer-friendly results, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on two major employment issues in a pair of...more

Littler

Dynamic Year Expected in Labor and Employment Law

Littler on

President Obama's re-election, a newly active NLRB, and important decisions pending before the Supreme Court promise to make 2013 an interesting year in labor and employment law – domestically and internationally. Here is a...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Eleventh Circuit Tosses NLRB's Finding on "Supervisor" Status

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on

In recent years, the National Labor Relations Board has been aggressively seeking to narrow the interpretation of "supervisor" in an effort to expand the opportunities for unions to organize "employees," who, by definition...more

16 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide