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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA.    less -
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District Court Rules SpaceX Likely To Succeed in Challenging NLRB Constitutionality

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Judge Alan Albright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued an order on July 23, 2024, granting Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) motion for a preliminary injunction after...more

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National Labor Relations Board Abandons Joint Employer Rule Appeal

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On July 19, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voluntarily dismissed its appeal of a federal district court’s decision vacating the NLRB’s 2023 joint employer final rule. After the U.S. District Court for the...more

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NLRB Abandons Controversial Joint Employer Rule – But Employers Aren’t Necessarily Out of the Woods

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The controversial joint employer rule that would have made it far easier for workers to be considered employees of more than one entity is now dead once and for all – but that doesn’t mean employers should let their guard...more

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Red Rock and a Hard Place: NLRB Issues First Post-Cemex Bargaining Order

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On June 17, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued its first mandatory bargaining order to an employer after its momentous decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC last year. The NLRB...more

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(De)Cease(d)-and-Desist: Supreme Court Deals Blow to NLRB Injunctive Power

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On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or the “Board”) ability to seek injunctive relief during the pendency of an unfair labor practice proceeding. In a near...more

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Sixth Circuit Panel Questions Board’s Emergency Pay Increase Ruling

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On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral argument regarding the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) exception allowing an employer to unilaterally make decisions during an emergency. The...more

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Launching into New Territory (Continued): SpaceX Wins Temporary Relief at Fifth Circuit

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On May 2, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in Space Exploration Technologies Corp., v. NLRB, No. 24-40315 (5th Cir. 2024), granted SpaceX’s Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal, essentially...more

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Littler Lightbulb: April 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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Eighth Circuit Upholds NLRB Bad Faith Bargaining Decision and Broad Remedies Order

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On April 8, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit, in United Food & Com. Workers’ Union, Loc. No. 293 v. Noah’s Ark Processors, LLC, No. 23-1895 (8th Cir. 2024), upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s...more

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How Do Employers Navigate Evolving Landscape of Restrictive Covenants Following NLRB's McLaren Macomb Decision?

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The NLRB issued its order and decision last year in McLaren Macomb, holding that employers violate the NLRA by enforcing — or even offering — severance agreements containing overly broad confidentiality and non-disparagement...more

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Employment Litigation Roundup: March 2024

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New York State and New York City Human Rights Laws May Protect Out-of-State Applicants - On March 14, the New York Court of Appeals held that out-of-state applicants who seek employment within the State or the City can...more

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Trader Joe’s Labor Union Bags a Victory in Trademark Dispute

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Trader Joe’s is a hugely popular grocery chain that has expanded from its Southern California origins to operate close to 600 stores across the United States. Although Trader Joe’s has traditionally had a reputation as an...more

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Texas Court Strikes Down NLRB’s Latest Joint Employer Rule

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As most employers are aware, last year the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) published its final rule on joint employer status (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule focuses on shared control, including...more

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BREAKING:  Texas District Court Strikes Down NLRA Joint Employer Rule

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On March 8, just three days before the National Labor Relations Board’s (the “Board”) new joint-employer standard was set to take effect, Judge J. Campbell Barker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas...more

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How Quickly Can the NLRB Get You? The Supreme Court to Decide in Starbucks Appeal

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As we have been blogging during the Biden presidency, the National Labor Relations Board has become quite aggressive these days. The aggression toward employers has been shown in the types of conduct the Board finds to be...more

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Starbucks Union Dispute Reaches Supreme Court

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On Friday, January 12, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from Starbucks on a case involving the termination of seven Memphis, Tennessee employees....more

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Internal Employee Grievance Committees Can Violate Federal Labor Laws

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When faced with potential employee organizing activity, some employers react by trying to address worker grievances through alternatives to union representation. Sometimes these approaches involve establishing an internal...more

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5th Circuit Reverses NLRB, Approving Dress Code Ban on Union Shirts

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a controversial decision last year significantly limiting a company’s ability to implement and enforce uniform and dress code policies. In Tesla, Inc., 317 NLRB No. 131 (2022),...more

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Employment Litigation Roundup: October 2023

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October 2023: Public information can be a trade secret; Litigants get creative to contest non-competes; NJ addresses the enforceability of non-disparagements; Law firm DEI programs face legal challenges - Compilation of...more

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Spa Corporate Officials Taken into Custody for Refusal to Comply with NLRB and Court Orders

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In a recent and highly unusual turn of events, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Seventh Circuit) has ordered U.S. Marshals to take corporate officials of Haven Salon + Spa (Haven) into custody for...more

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The Evolving Landscape of Administrative Law

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One of the most significant areas of the law for businesses is administrative law. From questions about a new industry-specific regulation to marshaling a defense against enforcement proceedings, any entity that is subject to...more

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Union Activity Continues To Expand Amidst Pro Labor Movement

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In a regulation issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Democratic majority on the board altered the voting process in rolling back Trump-era changes that had slowed down the election process. The new...more

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Traditionally Employer Friendly Appeals Court Gives Employees Victory by Broadening What Conduct Qualifies as Discrimination

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If you are a loyal reader of our blog (which you should be), you know that employee protections have been broadening in recent times — be it by changes to laws (federal and state), agency guidance (like the NLRB opinion...more

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Here We Go Again: Board Resurrects “Quickie” Election Rules

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With over 58,000 workers reportedly unionizing so far in 2023 and the number of representation petitions on the rise, it comes as no surprise that the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) continues to make...more

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Discipline for Offensive or Abusive Conduct Towards Management - What is “Opprobrious” Enough for the NLRB?

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Employers must be cautious in disciplining employees for offensive or abusive conduct directed at management in the workplace in light of standards recently reestablished by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”)....more

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