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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 -

Beltway Buzz - February 2022 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/22/2022

Government Avoids Shutdown. Perhaps already missing professional football, the U.S. Congress this week punted on federal government funding. Funding for the government was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on February 18, 2022, but...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2022 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/14/2022

In a rare moment of bipartisanship - particularly in the labor and employment policy sphere - the U.S. Congress this week passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. The bill...more

Supreme Court Limits Individual Arbitration Agreement Enforcement

Epiq on 5/14/2019

When an employee signs an individual arbitration agreement, they agree to go through arbitration as opposed to filing a lawsuit if a legal issue arises in the workplace. As one can imagine, these agreements are regularly the...more

January 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper on 2/6/2017

January was a busy month for independent contractor misclassification – and IC compliance. In addition to Lowe’s $2.85 million settlement with installers whom it classified as ICs, Lufthansa agreed to pay $1.1 million in...more

July 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper on 8/8/2016

Four of the five independent contractor (IC) misclassification cases reported below from July 2016 illustrate how companies continue to fail to structure, document, and implement a business’s IC relationships in a manner that...more

Employment Law - November 2014

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/21/2014

State Voters Pass Paid Sick Leave, Wage Increases - Why it matters: The polls have closed and the votes are in: The midterm elections will have a significant impact on employers across the country as voters in multiple...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - July 2014

Fenwick & West LLP on 7/23/2014

California Employees Can Waive Class Claims In An Arbitration Agreement, But Not PAGA Claims - Resolving an issue that has created uncertainty for California employers, the California Supreme Court recently held in...more

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