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National Labor Relations Board Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. Reversal

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... more +
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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Employment Law Developments and Trends in 2018 for Nevada Employers

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Employment law is a dynamic practice area in which new law develops each year. Last year was no exception. This article, originally published in Nevada Lawyer by Matthew L. Durham and Chad D. Olsen, discusses notable...more

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NLRB Seeks to Roll Back Obama Era Changes to Joint Employer Test

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On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board released a draft rule that would reverse the NLRB’s 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015). ...more

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Back To Square One: NLRB Reverts To Unworkable Joint-Employer Test – For Now

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In what employers are sure to hope is just a temporary—but stinging—setback, the National Labor Relations Board today vacated its December ruling that had freed employers from having to deal with an unworkable and expansive...more

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National Labor Relations Board Ends 2017 with a Flurry of Significant Decisions Reversing Recent Pro-Employee Precedents

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Abandonment of Controversial Standards for Joint Employment and Review of Employer Policies Headline Slew of Changes - Since the election of President Trump, it has been a question of “when,” not “if,” the National Labor...more

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FRANCHISOR 101: NLRB: Out With the New

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On December 14, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, Ltd., 365 NLRB No. 156 (2017) expressly overruled the divisive joint-employer standard adopted by Browning-Ferris...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - December 2017

Recent NLRB Developments - This December 2017 special edition of the Employment Flash summarizes recent decisions issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on December 14 and 15, 2017. These decisions are...more

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NLRB reverses course on joint employers and employee handbooks

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Whether it’s investigations, interpretations or lawsuits, actions taken by the National Labor Relations Board significantly impact employers and how they run their businesses. Decisions made by the Labor Board can apply to...more

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NLRB Overturns Obama Board's Expansion of the Joint-Employer Doctrine

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• A recent National Labor Relations Board decision unexpectedly reversed a controversial Labor Board ruling issued during the Obama administration that had dramatically expanded the joint-employer doctrine and made companies...more

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NLRB Reverses Controversial BFI Joint Employer Standard

Just hours before Chairman Miscimarra’s tenure is to end, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued two decisions with sweeping impact. Together, they overturn many of the Obama Board’s most controversial decisions...more

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Flurry of NLRB Activity Highlighted by Board’s Reversal of Browning-Ferris and Return to Prior Longstanding Joint Employer...

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The National Labor Relations Board, composed of a Republican majority for the first time in more than ten years, acted quickly to reverse the controversial 2015 Browning-Ferris Industries decision which had drastically...more

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Labor Board Overrules Unworkable Joint-Employer Test - Crucial Victory For Employers Halts Labor’s Momentum

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The newly constituted National Labor Relations Board announced that a troublesome joint-employer test adopted in 2015 would be immediately scrapped, instead reaffirming its prior reasonable standard for determining...more

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