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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 -

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Spring 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/19/2019

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the spring 2019 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This edition provides a close look at the development of the...more

Employment Flash - May 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/29/2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including regarding a DOJ appeal of the EEOC's heightened pay reporting requirements, the NLRB's decision narrowing the circumstances under...more

NLRB Rides the SuperShuttle Back to the Common-Law Test for Independent Contractors

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 2/5/2019

On January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an opinion in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., holding that SuperShuttle DFW franchisees are independent contractors rather than employees and therefore not...more

The NLRB Returns to a Business-Friendly Independent-Contractor Test

UB Greensfelder LLP on 2/4/2019

Last week’s National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) ruling is good news for businesses that currently use or plan to use contract labor as part of their workforce. The Board returned to its traditional test for determining...more

NLRB Overturns 2014 Independent Contractor Test

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/4/2019

In a decision with major implications for companies in the “gig economy,” on January 25 the National Labor Relations Board reversed an Obama-era case that established a tougher test for companies to contend that their workers...more

National Labor Relations Board Issues Decision Overruling Obama-Era Independent Contractor Test: What This Means For (Putative)...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/1/2019

In a business-friendly decision issued on January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) revised its test for determining whether putative independent contractors are exempt from coverage under the...more

Unions Win Next Round In Seattle Gig Worker Organizing Battle

Fisher Phillips on 8/30/2017

Chalk this round up to the unions. In a pair of decisions issued last week, a Seattle federal judge ruled that Seattle’s January 2016 Ordinance that seeks to allow for-hire drivers to form unions and collectively bargain with...more

April 2017: The 13 Biggest Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 5/5/2017

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. April 2017 was another month...more

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