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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 -

Confidentiality And No-Participation Provisions In Voluntary Severance Agreements Lawful

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/7/2020

On March 16, 2020, the Board issued its decision in Baylor University Medical Center and Dora S. Camacho reversing the 2018 ALJ decision and holding that Confidentiality and No Participation in Third-Party Claim provisions in...more

Web Exclusive: The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories Of December 2019

Fisher Phillips on 1/7/2020

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

OFCCP Week In Review: December 2019 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 12/23/2019

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

What the NLRB Can Teach You About Documenting Employee Misconduct

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/28/2019

Innocent mistakes are an unfortunate reality in our fast-paced, technology-driven society. But an employer does not have to tolerate an employee doubling down on his mistake by deceiving his employer and actively impeding an...more

Employment Law - October 2015 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/19/2015

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

The National Labor Relations Board Expands Union Access to Witness Statements

Baker Donelson on 7/15/2015

On June 26, 2015, in a split 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (Board), overturned the 37-year-old standard protecting the confidentiality of witness statements taken by employers during workplace...more

“Unpredictable and Potentially Messy”?: NLRB Ruling Could Complicate Employers’ Workplace Investigations

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 7/15/2015

In its June 26 split decision in American Baptist Homes of the West d/b/a Piedmont Gardens and Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers- West, 362 N.L.R.B. No. 139 (Case No. 32-CA-063475) (“Piedmont...more

NLRB Upholds Termination for Disclosure of Confidential Information, While Overturning Firing Based on Telling Co-Worker About...

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/17/2014

Two May 30 decisions from the National Labor Relations Board demonstrate the continuing struggle between the NLRB and employers’ attempts to restrict employee discussion of sensitive business information. In one case, the...more

NLRB Upholds Discharge for Deliberate Betrayal, Despite Reliance on Unlawful Policy

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 6/13/2014

The National Labor Relations Board recently issued a somewhat surprising decision that provides useful guidance to employers facing employee misconduct. In Flex Frac Logistics, LLC, the Board found that an employee's...more

Unlawful Policy = Unlawful Termination? The NLRB’s Latest Pronouncement

BakerHostetler on 6/5/2014

The NLRB recently issued its decision in Flex Frac Logistics, LLC, Case 16-CA-02978, which the NLRB had remanded to the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) for further analysis after finding that the employer maintained an...more

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