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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 -

Have You Unknowingly Become a Joint Employer? The Potential Perils of Using Temporary Workers in the Automotive and Manufacturing...

Clark Hill PLC on 5/12/2023

For years, companies in the automotive and manufacturing industries have utilized temporary workers as a means of supplementing their regular workforce, particularly with regard to hourly staff. One of the primary reasons...more

How Manufacturers Can Prepare for Likely Expansion of Labor Board’s Joint-Employer Rule

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/24/2022

In December 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced it will issue proposed rulemaking on the standard for determining whether two employers are “joint employers” under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)...more

Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry: January 2022

Fisher Phillips on 1/6/2022

Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers. Is COVID-19 a...more

N.L.R.B. Continues to Re-Examine “Joint Employer” Test – Impacting Manufacturers and the Supply Chain

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 2/22/2019

Manufacturers and those in the supply chain may have been watching as the federal courts and the National Labor Relations Board struggle to make sense out of widely different views of the “joint employer” standard. Whatever...more

N.L.R.B. “Joint” Disarray – Why That Matters to Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 3/16/2018

Winston Churchill allegedly once said, “lovers of sausage and public policy should not watch either be made.” Recent events at the National Labor Relations Board call that apt quote to mind. ...more

The Trump N.L.R.B. Gift Giving Season

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/22/2017

Acting just days before the term of Chairman Phillip Miscimarra ended on December 16, the National Labor Relations Board issued four decisions overturning landmark cases that expanded employee and labor union protections. In...more

The DOL Seeks to Change the Tide

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 7/3/2017

While local state and city governments have been working to expand the scope of workplace protections, the Federal government has begun “undoing” some of the aggressive advancements of the Obama Administration....more

The 2017 “Manufacturers’ Lawyer’s Shrug”

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/20/2016

I am a really big fan of the NPR radio show, “Car Talk,” where two Boston auto mechanics took callers’ questions and tried to answer them. Since the November 8 election, I have freely adapted one of their signature phrases –...more

Expansion of the Joint Employer Standard May Challenge Manufacturers

Robinson & Cole LLP on 8/27/2014

The National Labor Relations Board recently issued a complaint against McDonald’s USA, LLC and is claiming that the franchisor may be jointly responsible for the potential labor violations of its franchise owners because...more

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