NLRB, NLRA, Persuader Rules

NLRB and DOL Clamp Down on Anti-Union Activities, Expand Unfair Labor Practice Remedies, and Restrict Handbook Policies

Benesch on 8/4/2023

In recent weeks, both the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) and U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) have signaled or put into effect several pro-union initiatives. Collectively, these moves will...more

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2022 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 10/24/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment. Monday, October 17, 2022: “End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act” Enacted Now...more

The Biden Era Of Labor Law Change – The Shift To Organized Labor

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/21/2021

Labor law, along with other employment-related policy matters, is at the forefront of the political, economic, and oftentimes cultural divide in the nation. With the change in Presidential administrations, some knowledgeable...more

Back to Pro-Labor: What Employers Can Expect From a Biden Presidency: Part II, Labor Relations Edition

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 11/11/2020

While the final results are not yet certified, it appears that we have a new president. Employers across the country, both union and non-union, are wondering what they can expect from a Joe Biden presidency when it comes to...more

Labor Gets Wishlist Bill Passed In House

Fisher Phillips on 2/11/2020

The U.S. House of Representatives just passed a bill that would tilt the scales of labor law unequivocally in favor of organized labor. The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would bring about a radical shift in labor...more

The Protecting the Right to Organize PRO Act of 2019: An Outline of its Proposed Labor Reforms

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/10/2020

On February 6, 2020, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2474, The Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (PRO Act). The PRO Act would fundamentally alter federal labor law by dramatically tilting the playing field...more

Top Five Labor Law Developments For July 2018

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/22/2018

1.Business lobbyists reportedly are urging the Trump Administration to not re-nominate National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Mark Gaston Pearce (D) for a third term. Pearce’s term at the five-member Board is scheduled...more

Sen. Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Pocan (D-WI) Introduce Bill To Facilitate Union Organizing — Includes Card Check And A Lot More

McGuireWoods LLP on 5/10/2018

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined by a number of union leaders and Democratic lawmakers, yesterday announced introduction of the “Workplace Democracy Act” in the Senate. The bill recycles a number of the failed...more

June Kicks Off with a Flurry of Labor and Employment Law Developments and Activity

Benesch on 6/9/2017

DOL Actions Undercut Obama Administration on Joint Employers and Independent Contractors In the past week, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) under new Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has moved to dismantle a series of the...more

Steady as She Goes or Charting a New Course? Employment and Labor Signals in the Trump Administration

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 4/10/2017

As we discussed yesterday at Mintz Levin’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit, big changes are likely in the offing as all three branches of our federal government begin to deal with labor and employment issues following...more

SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch's Judicial Conservatism May Benefit Employers

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/3/2017

President Trump's nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch could shape the U.S. Supreme Court for years to come because of the judge's relatively young age (49) and because he could be part of a conservative majority on the Court,...more

Labor Law 2016: A Year In Review

McGuireWoods LLP on 1/18/2017

Introduction - In the final year of his two term tenure, President Barack Obama’s National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor continued their double barrelled efforts to remake labor law to benefit labor...more

2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

Cozen O'Connor on 1/12/2017

Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor - Issue 4, Winter 2017

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/11/2017

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continued making life more difficult for employers in 2016. The agency issued a host of decisions that significantly expand the number and type of individuals that unions can seek to...more

Labor Relations Today: 2016 Year In Review

McGuireWoods LLP on 1/10/2017

Introduction - In the final year of his two term tenure, President Barack Obama’s National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor continued their double barrelled efforts to remake labor law to benefit labor...more

The Election is Over, Now What?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/22/2016

Now that the election is over, many clients and friends are asking what labor and employment law might look like under the soon to be President Trump. Of course, no one can predict exactly what will happen in the coming term....more

With the Election (Mercifully) Behind Us, What Will a Trump Administration Mean for Employers?

Littler on 11/10/2016

The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more

The Latest in Labor: NLRB Update, Part Two

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 7/25/2016

Most employers know that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been on a years-long tear to make it easier for workers to unionize and harder for employers to resist those efforts. This post in two parts is the latest...more

Executive Labor Summary - May / June 2016

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/1/2016

NEWS & ANALYSIS - DOL Persuader Rule will not take effect July 1, after court issues preliminary injunction – In the second decision to be issued in the three lawsuits challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s new...more

Executive Labor Summary - March / April 2016

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/28/2016

NEWS & ANALYSIS - DOL’s “Persuader Rule”: Fight on! – As we have previously reported, the U.S. Department of Labor on March 24 issued new regulations that adopt a new interpretation of the "persuader" reporting...more

Two Additional Lawsuits Filed Challenging the DOL’s Final Persuader Rule

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/5/2016

In follow-up to our earlier blog post about the first lawsuit to challenge the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Persuader Rule that was promulgated in late March, two additional lawsuits have been filed challenging the Final...more

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