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NLRB Rolling Back More Rules from the Trump Administration

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In its continuing repudiation of policies developed under the Trump Administration, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has published its Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule....more

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2024 Employment Law Updates: Discussing FTC, NLRB, and Pay Equity Matters

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As we move into the latter half of 2024, several notable changes are shaking up employment law across the U.S. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to enforce a new rule banning most noncompete agreements starting...more

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Ripple Effects Of SEC Adjudication Ruling May Be Momentous

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Suppose that your nemesis has a legal beef with you, and you learn that the law allows him to appoint one of his employees to judge the case. Shocked? You should be. Yet federal agency adjudication works the same way. How...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies the Legal Standard for the NLRB Seeking Preliminary Injunctions Against Employers

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On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued Starbucks v. McKinney,1 which clarifies the legal standard governing temporary injunctions sought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) against employers alleged...more

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Supreme Court Issues Employer-Friendly Decision Regarding the Standard to Apply to Requests for Section 10(j) Injunctive Relief...

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On June 13, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney. In Starbucks, the Supreme Court clarified that the traditional four-factor test courts apply to requests for...more

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Historic NLRB Decision Changes When Employers Must Recognize and Bargain with Unions

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In a monumental sea change, on August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC announcing a new rule for deciding when employers must bargain with...more

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NLRB General Counsel Releases Memo Concerning Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Severance Agreements Post-McLaren

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On March 22, 2023 Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel (“GC”) of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a memorandum intended to assist the Regions in responding to inquiries regarding the Board...more

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The NLRB’S Planned Assault On Employer Rights During Union Campaigns

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The National Labor Relations Board has long shown a tendency to be one of the more aggressive of all government agencies which has a direct impact on employers, employees, and the workplace. When leadership in the White House...more

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The National Labor Relations Board 2022 Year In Review

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2022 was a great year for U.S. labor unions and employees, but not so much for U.S. employers. The Biden National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dug in and got to work, reversing precedent and charting a course to reinterpret...more

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NLRB Poised to Tip Scale in Favor of Disclosure of Employer Financial Information Based on Competitive Disadvantage Statements

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In recent weeks, the National Labor Relations Board has issued several labor-friendly decisions, quickly checking off key items on General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo's agenda. On November 30, 2022, the General Counsel released...more

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Board Limits Ability to Prohibit Labor Protests

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For the second time in less than a week, the National Labor Relations Board has thrown out a Trump-era standard and reinstated Obama-era rules favorable to labor unions. In Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation,...more

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NLRB Strikes Down Tesla’s Dress Code Policy, Reaffirming Employees’ Right to Wear Labor Union Insignia at Work

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On August 29, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) reaffirmed employees’ right to don union insignia in the workplace and found that Tesla, Inc., the electric vehicle manufacturer, violated federal labor...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022

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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 Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

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The National Labor Relations Board 2021 Year In Review – An Overview of Major Developments in Labor Law

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INTRODUCTION - 2021 was the first year of National Labor Relations Board under President Biden. For years, the Board’s decisions and its approach generally have swung back and forth depending on whether there was a...more

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Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2022

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Workplace law has changed dramatically over the past two years of the pandemic. Unfortunately, 2022 (or is it “2020 too”?) is shaping up to be another year full of new rules and regulations within this volatile area of law....more

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100 Days of the Biden Administration, Part II: Key Labor and Employment Policy Developments

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In its first 100 days in office, the Biden administration has advanced its policy priorities, many of which have involved repealing the policy accomplishments of the previous presidential administration. The Biden...more

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Health Care Workers And Labor Unions: The COVID “Bump” And The New Administration’s Efforts To Unionize More Workers

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For health care workers, the issues of staffing, wages and benefits are typically what unions have focused on in their organizing campaigns. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, these issues are heightened with the...more

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The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act Gains Momentum

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U.S. House and Senate Democrats recently reintroduced the union-friendly Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021. According to its sponsors, the PRO Act “restores fairness to the economy by strengthening the...more

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Labor, Employment and Immigration Law Changes to Expect from the Biden Administration

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With the inauguration of a new President come significant anticipated changes in many areas of business, but none more seismic than in labor, employment and immigration....more

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NLRB Division of Advice Dishes Some Guidance With Respect to COVID-Related ULP Charges

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The pandemic has thrown a number of obstacles at employers and employees as everyone attempts to navigate a novel situation. On August 13, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Division of Advice (“Advice”), the...more

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Voided: The NLRB Adopts a Bright-Line Approach to Dual-Marked Ballots

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a move that will provide clarity to both unions and employers, the National Labor Relations Board in Providence Health & Services – Oregon d/b/a Providence Portland Medical Center, 369 N.L.R.B. No. 78...more

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California Attempts to Weed Out Unfair Labor Practices at the State Level by Enacting Union-Friendly Regulation on Employers in...

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As the cannabis industry has rapidly progressed over the years, states such as New York, New Jersey and Illinois have begun to implement legislation that encourages employers to engage in labor peace agreements with unions....more

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NLRB Announces Change to Anticipatory Withdrawal Framework

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On July 3, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision on Johnson Controls, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 20 (2019) holding that if an employer receives notice that the union has lost majority support within 90...more

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Running Backs' NLRB Petition Seeks To “Stiff Arm” NFL Players Association With New Bargaining Unit

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An upstart labor organization, the International Brotherhood of Professional Running Backs (IBPRB), has filed a petition with Region 13, the Chicago office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), seeking to form a...more

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