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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 -
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NLRB Issues “Fair Choice-Employee Voice” Final Rule

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On July 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a final rule (the “2024 Rule”), codified at 29 C.F.R. 103.20–22, rescinding an earlier rule the Board issued in April 2020 (the “2020 Rule”) that...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Compete All You Want:  ALJ Strikes Down Non-Compete Agreement, Setting Up NLRB Review

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As we’ve discussed previously (see here and here), next up on the NLRB chopping block is whether non-compete agreements create a “chilling effect” on employees in the exercise of their Section 7 rights of the National Labor...more

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Client Alert: Federal Trade Commission Announces New Partnership with Department of Labor

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On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to bolster the FTC’s efforts to protect workers.According to the...more

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Time to Revisit Your “Standard” Employment and Separation Agreements

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A recent flurry of activity from the National Labor Relations Board and its General Counsel has many employers rethinking “standard” contract clauses which employers have routinely included in employment or separation...more

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Board Upholds Enforcement of Pre-Hire Arbitration Agreement

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The alternative dispute resolution landscape continues to evolve for employers with unionized workforces. Anheuser-Busch, LCC, 367 NLRB 123 (May 22, 2019), is the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) latest decision on the...more

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Eleventh Circuit Reverses NLRB Order, Enforcing Individualized Arbitration Clause In Employee Agreement

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A pizza delivery driver employed by Domino’s Pizza franchisee Cowabunga Inc. filed a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act with the National Labor Relations Board. ...more

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Wave Goodbye to Waivers? 6th Circuit Joins March to Prohibit Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

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Joining two other circuit courts, the 6th Circuit concluded that employers cannot take advantage of class action and collective action waivers as part of employment arbitration agreements....more

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Employment Law - April 2017

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Eleventh Circuit: Title VII Doesn’t Prohibit Sexual Orientation Discrimination - Why it matters - In a decision that is already being cited in other courts around the country, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...more

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The Practical NLRB Advisor - Issue 4, Winter 2017

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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

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December 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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In our update for last month’s developments in this area of the law, we report on five significant court cases involving companies in the transportation industry that use ICs as an integral part of their business model. Each...more

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The NLRB Continues To Go After Non-Union Employers in Industries it Has Historically Not Targeted

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Seyfarth Summary: The relevance of the National Labor Relations Act to industries and business sectors that have not traditionally had to deal with its implications – such as hedge funds. The New York Times recently...more

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Circuit Courts Weigh Employee Arbitration Waiver Agreements with Divergent Results

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Conflicting decisions issued within one week of each other from the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits exemplify the ongoing debate in circuit courts across the country about the enforceability of...more

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Seventh Circuit Holds That Collective and Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements are Unenforceable

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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that collective and class action waivers contained in arbitration agreements with employees are unenforceable and violate the National Labor Relations Act. Reaching the opposite...more

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Fifth Circuit (Again) Reverses NLRB and Finds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Do Not Violate the NLRA

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The battle between the NLRB and the Fifth Circuit rages on, as the Fifth Circuit again ruled that employers do not violate the National Labor Relations Act when they require employees to sign arbitration agreements containing...more

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