NLRB, Settlement Agreements, Arbitration

NLRB Reinstates Former Legal Standard for Deferral to Arbitration

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 12/30/2019

On December 23, the National Labor Relations Board reversed its 2014 decision in Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co, Inc., and reinstated the legal standard for deferring to the arbitration process that had existed prior to the...more

March 2019: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 4/10/2019

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

January 2019: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 2/11/2019

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

NLRB General Counsel Proposes Significant Change to Arbitration Agreements and More

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on 12/19/2018

After one year in office, the general counsel at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is creating a buzz in the legal community. General Counsel Peter Robb has expressed strong recommendations to give employees access to...more

Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 7/10/2018

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

Web Exclusive: February 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 3/14/2018

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 were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first two months...more

Web Exclusive December 2017: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 1/9/2018

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 were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. December was no different,...more

Pair of NLRB ALJ Decisions Find Unions Violated NLRA

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 11/13/2017

It is mid-November, and the Board is at a full complement, and even has a new General Counsel. While we haven’t seen anything significant (or really, anything at all) come out of the newly constituted Board we know the new...more

July 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper on 8/8/2016

Four of the five independent contractor (IC) misclassification cases reported below from July 2016 illustrate how companies continue to fail to structure, document, and implement a business’s IC relationships in a manner that...more

NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance on Deferral to Grievance Arbitration and Settlements

Proskauer - Labor Relations on 2/18/2015

Following the decision of the National Labor Relations Board in Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., 361 NLRB No. 132 (December 14, 2014), the NLRB General Counsel has issued Memorandum GC 15-02 (February 10, 2015), which...more

NLRB Changes Standard for Deferral to Arbitration in Discrimination and Retaliation Cases

Littler on 12/29/2014

In a significant recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) again abandoned long-standing, accepted Board precedent. In Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., 361 NLRB No. 132 (Dec. 15, 2014), the Board...more

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