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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 -

When Picket Lines Scratch and Dent: Should Unions Be on the Hook for Property Damage Caused by Strikes?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/12/2022

In Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 174, the Washington Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a union is responsible for property damage incident to a strike. How does that issue...more

NLRB Recognizes Weingarten Rights for Strike Replacement Employees

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/6/2022

In a decision significant to employers that employ strike replacement employees or that may consider hiring strike replacement employees, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that such employees hold the right to...more

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from September 2022

Fisher Phillips on 10/5/2022

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

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from December 2021

Fisher Phillips on 1/5/2022

Employer’s Discipline of Employees Engaging In “Intermittent Strikes” Lawful: NLRB Majority

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 7/31/2019

This summer has been punctuated by walkouts. We have seen walkouts in support of a $15 minimum wage and walkouts to protest the sale of goods to the government. Walking off the job is, of course, a staple of labor action, and...more

Will The NLRB’s Protection of Unacceptable Conduct Last?

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 3/14/2017

It’s ironic, isn’t it? While the EEOC could find an employer liable for tolerating racist or sexist remarks by employees, the NLRB has repeatedly found employers liable for failing to do so under the guise of protecting...more

Money for Nothin’ and Strikes for Free!

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/6/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers should not presume that they are permitted to stop paying for employees’ medical benefits once they go out on strike. In a 2-1 decision, the NLRB recently held that — at least in some...more

Can a Single Employee Go On Strike Against a Non-Union Company?

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 12/7/2016

The short answer is “yes.” The National Labor Relations Act extends the same protections to employees of non-unionized employers as it does to union members. One of those protections is the right to engage in a strike,...more

Employees Unlawfully Disciplined for In-Store Protest, Labor Board Decides

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/28/2016

Six employees who stopped work and engaged in an in-store protest over their alleged mistreatment by a supervisor and to secure permanent jobs for temporary employees were unlawfully disciplined, the National Labor Relations...more

Seventh Circuit Upholds NLRB Order to Return Jobs from Mexico to U.S. Facility

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/13/2016

The National Labor Relations Act vests the NLRB with broad powers to correct violations of U.S. labor laws. Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed the Board’s broad reach by affirming a decision ordering a...more

Tilting the Battlefield: NLRB Makes It Easier For Unions To Challenge Use Of Permanent Replacements

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 9/7/2016

The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) recently denied review of its ruling in American Baptist Homes. That ruling upended the decades-old bright line test that an “independent unlawful purpose” is established only when...more

NLRB Reverses Precedent on Permanent Replacements for Striking Workers

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/6/2016

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision last week upholding the right of employers to hire permanent replacements for striking employees unless the decision to replace workers is based on an “independent...more

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