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Michigan Rolls Back its “Right-To-Work” Law; NLRB’s Top Lawyer Provides Post-McLaren Macomb Guidance

Benesch on 3/28/2023

As of today, so-called “right-to-work” (“RTW”) laws are effective in 27 states. These laws ensure that no worker can be required, as a condition of employment, to join or not join, nor pay dues to, a labor union, as permitted...more

NLRB Rules Dues Checkoff Cannot Be Unilaterally Stopped Upon the Expiration of the CBA

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 12/6/2022

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision which held that employers who currently do not remit union dues because of the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) may be found to be in...more

The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from October 2022

Fisher Phillips on 11/9/2022

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 Merry Go Round Continues – In Latest Reversal, NLRB Says Dues Checkoff Continues After CBA's Expiration

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/25/2022

On Monday, October 3, 2022, in Valley Hospital Medical Center II, the National Labor Relations Board reversed a 50-year-old precedent, ruling that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act by unilaterally ceasing to...more

New Franczek Series: Labor Updates

Franczek P.C. on 10/20/2022

As we’ve previously reported, union organizing is on the upswing and the NLRB is beginning to issue decisions that reverse Trump-era precedents that were generally more favorable to employers. This is the first in what we...more

NLRB Reverses Position on Obligation of Employers to Continue Deducting Union Dues After Expiration of CBA

CDF Labor Law LLP on 10/18/2022

History of Dues Checkoff Precedent - In 1962, years before most working Americans were even born, the NLRB issued its decision in Bethlehem Steel. That decision held that dues checkoff clauses in collective bargaining...more

National Labor Relations Board Holds Employers Must Continue To Deduct Union Dues After Expiration Of Collective Bargaining...

Foley Hoag LLP on 10/11/2022

With its decision in Valley Hospital Medical Center, the NLRB reversed its Trump-era precedent and held that dues checkoff provisions in collective bargaining agreements survive the expiration of the contract. Accordingly,...more

NLRB Says Dues Must Be Collected Post CBA, Reverses Course Once Again

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/11/2022

In a decision dated September 30, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that employers must continue to collect voluntarily authorized union dues from the paychecks of employees after the expiration of the...more

More Money, More Problems? NLRB Rules that Employers Must Collect Union Dues After CBA Expiration

Fisher Phillips on 10/11/2022

The National Labor Relations Board just ruled that employers must continue to collect union dues even after the collective bargaining agreement has expired, a decision that will require many businesses to alter their labor...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2022

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

Nomination News. With control of the U.S. Senate in 2023 up for grabs, the Biden administration continues its push to fill agency leadership positions. Late last week, the Senate confirmed attorney Lisa Gomez to run the U.S....more

Why Yes Employer, You Must Continue to Deduct Union Dues From Your Employee’s Wages Even After Contract Expiration

Amundsen Davis LLC on 10/10/2022

In another glaring example of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) moving further away from the previous administration, the Board recently held that employers must continue deducting union dues from...more

NLRB Says Employers Must Continue to Deduct Union Dues After CBA Expiration

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 10/7/2022

On October 3, in the case of Valley Hospital, the National Labor Relations Board answered a question that has impacted employers for almost 60 years: whether, under Section 8(a)(5) of the National Labor Relations Act, an...more

NLRB Rules Employers Cannot Unilaterally Cease Dues Checkoff After CBA Expiration

FordHarrison on 10/6/2022

Executive Summary: On October 3, 2022, in a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) reversed its previous ruling from 2019 and held that a union dues checkoff provision should be treated as part of...more

Reversal: NLRB Rules Dues Checkoff Provisions Survive CBA Expiration

Stevens & Lee on 10/6/2022

Takeaway: The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent decision to overturn prior case law applies retroactively to all pending cases. Employers currently refusing to remit union dues because of the expiration of a...more

NLRB Holds Dues Continue Beyond Contract’s Expiration

Littler on 10/5/2022

For those that closely follow the National Labor Relations Board, it comes as no surprise that the current Biden Board overruled a decision previously issued by the Trump Board. The target this time: union dues. The NLRB held...more

NLRB Hands Unions Another Win; Requires Employers to Maintain Dues Checkoff Following Contract Expiration

Fox Rothschild LLP on 10/5/2022

For a second time in recent weeks, the National Labor Relations Board has chosen to bolster unions’ rights at employers’ expense. On September 30, 2022, in Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc., 371 NLRB No. 160 (2022), a...more

Divided NLRB Rules (Again) that Dues Deductions Survive Contract Expiration

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 10/4/2022

For more than five decades, employers could cease deduction of dues at the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement as a legitimate economic weapon. It was only recently that, as part of the constant shifting of...more

Nationwide Right to Unionize Act reintroduced

McAfee & Taft on 9/19/2022

On September 8, 2022, federal Congressional legislators from Massachusetts and California reintroduced the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, which takes aim at state “right to work” laws and attempts to increase employees’...more

Top Five Labor Law Developments for March 2022

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/12/2022

1. Major League Baseball and the players’ union reached agreement on a collective bargaining agreement, ending the lockout. After a nearly 100-day lockout, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association reached a deal...more

Policy Matters Newsletter – September 2021

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/20/2021

A lot of relevant policy matters have happened over the past two weeks. We have seen significant progress on the dual-track infrastructure plan; this year’s legislative session in California came to a close, bringing heftier...more

NLRB’s Pro-Labor General Counsel Issues Memo Compelling Cases for Centralized Consideration

CDF Labor Law LLP on 8/17/2021

National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo’s appointment and subsequent July confirmation marked a shift to a pro-labor perspective. On August 12, 2021, Abruzzo issued her first GC Memorandum as...more

The NLRB’s Recently Seated General Counsel Plots Entirely New Direction for the Board

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 8/16/2021

Less than a month after being sworn in as the new General Counsel of the NLRB, Jennifer Abruzzo defined a bold new direction for the Board’s enforcement priorities in a memo issued on August 12, 2021. The memo, Mandatory...more

NLRB Relaxes Trump-Era Financial Disclosure Requirements For Unions

Roetzel & Andress on 2/16/2021

Last week, the NLRB’s General Counsel rolled back Trump-era financial disclosure requirements for unions. Even without a complaint, unions were required to explain fees charged to nonmembers. Now, beyond routine financial...more

Why, How and When Katz May “Trump” an Expired CBA When It Comes to Making Unilateral Changes — The Relationship Between MV...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/26/2020

From time to time, employers trigger labor disputes when they make unilateral changes in working conditions. Unions objecting to such changes often complain to the NLRB, claiming a change to be mandatory bargaining subjects...more

Year 2020 Hindsight Reveals That The Current NLRB Has Overhauled Our National Labor Laws Since 2017

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/25/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: It should be clear to all that the NLRB has taken significant steps to restore the law to a footing that more closely resembles the landscape that existed prior to the Obama Board. ...more

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