News & Analysis as of September 21, 2024

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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 -

Labor law roundup

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/1/2023

I hope this won't ruin your Labor Day weekend. The employer-unfriendly decisions from the National Labor Relations Board have been coming fast and furious. In honor of the holiday, here's a short recap. As you probably...more

Employers – Are Your Work Rules Overly Restrictive?

McGlinchey Stafford on 9/1/2023

In Stericycle, Inc. vs. Teamsters Local 628 (August 2, 2023), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new and more stringent legal standard for determining whether a work rule is overly restrictive, finding that...more

In light of recent NLRB decision, employer workplace rules face more aggressive scrutiny

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/17/2023

The National Labor Relations Board swung to a Democratic majority after the 2020 election of President Joe Biden. That majority has been almost continually dismantling standards established by the Republican majority Board...more

Federal Court Reverses NLRB “Positive Work Environment” Handbook Decision

Ruder Ware on 8/2/2017

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) created controversy a couple of years ago when it ruled that handbook policies maintained by T-Mobile USA requiring employees to maintain a positive work environment were illegal...more

An Unfair Employer Policy Roundup to Help Avoid Unfair Labor Practices

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/15/2016

For the past few years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been on the warpath over employer personnel policies (and in turn, we at Labor & Employment Law Perspectives have missed few opportunities to point out the...more

Be Careful What You Say During a Union Organizing Campaign

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/16/2015

At the same time that the current National Labor Relations Board is giving employees what seems like the unfettered ability to engage in disparagement, profane outbursts, and racist comments that accompany protected union or...more

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