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Beltway Buzz - June 2024 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/17/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

What Should Employers Expect in 2022, Non-COVID Edition

Quarles & Brady LLP on 2/10/2022

If your business employed 100 or more workers, chances are you spent a lot of time and effort understanding and preparing for the OSHA COVID-19 vaccine-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard....more

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Winter 2021

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/17/2021

The election of President Joe Biden, a longtime vocal supporter of organized labor, coupled with control of both chambers of Congress by the traditionally labor-friendly Democratic Party, is the prelude to changes on the...more

In Adopting “Contract Coverage” Standard, NLRB Gives Employers Greater Flexibility to Act Unilaterally on Subjects Encompassed by...

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/9/2019

As summer turned to fall, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a steady stream of decisions with significant and favorable implications for employers. In the flurry of recent decisions, the Board...more

NLRB: Employers Can Revamp Arbitration Agreements in Response to Collective or Class Action Suits

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/25/2019

The Supreme Court held last year in Epic Systems v. Lewis that mandatory arbitration agreements requiring employees to arbitrate claims against their employer on an individual—rather than on a class or collective—basis are...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Fall 2018

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/16/2018

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the fall 2018 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This issue examines the Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp....more

Top Five Labor Law Developments For May 2018

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/14/2018

1.The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements do not violate federal law. Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, No. 16-285; Ernst & Young LLP et al. v. Morris et al., No. 16-300;...more

Despite Legality, Employee Arbitration Pacts Are No Panacea

Benesch on 6/7/2018

On May 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, ended a six-year dispute started by the National Labor Relations Board’s 2012 decision in D.R. Horton. The...more

Labor Law 2017: Year in Review

McGuireWoods LLP on 1/15/2018

As a new administration took the reins for the first time in eight years, employers, employees, unions, labor lawyers and observers alike all wondered what to expect from President Donald J. Trump. Would he govern much like...more

A New Era For Labor Relations? Lawyers Predict Fate Of Top 10 Key Issues

Fisher Phillips on 9/6/2017

Among the most crucial federal agencies undergoing a transformation under the new presidential administration is the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). During the eight years of the Obama administration, with the Board...more

What Can the Business Community Expect from a Trump Administration

Rumberger | Kirk on 1/18/2017

As Donald Trump’s administration takes shape, the business community stands watch expecting a business-friendly White House. Trump’s promises of fewer regulations and lower taxes have small and large businesses alike feeling...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor - Issue 4, Winter 2017

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/11/2017

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

The 2017 “Manufacturers’ Lawyer’s Shrug”

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/20/2016

I am a really big fan of the NPR radio show, “Car Talk,” where two Boston auto mechanics took callers’ questions and tried to answer them. Since the November 8 election, I have freely adapted one of their signature phrases –...more

The Election is Over, Now What?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/22/2016

Now that the election is over, many clients and friends are asking what labor and employment law might look like under the soon to be President Trump. Of course, no one can predict exactly what will happen in the coming term....more

What Employers Can Expect From The Trump Administration

Franczek P.C. on 11/15/2016

Like the rest of the country, employers and HR professionals are left wondering what Donald Trump’s unexpected election as President means for the country. The Trump campaign was often light on detailed policy proposals, but...more

With the Election (Mercifully) Behind Us, What Will a Trump Administration Mean for Employers?

Littler on 11/10/2016

The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/1/2016

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

Ten New Year’s Resolutions Retail Employers Should Consider Making in 2015

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/14/2015

Now that the busy 2014 holiday shopping season is over and the new year has begun, it’s a good time for retail employers to take a breath and think about 2015—what’s coming, what issues they should be watching, and what...more

Employment Flash - December 2014

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/24/2014

In This Issue: - Supreme Court Rejects Security Screening Time Pay - NLRB Finalizes Union Election Rule - NLRB Reverses Employers’ Ability To Ban Employee Nonwork Email Use - EEOC Challenges Employer...more

Executive Labor Summary - November/December 2014

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/24/2014

NEWS & ANALYSIS - NLRB changes longstanding rule for deferral to arbitration awards - The National Labor Relations Board has had a busy December with four major new developments. We have already reported on two of the...more

Non-Unionized Employers: The NLRB Commands Your Attention

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 5/30/2013

Many non-unionized employers might be surprised to learn that they, too, are governed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In fact, in 2012, the NLRB launched a website directed at non-union employees, which details...more

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/20/2013

Introduction - Wow, 2012 was quite the year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”)! Last year, we discussed the Board’s agenda, which at the time we described as aggressive, but with the benefit of...more

NLRB Continues Its Transformation

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/4/2013

Depending on one’s perspective, in recent years the NLRB has either blazed a radical path in favor of unions and individual concerted activity or it is returning to its original role under the National Labor Relations Act...more

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