NLRB, Unions, Comment Period

NLRB Proposes to Roll Back Union Election Rules

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 12/1/2022

On Nov. 2, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to strengthen protections for unions in the election process. Among other things, the proposal would alter the rules...more

NLRB Proposes Rescission of Recently Issued Rules on Elections

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/14/2022

On November 4, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to rescind the “election protection” rule published on April 1, 2020, and to restore the prior protocols,...more

NLRB Reinstates Pre-2020 Union Election Rules

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/11/2022

In 2020, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Republican-appointed majority adopted regulations dealing with the effect of allegations of coercive conduct on pending union elections. Those rules removed the so-called...more

Potential Rescission of NLRB’s 2020 Election Protection Rule

Littler on 11/11/2022

On November 3, 2022 the National Labor Relations Board issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if adopted, would rescind a rule issued under the prior administration addressing blocking charges, voluntary...more

NLRB Proposal Seeks to Make Removing Unions More Difficult

CDF Labor Law LLP on 11/10/2022

The Biden National Labor Relations Board has been very busy trying to undue the work of the Trump Board ever since Jennifer Abruzzo took over as NLRB General Counsel. In the latest maneuver, on November 3rd, the Board issued...more

NLRB Proposes to Roll Back Its 2020 Rule Regarding Removal of a Union

Frantz Ward LLP on 11/9/2022

In March of 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) finalized a rule that substantially overhauled certain parts of NLRB election procedures thereby providing additional protections to the rights of...more

NLRB Seeks to Make Union Removal More Difficult

Kilpatrick on 11/8/2022

On November 3, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board issued a proposed rule that would rescind a 2020 rule issued under the Trump Administration and make it more difficult for workers who are dissatisfied with their unions...more

Labor Board Proposal Aims to Make it Harder to Remove Unions

Fisher Phillips on 11/4/2022

The National Labor Relations Board just took the first step towards scrapping Trump-era rules that had made it easier for workers to undo union representation, the next pro-labor move from an increasingly active federal...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2022 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/31/2022

DOL Extends IC Proposal Comment Period. On October 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced an extension of the public comment period for its proposal to amend the independent contractor...more

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 9/19/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

NLRB Proposes Expanded Standard for Joint-Employer Status

Bowditch & Dewey on 9/14/2022

On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). ...more

NLRB Proposes Rewidening of Joint-Employer Standard

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/9/2022

On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) unveiled a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to replace its current rule, which clearly defines when two separate entities can be deemed joint...more

NLRB Proposes to Broaden Joint Employment Standard

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 9/8/2022

On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a much anticipated proposed rule that would broaden the circumstances under which two companies may be held responsible for labor law...more

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022

DirectEmployers Association on 9/6/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2022 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 7/18/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2022 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 6/20/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee J. Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s...more

OFCCP Week In Review: February 2022 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 2/14/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 1/11/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2021 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 9/13/2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2021 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 7/26/2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/26/2021

Senate Committee Examines PRO Act. On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled “The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century...more

Beltway Buzz - May 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/1/2021

EEOC Releases Vaccine Guidance. On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued much-needed guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and the workplace. According to the guidance...more

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2020

DirectEmployers Association on 11/2/2020

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Update: NLRB Delays Implementation of Final Election Rule Changes to July 31, 2020

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 4/9/2020

As we reported here, on April 1, 2020, the NLRB published its final rule making three amendments to its rules and regulations governing union elections (relating to the Board’s blocking charge policy; timing and notice...more

Proposed Rule Would Preclude Undergraduate and Graduate Students from Union Organizing

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 9/30/2019

On September 23, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that addresses the long-standing issue of whether undergraduate and graduate students who perform services for...more

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