NLRB, Unions, Union Representatives

NLRB Rolling Back More Rules from the Trump Administration

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/26/2024

In its continuing repudiation of policies developed under the Trump Administration, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has published its Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule....more

Don’t Let Unions Sink Their Teeth into Your Property Rights

FordHarrison on 8/7/2024

July is the best month of the year. It’s warm everywhere, even in Chicago. I look forward to the al fresco dining, outdoor concerts, neighborhood block parties, cookouts with family, and the beach. And sharks. July seems to...more

Illinois Joins Trend to Ban “Captive Audience” Meetings: 5 Steps Employers Can Take to Comply

Fisher Phillips on 8/7/2024

Illinois just became the latest state to ban employers from holding mandatory meetings with employees concerning religious or political matters, including discussions on union representation. Such employer-sponsored meetings,...more

NLRB Adopts Final Regulations to Restrict Employee Choice on Union Representation

Morgan Lewis on 8/6/2024

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) on August 1 published a new rule addressing three distinct situations affecting employees’ rights to decide whether they want union representation (New Rule). The New Rule...more

NLRB Rescinds 2020 “Election Protection Rule”

Littler on 7/31/2024

As anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rescinded its April 1, 2020 Election Protection Rule, replacing it with the so-called “Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule” on July 26, 2024....more

Labor Board Returns to Pre-Trump Board Union Election Procedures

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/31/2024

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued its “Fair Choice-Employee Voice” Final Rule, rescinding portions of its April 2020 union representation procedures on blocking charges, the voluntary recognition bar, and...more

NLRB Makes It Harder to Decertify Unions in Latest Pro-Labor Move: 3 Key Takeaways for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 7/29/2024

The National Labor Relations Board just ditched three Trump-era rules that had made it easier for workers to undo union representation. In a long-anticipated move, the NLRB issued a new regulation Friday scrapping agency...more

By the Numbers – A Look at Union Activity in 2024 Thus Far

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/13/2024

2024 continues to be a busy year for the National Labor Relations Board, unions, and management. Nearly six months into the year, we have sufficient data to analyze the impact NLRB decisions such as Cemex Construction...more

Workplace Law Update: 12 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 5/6/2024

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Labor Board Sees Major Uptick in Activity During First Half of Fiscal Year: 3 Takeaways for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 4/17/2024

The new union representation process installed by the National Labor Relations Board unsurprisingly led to an astronomical increase in election petitions filed in the first half of FY 2024. The Labor Board also saw a...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 4/2/2024

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

It's tough to get union representation petitions dismissed based on “imminent cessation”

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/7/2024

Don't count on it. The National Labor Relations Board has declined to review a Regional Director’s Decision and Direction of Election that required a construction company to hold a union representation election. The company,...more

The Labor Law Insider - What Just Happened, and What’s Next? 2023 Labor Law Retrospective

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/26/2024

Labor Law Insider veterans Adam Doerr and Rufino Gaytán join host Tom Godar to discuss the impact of the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 decisions. How does the Cemex decision, encouraging union representation without...more

Internal Employee Grievance Committees Can Violate Federal Labor Laws

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/19/2024

When faced with potential employee organizing activity, some employers react by trying to address worker grievances through alternatives to union representation. Sometimes these approaches involve establishing an internal...more

NLRB Clears Path for Union Representation Without an Employee Vote

Lathrop GPM on 12/14/2023

For decades, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has found that secret ballot elections are the best method for determining whether workers want to be represented by a union. A recent memo from the NLRB General...more

The Labor Law Insider: Forget the Election: Union Representation Without the Messy Election is the Next Labor Law Reality, Part II

Husch Blackwell LLP on 12/11/2023

Husch Blackwell partners Tom O’Day and Tyler Paetkau join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar in Part II of this discussion of the impact of new Cemex decision by the NLRB. Suddenly, minor violations of the National Labor...more

New York State Bans Workplace “Captive Audience” Meetings

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/20/2023

On September 6, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill 4982 and Assembly Bill 6604, which amends Section 201-D of the New York Labor Law to prohibit most employers from requiring non-managerial and...more

Labor Board’s General Counsel Imposes Additional Burdens on Employers Responding to Union Recognition Demands: 6 Takeaways for...

Fisher Phillips on 11/13/2023

In the aftermath of a game-changing NLRB decision that drastically changed how employers can respond to union recognition demands, the Board’s General Counsel recently issued a guidance memorandum offering important insight...more

Construction Employers Beware: New, Easier Union Representation Process

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone on 10/6/2023

The NLRB has reversed decades of precedent and made it far easier for unions to represent employees, including construction employers, without a secret ballot election. Initially, it is important to understand that this new...more

NLRB Drastically Alters Union Recognition & Election Process in Cemex Decision

Burr & Forman on 9/26/2023

For over fifty years, the general process for determining employee support (or opposition) to collective bargaining remained fairly constant: the union gathers signed authorization cards to evidence a sufficient showing of...more

NLRB Delivers Labor Day Gifts to Unions

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/11/2023

It has been a decision-packed summer at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), and the last weeks of summer were especially active, with a number of significant decisions released at the end of August that...more

NLRB Turns Union Representation Process Upside Down, Preferring Card Check Recognition Over Elections: Practical Considerations...

Miller Nash LLP on 9/8/2023

WARNING TO ALL PRIVATE NONUNION EMPLOYERS In a crucial case for nonunion employers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has upended the rules governing how a workplace becomes unionized. Now, employers can be obligated...more

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