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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 -

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2023 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 6/21/2023

Tuesday, June 13, 2023: U.S. NLRB Returned to Obama-Era Independent Contractor Standard for NLRA Coverage - Ruling Makes It Harder for Employers to Treat Workers as Independent Contractors - Decision Will Also Impact...more

NLRB Reinstates Longstanding Precedent: Employers Do Not Have A Pre-Discipline Bargaining Duty Prior To First Union Contract

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/6/2020

In a clear victory for management that overturns yet another Obama-era decision, the National Labor Relations Board has held that a recently unionized business that has not yet signed its first labor contract is not obligated...more

Employment Law This Week®: DOL’s Final Overtime Rule, CA Codifies “ABC Test,” Pay Data Collection Beyond 2018, NLRB’s Busy Summer

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/7/2019

This Employment Law This Week® Monthly Rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into October 2019. The episode includes: 1. DOL Issues Final Overtime Rule On September 24, the U.S. Department...more

Two Federal Agencies Make It Easier to Establish Independent Contractor Status

Troutman Pepper on 6/6/2019

Recently, both the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued documents supporting independent contractor status, evidencing the more pro-employer stance of the Trump administration as...more

The Labor and Employment Horizon—2019

Jackson Walker on 1/24/2019

If there has been one constant in employment law over the last generation, it is change. The forecast for 2019 is no different. In Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Texas Legislature, employers can expect developments that...more

2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

Cozen O'Connor on 1/12/2017

Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report - December 2016

Littler on 12/5/2016

Littler's WPI Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The December edition of the Insider Report discusses recent efforts to block...more

A Fast and Furious Safety, Labor and HR Update - Issue 1

Fisher Phillips on 3/28/2016

A New Approach to My Posts - Last week I was honored to be named a Top Author in J.D. Supra Readers’ Choice Awards. I write a great deal when I should probably be billing, but you guys seem to enjoy my stuff, so thanks!...more

What Does 2016 Portend for Labor and Employment Law?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/18/2016

What is on the horizon for labor and employment policy in 2016, the last year of the Obama administration when the president will seek to cement his legacy, and a national election year when the White House and control of...more

Some Surprises in DOL’s Just Issued Spring 2014 Regulatory Agenda

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/4/2014

On Friday, May 23, 2014, the White House, through its executive branch and other federal agencies, issued the Spring 2014 edition of the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. Published twice a year, the agencies’ regulatory agendas...more

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