The Burr Morning Show: NLRB Updates
The Labor Law Insider: Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements under Fire: A New Board Decision and a New General Counsel Memorandum, Part II
The Labor Law Insider: Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements under Fire: A New Board Decision and a New General Counsel Memorandum
Employment Law Now VII-127-Interview with NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo on Invalidating Severance Agreement Provisions
Chambliss Update – NLRB Decision Alters Landscape for Employee Severance Agreements
DE Under 3: New NLRB Decision Prohibits Virtually All Employment Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses, Nationwide
The Labor Law Insider | Offensive Speech in the Workplace - Part II: Drawing the Line
The Labor Law Insider: Offensive Speech in the Workplace - Crossing the Line
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Outlook, NY Whistleblower Protections Take Effect, DOJ to Focus on Cyber-Fraud - Employment Law This Week®
The installation of a new Administration with a fundamentally different philosophical identity once again foreshadows fundamental changes in the relationship between private sector employees and employers governed by the...more
Last month, during our webinar, we predicted significant regulatory shifts under the new presidential administration. Now, just a little over 30 days in, we are witnessing these changes unfold – especially at the National...more
Although he was appointed Acting General Counsel (AGC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) less than two weeks ago, William B. Cowen has wasted no time in advancing the Trump administration’s pro-employer and...more
On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued Memorandum GC 25-05, rescinding certain memoranda issued by the former General Counsel. Former General Counsel Jennifer A....more
As reality television enthusiasts prepare for the Season 8 premiere of Netflix’s Love is Blind this Valentine’s Day, the show’s producers are navigating a recent National Labor Relations Board complaint that could lead to...more
In 2024, labor law continued to generally favor employees under the Biden National Labor Relations Board (the Board). Notable developments included establishment of an employee right to wear clothes espousing political speech...more
The Dartmouth Men’s Basketball team, represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 560, requested to withdraw its petition to unionize on December 31, 2024. The petition, approved by the National Labor...more
Decisions and policies under the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") have become increasingly politicized the last few decades resulting in significant swings between pro-employer and pro-union/employee...more
I have come to know and believe the adage that: the only thing constant is change. In less than 30 days, we will bid farewell to 2024. As we usher in 2025 with great expectations, we know that change is on the horizon. And in...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision ruling that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when they require employees to attend captive audience meetings. ...more
On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that an employer may no longer require employees to attend meetings in which the employer expresses its views on unionization. The 3-1 decision...more
The National Labor Relations Board held last week that captive audience meetings violate Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act. A captive audience meeting occurs when an employer requires employees to attend...more
On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Amazon.com Services LLC, holding that "captive-audience meetings" are unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This decision...more
On November 13, 2024, in a landmark decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that “captive audience” meetings — where an employer requires workers to attend a meeting in which the employer expresses its...more
Once again, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) has upended long-established precedent. On Nov. 13, 2024, the Board issued its decision in Amazon.com Service, LLC, banning so-called “captive audience meetings”...more
On November 13, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) held that so-called captive-audience meetings — meetings where employers require employee attendance and argue against unionization — violate the National Labor...more
The Board’s Decision - On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, in Amazon.com Services LLC (Amazon), the National Labor Relations Board declared that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act when the employer...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned a 1948 precedent and declared that an employer commits an unfair labor practice in violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it requires employees to...more
On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held in Amazon.com Services LLC, 373 NLRB No. 136, that "captive-audience" meetings are unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Specifically, the...more
In a landmark decision, the National Labor Relations Board has significantly altered the landscape of employer free speech rights by restricting the use of mandatory “captive audience” meetings. 373 NLRB No. 136 (Nov. 13,...more
On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a landmark decision in the case of Amazon Services LLC, banning so-called “captive audience meetings,” a tool regularly used by employers in response to...more
Reversing established precedent that has stood for decades, two recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board make it increasingly difficult for employers to make the argument to workers that unionization is not in...more
Employers can expect a definite shift in the National Labor Relations Board under the new Trump Administration. Following President Joe Biden’s 2020 election, labor and employment law practitioners saw sweeping legal...more
The Presidential Election is upon us with many indicators predicting a close election. The two candidates and their respective party platforms offer opposing views on many major issues. ...more
On October 2, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that Starbucks Corp. violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when CEO Howard Schultz made purportedly coercive comments to a...more