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The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more
In recent action, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has demonstrated a clear intention to closely scrutinize employers that classify workers as independent contractors. Specifically, in June, 2023, the...more
In a potentially game-changing move, the National College Players Association (NCPA), filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Region 32 against the University of Southern...more
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced the publication of a highly anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on worker classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more
The Federal Trade Commission just announced that it will put gig economy businesses in its crosshairs by cracking down on worker misclassification and other alleged antitrust misdeeds – the second such attack by the same...more
If we were to tell you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) “Regarding Information Sharing, Cross-Agency Training, and...more
Two federal agencies just announced plans to join forces and scrutinize business arrangements involving independent contractors, among others, to determine whether there are antitrust concerns – a troubling sign for gig...more
Late last week, the National Labor Relations Board last week issued a Complaint and Notice of Hearing that could, if successful, make the act of misclassifying workers as independent contractors a violation of the National...more
A nascent “advocacy” group just opened the first front in the newest battle over the status of collegiate student-athletes under the National Labor Relations Act. The College Basketball Players Association filed a one-line...more
As we have previously reported, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) was likely to undergo substantial policy changes under President Biden. This process began when President Biden took the unprecedented...more
San Francisco ratcheted up the pressure on California gig economy companies by not only filing a misclassification lawsuit against DoorDash, but promising that more such litigation was to come against other companies. Upon...more
Q. I heard there have been some significant National Labor Relations Board decisions recently. What do I need to know about them? ...more
Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued another pro-employer decision, resolving an issue at the forefront of employment law, independent contractor classification. In Velox Express, Inc. and Jeannie Edge,...more
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Does an employer who genuinely believes that its workers are independent contractors and tells them that they are contractors and not employees, only to later find out that it was wrong, violate Section 8(a)(1) of the...more
The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) continues to modify the way employers, unions and employees view and relate to each other in the workplace. In two decisions right before Labor Day, the Board strengthened...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to retreat from its previously expansive approach to what might be considered interference with Section 7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act (the "Act")....more
In a case of first impression, a divided panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) ruled that the stand-alone misclassification of a worker as an independent contractor instead of an employee does not...more
On August 29, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) refused to extend the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”) to create a new standalone violation under Section 8(a)(1). In Velox Express, Inc., 368 NLRB...more
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1.The National Labor Relations Board has vacated its decision in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, Ltd., 365 NLRB No. 156 (Feb. 26, 2018), and restored the Board’s union-friendly joint employer test set forth in...more
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