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NLRB Limits Employer’s Ability to Make Unilateral Changes

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reinstituted a union-friendly standard for determining whether an employer’s unilateral changes to the terms and conditions of employment violate the National Labor Relations Act...more

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Uphill Battle for Employer Unilateral Changes as NLRB Returns to “Clear and Unmistakable Waiver” Standard

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The National Labor Relations Board returned to prior precedent, making it more difficult for employers to defend against unfair labor practice charges alleging a unilateral change in violation of the National Labor Relations...more

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NLRB Returns to Exacting “Clear and Unmistakable” Waiver Standard for Contractual Waiver of Right to Bargain Over Unilateral...

This week, in an expected decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) reinstated its prior “clear and unmistakable” waiver standard—a standard that has been much criticized by the courts—for determining...more

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Employers Face New Challenges as NLRB Restores ‘Clear and Unmistakable’ Waiver Standard

On December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) restored the “clear and unmistakable” waiver standard for evaluating whether an employer made unlawful unilateral changes without first giving the union notice...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

More Good News From The Board: NLRB Scraps The Clear And Unmistakable Waiver Standard For The Contract Coverage Test When Deciding...

A flurry of critical cases have issued out of the NLRB over the past two weeks. The latest is the Board’s decision in MV Transportation, 368 NLRB No. 66 (2019), and the Board’s decision provides critical cover to employers...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Grants Eligibility Waiver to Issue Whistleblower Award

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently awarded $3 million to joint whistleblowers despite concluding that the whistleblowers did not satisfy the technical eligibility requirements for receiving an award. See...more

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SEC Fines Company for Agreements Restricting Whistleblowers

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The SEC has fined an Atlanta company $265,000 for using various severance agreements restricting whistleblower activities. The Dodd-Frank Act added ’34 Act § 21F encouraging whistleblower programs....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC Bounty Hunters Take Heart: SEC Fines Company $265,000 for Using Severance Agreements That Provided a Waiver of any Monetary...

Wednesday, the SEC announced that an Atlanta-based company, BlueLinx Holdings, is settling charges that its severance agreements contained provisions that in its view might impede employees from communicating directly with...more

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