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FP’s Interactive Union Organizing Activity Map Reveals 4 Key Trends

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While you may think labor unions only impact large corporations or specific industries, FP’s new Union Organizing Activity Map actually shows that smaller businesses are more likely to confront an organizing drive. The map...more

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Act Fast: National Labor Relations Board Guidance Memorandum Serves as a Reminder of Shortened Election Timeframe

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On December 8, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a Guidance Memorandum (“GC 24-02”) describing the practical impact of the 2023 final rule amending federal regulations...more

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

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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

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New GC Memo Providing Guidance on Cemex Decision

As recently discussed, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a major decision this summer in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 372 NLRB No. 130 (2023). The decision gave labor unions the upper hand in...more

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NLRB Fiscal Year 2023 Data Shows Unfair Labor Practice Charges, Elections Continue to Increase

On October 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released its case filing data for fiscal year (FY) 2023. For the Board, the fiscal year runs from October 1 through September 30....more

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Post-Labor Day Wrap Up: What NLRB’s 2023 Decisions Mean for Employers

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In the weeks surrounding Labor Day 2023, the National Labor Relations Board overturned precedent with decisions and rules significantly impacting both union and non-union employers. The result is labor laws encouraging both...more

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NLRB Reverts to Quick Union Elections Rules

On August 24, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a new final rule for union elections that revives the prior “ambush election” rules. The new rule compresses the time period between the time a...more

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NLRB Announces Changes to Election Rules After D.C. Circuit Decision

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On March 9, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed public notice of its intention to rescind four provisions from its 2019 election rule changes. This follows a January 17, 2023, divided precedential decision...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments for February 2023

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1. The National Labor Relations Board reinstated its previous standard for restricting employee severance agreements. McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023). The Board’s ruling applies to all severance agreements for...more

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Labor Board Proposes Return to Pre-Trump Board Election Procedures

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed rescinding portions of its 2020 union representation procedures on blocking charges, voluntary recognition bar, and construction industry collective bargaining...more

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NLRB Offers New Guidance on When It Will Hold an In-Person Election – Replaces Positivity Metric with CDC Tracker

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The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) isn’t giving up on pandemic related mail ballots in representation elections any time soon. On September 29, 2022, in a decision concerning an election at a Seattle area Starbucks,...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2022

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1. The National Labor Relations Board clarified its rerun election procedures in cases of uncontested election misconduct. Dynamic Concepts, 371 NLRB No. 117 (July 22, 2022). After losing an election to represent the...more

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NLRB Releases Spring 2022 Rulemaking Agenda

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On June 21, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released its spring 2022 rulemaking agenda. The agenda shows that the NLRB may address two important topics under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) through the...more

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General Counsel Abruzzo Looks to Overturn Board Precedent Again: This Time, Seeking to Broaden Union Access to Public Spaces

In an Advice Memorandum released on May 25, 2022, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo laid out a blueprint for changes she’d like made to Board precedent concerning union representatives’ access to employer property. At...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments for April 2022

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1. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) filed a brief seeking to expand unions’ right to obtain recognition from employers based on signed authorization cards alone, without the need for a Board...more

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Connecticut Set to Enact Ban on Employer-Sponsored Meetings

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On April 29, 2022, organized labor achieved a long-sought political objective when the Connecticut House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 163, “An Act Protecting Employee Freedom of Speech and Conscience.” Effective July...more

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BREAKING: NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Scrap 50 Years of Precedent and Require Card Check Recognition

With Congress failing to make the organizing process easier for unions, the NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo is now asking the Board to require employers to recognize unions without a secret ballot election. As...more

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NLRB Holds Solicitation of Mail-Ballots Constitutes Objectionable Conduct

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On June 9, 2021, in Professional Transportation Inc., the National Labor Relations Board held that a party’s offer to collect an employee’s mail ballot constitutes misconduct that may serve as the basis to set aside the...more

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NLRB Establishes Pathway to Holding More In-Person Manual-Ballot Elections during the COVID-19 Pandemic

As employers faced with a representation petition filed during the COVID-19 pandemic can attest, Regional Directors of the National Labor Relations Board have been incredibly reticent to hold in-person elections. Indeed,...more

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Back to Pro-Labor: What Employers Can Expect From a Biden Presidency: Part II, Labor Relations Edition

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While the final results are not yet certified, it appears that we have a new president. Employers across the country, both union and non-union, are wondering what they can expect from a Joe Biden presidency when it comes to...more

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NLRB General Counsel Makes it Easier to Attack Neutrality Agreements

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A “neutrality agreement” is generally one in which an employer agrees neither to assist nor oppose a union organizing campaign. In practice, though, some agreements require the employer’s active support. Not only that, but...more

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July 2020: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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NLRB’s Final Election Protection Rule Takes Effect July 31

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As the National Labor Relations Board moves toward resuming manual elections during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board’s Final Election Protection Rule will take effect on July 31, 2020. The Board’s Notice of Proposed...more

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At It Again: NLRB Proposes More Changes To Its Election Rules, Policies

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Continuing its reshaping of its election rules, policies, and procedures, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed two new amendments to the policies and procedures governing its elections. The changes will be...more

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Employee Privacy Concerns Spurs Proposed Changes To Union Election Rules

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The National Labor Relations Board has just proposed new union election rules that would reduce the information employers must provide to unions prior to elections and allowing absentee voting by workers on military leave....more

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