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Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Key NLRB Changes Under the New Administration: What Employers Need to Know

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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

Frantz Ward LLP

Acting NLRB General Counsel Rescinds Biden Board General Counsel Memoranda

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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

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Prepare for Pro-Employer Shift in Labor Law under the Trump Administration

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NLRB General Counsel Issues New Memo Further Expanding Penalties for Unfair Labor Practice Violations

Through Board decisions, rule making, and NLRB General Counsel’s (“GC”) memoranda, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) continues to expand the potential penalties for employers found to have committed...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Workplace Policy Updates Required: What Employers Need to Know About the NLRB's Stericycle Decision

Are your employee handbooks and policies "chilling" employee conduct? This and other questions, answered - Employers should take note, the NLRB's recent Stericycle decision has broad implications for all U.S. employers...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

NLRB’s New Stericycle Inc. Decision Changes Workplace Rules Standards for Union and Non-Union Employers Alike

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On August 2, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Stericycle, Inc., adopting a new legal standard for how the Board will evaluate workplace rules and policies that are challenged on the grounds that they...more

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The NLRB’s New Rule for Workplace Rules

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The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued its long-awaited decision regarding employer work rules that impacts both unionized and non-unionized workplaces. In Stericycle, the Board altered the standard for...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Q2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More

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So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more

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NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo Seeks to Limit Long-Standing Employer Free Speech Right

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On April 7, 2022, General Counsel (GC) Jennifer A. Abruzzo released Memorandum 22-04, The Right to Refrain from Captive Audience and other Mandatory Meetings. As set forth in the memorandum, GC Abruzzo will urge the National...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Prepare Now for Anticipated Labor Law Changes in 2022

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General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo of the National Labor Relations Board continues to make waves as she shares with employers, unions, and workers alike, her views on hot button issues at the NLRB....more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] NLRB Decisions on the Chopping Block: Expected Changes from the Board that May Affect Employers

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Jeremy Hart an attorney in BakerHostetler’s Labor and Employment Group, discuss the top five NLRB decisions on the chopping block that are expected with the Biden Administration and potential consequences of the National...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Non-Union Employers Take Note: The COVID-19 Crisis is Likely to Cause a Spike in Union Organizing Activity

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The COVID-19 crisis is creating fertile ground for union organizing efforts, and labor unions are aiming to capitalize on this. Non-union employers should be attuned to this reality, and to the extent they...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Two New NLRB Decisions Allow Employers to Limit Use of Its Email System and Preserve Confidentiality of Workplace Investigations

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Q: What is the current rule on whether an employee can use our company’s email system to distribute union material? Also, are we permitted to require employees to keep workplace investigations confidential without running...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

NLRB Brings Some Clarity, Consistency and Sanity to Confidential Investigations

The flurry of activity from National Labor Relations Board in late 2019 was a fairly consistent drum beat of good news for employers.  In many cases, the Board restored decades of precedent that had been upended by the Board...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Three More Employer Holiday Wishes Granted By National Labor Relations Board

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The holiday cheer keeps coming from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with the release of three new decisions favoring employers: (1) workplace policies covering confidentiality during workplace investigations are...more

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NLRB Issues a Flurry of Decisions, Revealing Several Anticipated Gifts for Employers Just in Time for the Holidays

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The National Labor Relations Board, pushed out a number of noteworthy decisions early this week.  The Board’s holiday rush coincided with the departure of its sole Democratic member, Lauren McFerran, who...more

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