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Labor Board New Fair Choice Rule Loophole for Construction Unions: What Employers Should Know

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The National Labor Relations Board’s Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule, codified at 29 C.F.R. 103.20-21, became effective on Sept. 30, 2024. The Biden Board’s final rule rescinded portions of a Trump-era 2020 rule...more

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Sixth Circuit Clarifies Employer’s Bargaining Obligations During Public Health Emergencies

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In National Labor Relations Board v. Metro Man IV, LLC, Case No. 07-CA-264407 (6th Cir. Aug. 29, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit partly upheld and partly reversed a National Labor Relations Board...more

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The NLRB Returns to Its Pre-2020 Policies and Procedures in Its “New” Blocking Charge and Voluntary Recognition Rules

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently revived its “blocking charge” policy, voluntary recognition process and construction industry bargaining relationship policy by returning to its pre-April 2020...more

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NLRB GC Abruzzo Issues Guidance to Academic Institutions Addressing Conflicting Obligations under Labor and Student Privacy Laws

Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 24-06 seeking to clarify the obligations imposed by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) on academic institutions...more

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Don’t Let Unions Sink Their Teeth into Your Property Rights

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July is the best month of the year. It’s warm everywhere, even in Chicago. I look forward to the al fresco dining, outdoor concerts, neighborhood block parties, cookouts with family, and the beach. And sharks. July seems to...more

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[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

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NLRB Issues “Fair Choice-Employee Voice” Final Rule

On July 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a final rule (the “2024 Rule”), codified at 29 C.F.R. 103.20–22, rescinding an earlier rule the Board issued in April 2020 (the “2020 Rule”) that...more

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NLRB and Union Relations Beyond 2024 – What Will the Election Bring?

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As we have reported many times, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is a powerful agency that regulates both the union and non-union workplace. However, the NLRB is also a largely political organization that...more

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NLRB Rescinds 2020 “Election Protection Rule”

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As anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rescinded its April 1, 2020 Election Protection Rule, replacing it with the so-called “Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule” on July 26, 2024....more

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NLRB Finalizes New ‘Blocking Charge,’ Voluntary Recognition Rules

On July 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) completed their unraveling of the commonsense representation case election rules previously implemented by the Board in 2020. ...more

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NLRB Issues New Rules on Union Representation

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On August 1, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board is set to roll out its Fair Choice-Employee Voice Rule, which includes three major changes...more

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Cemex Decision Cements Increase in Petitions for Union Elections

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In April 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the “Board”) released statistics on union petitions and unfair labor practice charges for its 2024 fiscal year. The NLRB received 1,618 union petitions during the...more

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No Limits (Revisited): D.C. Circuit Holds That Hotel Improperly Limited Bargaining Subjects

The D.C. Circuit just issued a cautionary decision to employers trying to set “ground rules” in negotiations that limit the topics of bargaining. As we previously covered, in December 2022, the National Labor Relations Board...more

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NLRB Decision Finds Overly Broad Non-competition and Non-solicitation Clauses Violate NLRA

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On June 13, 2024, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision that further muddies the landscape of restrictive covenant law. In J.O. Mory Inc., an ALJ held that overly...more

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Littler Lightbulb: June Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month....more

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Should the Standard for Obtaining Preliminary Injunctions Under the NLRA Be Easier? The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In...

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In a 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with Starbucks Corp. over the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a decision that would severely delay the process for the NLRB to obtain preliminary injunctions...more

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Supreme Court Sides with Starbucks in Long-Awaited Union Battle: Implications for Employers and Employees

In an eight-to-one decision this month, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Starbucks in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, involving a longstanding legal battle against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB was...more

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Supreme Court Imposes Tighter Standard for NLRB to Obtain Injunctive Relief

The Supreme Court of the United States recently unanimously ruled against the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney. The decision reversed the NLRB’s attempt to change the standard for...more

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In Win for Employers, Supreme Court Adopts Stricter Test for NLRB Injunctions

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The US Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, ruled that federal district courts must apply a traditional four-factor test when evaluating requests for injunctive relief brought by the National...more

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Red Rock and a Hard Place: NLRB Issues First Post-Cemex Bargaining Order

On June 17, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued its first mandatory bargaining order to an employer after its momentous decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC last year. The NLRB...more

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First Court Decision Following Cemex Scraps Election Outcome that Defeated Union and Orders Employer to Bargain With Union

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On May 14, 2024, the United States District Court of Massachusetts granted the National Labor Relations Board’s first petition for injunctive relief under the new framework announced last year in Cemex Construction Materials...more

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When Lawful Proposals Become Unlawful Bargaining Conduct: The Board Holds An Employer’s Adherence to Lawful Proposals Nonetheless...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Reversing a Trump Board case, the Biden Board recently found that an employer engaged in bad-faith bargaining based on adhering to its bargaining proposals—despite (1) the employer engaging in no unlawful...more

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U.S. District Court Grants 10(j) Injunctive Relief and Requires Employer to Bargain With Union That Lost Secret Ballot Election

On May 14, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a petition for interim injunctive relief under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) that was filed by the...more

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Hard Bargaining or Unlawful Bargaining: What A Difference A Board Member Makes

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently held that an employer’s proposal and adherence to proposals could in itself be deemed to be unlawful bad faith bargaining. District Hospital Partners, 375 NLRB No. 55...more

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When It Rains, It Pours –Several Appeals Lined Up to Challenge NLRB Precedent in Court

We have reported extensively over the last few years regarding the many pro-labor decisions issued by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), which largely align with General Counsel (“GC”) Jennifer Abruzzo’s expansive...more

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