NLRB, At-Will Employment

Employer-Employee Considerations and Tips for Veteran Business Owners

Adams and Reese LLP on 5/1/2024

“People don’t do what you expect, but what you inspect.” – Louis V. Gerstner Jr., former CEO of IBM. Gerstner’s quote is often repeated in the military and in business. It is a proactive strategy leaders can implement to...more

Essentials for Maintaining Employee Handbooks, Including the Latest Employment Law Updates

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 11/29/2023

While not legally required, having an employee handbook is in every company’s best interest. It serves as a tool to communicate policies, procedures, and company values, providing protection for employers when they are...more

New York City Says Goodbye to At-Will Employment for the Fast Food Industry

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/12/2021

On January 5, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation that effectively ends at-will employment for fast food employees in New York City. The new law takes effect on July 4, 2021, and would make New York...more

Employer “Dislike” Button—Disciplining Employees For Noxious Social Media Posts

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/28/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: With the most contentious election of our lifetimes fast approaching, we might expect employees to engage in political conduct and share strong, controversial opinions while off duty, especially on social...more

The state of at-will employment in South Carolina

Burr & Forman on 11/27/2018

My articles usually analyze a particular case and the impact of the court's decision on the relationship between employers and employees. With the release of a number of decisions addressing employment at will earlier this...more

How to Craft an Employee Handbook Outside the United States or Whether to Issue One at All

Littler on 9/22/2017

Most all major U.S. employers, and many smaller ones, have issued and periodically update employee handbooks—staff guides explaining how the organization’s particular workplace works. U.S. human resources experts almost...more

Neo-Nazi in Your Workplace? Tread Carefully Before Taking Action

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/11/2017

We live in an unfortunate time in which white nationalists and neo-Nazis are receiving a great amount of publicity. In the aftermath of this month’s events in Charlottesville, Virginia we are likely to see additional rallies,...more

New Year, New Resolutions: Reviewing, Updating and Even Eliminating Policies

Maynard Nexsen on 1/24/2017

For employers across the Carolinas, the New Year presents the ideal opportunity to review and update important company policies. In some instances, there may be policies that need to be eliminated altogether. This article...more

Labor Law 2016: A Year In Review

McGuireWoods LLP on 1/18/2017

Introduction - In the final year of his two term tenure, President Barack Obama’s National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor continued their double barrelled efforts to remake labor law to benefit labor...more

Labor Relations Today: 2016 Year In Review

McGuireWoods LLP on 1/10/2017

Introduction - In the final year of his two term tenure, President Barack Obama’s National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor continued their double barrelled efforts to remake labor law to benefit labor...more

Franchisor to Be Considered Statutory Employer? PA Supreme Court to Decide

Troutman Pepper on 7/28/2016

The far-reaching implications of this decision could change the existing franchise business model. Is a franchisor a statutory employer of its franchisee’s employees? The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board thinks so,...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: July 2016 #2

Zelle LLP on 7/11/2016

Last week, former FOX News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment suit against her boss, Roger Ailes. Ms. Carlson’s complaint makes a number of allegations, including quid pro quo harassment, and was filed against...more

That is SO last week - October 2015 #4

Zelle LLP on 10/27/2015

Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its summary decision in Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille. Affirming the National Labor Relations Board, the Court held that an employee’s Facebook comments about working...more

The NLRB's Assault on Employee Handbooks: Potentially Illegal Workplace Rules and Policies

Jaburg Wilk on 8/24/2015

Most employers and their legal counsel take pride in rules and policies that have become standard fare in the workplace. Employee Handbooks almost always contain, and certainly should contain, conspicuous provisions that...more

The Latest From The NLRB On Employment-At-Will Policies

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 9/3/2014

Just two years ago, employers weren’t terribly worried about the approach the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) took toward employment-at-will policies. True, the board did seem to signal at the time that it might...more

Update: The NLRB and Employment-At-Will Policies in 2014

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 7/22/2014

We originally addressed this topic on November 9, 2012, discussing the National Labor Relations Board’s scrutiny of employer handbooks containing employment-at-will provisions. Since these disclaimers are widely used in...more

Act Now Advisory: Overbroad Handbook Policies May Constitute Unfair Labor Practices

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/26/2014

At-will disclaimers in employee handbooks may provide protection from contract claims, but a recent decision by a National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") serves to remind employers that the...more

NLRB Takes Aim at Non-Union Employers

Baker Donelson on 6/4/2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently handed down a series of decisions that challenged the fundamental tenet of the employee-employer relationship: at-will employment. This new affront came on the heels of a...more

Non-Unionized Employers: The NLRB Commands Your Attention

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 5/30/2013

Many non-unionized employers might be surprised to learn that they, too, are governed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In fact, in 2012, the NLRB launched a website directed at non-union employees, which details...more

The Board Plays On: The NLRB Clarifies Its Position on At-Will Disclaimers

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/21/2013

In 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) set the business community atwitter when an administrative law judge in American Red Cross decided that an at-will disclaimer in an employee handbook violated the National...more

Employment Flash - February 2013

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/26/2013

In This Issue: - Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Decision on Surviving Merger Entity’s Ability to Enforce Noncompetition Agreements - “Sweet” Decision for California Employers: Court Approves Time Rounding in Case...more

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/20/2013

Introduction - Wow, 2012 was quite the year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”)! Last year, we discussed the Board’s agenda, which at the time we described as aggressive, but with the benefit of...more

NLRB Gets Busy – Part 2 NLRB Incursion Into Non-Unionized Workplace

Pierce Atwood LLP on 2/12/2013

In January, we told you about recent activity by the National Labor Relations Board that overturned or departed from settled precedent. As promised, in Part 2 of this Alert series we summarize recent decisions where the...more

NLRB Issues New Guidance on At-Will Disclaimers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/10/2013

The Office of the General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently issued two advice memoranda that shed some light on the legality of employers’ “at-will” disclaimers in employee handbooks...more

SuperVision Today - 4th Quarter 2012

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/26/2012

In This Issue: - Notes from the Chair & Executive Editor - How do you maintain at-will employment if you can't tell anyone? - Update on Class Actions Following Dukes v. Wal-Mart - Important Employer-Related...more

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