Fifteen student athletes on the Dartmouth men’s varsity basketball team were deemed employees under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and are entitled to an election to decide union representation – the first for NCAA...more
On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule, returning to the multifactor, totality-of-the-circumstances analysis to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor...more
On November 21, 2023, Administrative Law Judge Lauren Esposito found that Amazon.com Services LLC (“Amazon”) violated the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). Amazon’s actions offer a cautionary tale for employers, who...more
When federal agencies enter into a Memorandum of Understanding in the context of employment law, they often increase coordination and cooperation by sharing information about employers. On October 31, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo,...more
On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule establishing a new standard for joint-employer status: An entity is a joint employer of another entity’s employees if it maintains the...more