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Labor Law 2015: A Year In Review

National Labor Relations Board spends Most of 2015 With a Full Complement of Members; Down to Four at Year’s End. For about two-thirds of the year, the National Labor Relations Board operated with a full complement of...more

NLRB Greatly Expands “Joint Employer” Doctrine

As we previously reported on Aug. 27 and 28 (on our blog Labor Relations Today), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued its ruling in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc., 362 NLRB No. 186 (Aug....more

Revival of M.B. Sturgis? NLRB Signals Expansion of Multiemployer Bargaining Units

Under current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) standards, a union can organize a bargaining unit of an employer’s regular employees and temporary employees supplied by a staffing agency only if both the employer and the...more

New NLRB Advice Memorandum Offers Glimmer of Hope to Franchisors

On April 28, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an advice memorandum addressing when franchisors can be considered “joint employers” with their franchisees for purposes of the National Labor Relations Act...more

NLRB’s New “Ambush Election Rules” Go Into Effect

The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) “ambush election rules,” which make sweeping changes to the procedures applicable in union representation cases, took effect on April 14, 2015....more

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 3 Trademarks and Logos, Photography and Workplace Recording, Leaving Work,...

On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks....more

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 2 Conduct Toward Coworkers and Third Parties

On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks. The memorandum further solidified the NLRB’s...more

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 1

On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks. The memorandum further solidified the NLRB’s...more

NLRB Reverses Board Precedent on Arbitration Deferral Standards

On December 15, 2014, a divided National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - split along party lines - overturned 30-year-old precedent addressing standards for the deferral of certain unfair labor practice charges to contractual...more

Final ‘Ambush Election’ Rules Issued by the NLRB May Place Employers at a Disadvantage in the Election Process

On Dec. 12, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it will issue the long-anticipated “ambush election” rules on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. The new rules, adopted by a divided NLRB split along party lines,...more

NLRB Reverses Board Precedent on Employer Email Policies

On December 11, 2014, a divided National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - split along party lines - overturned existing precedent regarding an employer’s right to control its email system, and held that employees have a...more

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