The National Labor Relations Board has overruled a previous Board’s 2016 Decision and reset an employer’s ability to discipline union-represented employees before reaching a first contract with the union....more
The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) announced that it will suspend all representation elections, including mail ballot elections, effective immediately through April 3, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more
As of March 20, 2020, the following National Labor Relations Board Regional Offices are closed: Region 2 – New York City (Manhattan) (closed on March 15 and scheduled to reopen with limited service on Monday, March 23) Region...more
On July 5, 2019, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) regulation (proposed by the Trump administration in July 2018) went into effect, prohibiting automatic union dues deductions from paychecks of home health...more
Super Bowl LIII is fast approaching. The Big Game always brings excitement, and can stoke friendly rivalries between employees rooting for different teams. ...more
So far in 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued more than 20 opinion letters navigating the murky waters of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA” or “Act”)....more
So far in 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued more than 20 opinion letters navigating the murky waters of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). In late-August, the DOL issued several new opinion letters to...more
Here are four tips for keeping your workforce temperatures cool, calm and productive during the long, hot summer.
1. Revisit and Communicate Time-Off Policies -
School’s out; kid’s out. Academic summer breaks can lead...more
In a pivotal decision on August 27, the National Labor Relations Board “refined” its test for determining joint-employer status, broadening the scope of employers subject to joint collective bargaining and concerted activity...more
9/1/2015
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On March 18, 2015, the Office of the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board issued its "Report Concerning Employer Rules." The 30-page report contains 8 broad areas of employer work rules typically found in...more
On October 13, the Springfield, Missouri City Council, on a vote of 6-3, approved a bill expanding the city’s non-discrimination ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes.
Council...more
It should be no surprise that one out of four car crashes involve a driver using a cell phone according to The National Safety Council. Not only can distracted driving negatively impact road safety overall, cell phone use by...more
8/7/2014
Recent changes by the U.S. Department of Labor will make public certain information concerning their foreign national employees.
On July 1, 2013, in furtherance of the Department of Labor's Open Government Initiative,...more
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two important opinions for employers facing liability and retaliation claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII")....more
6/26/2013
/ But For Causation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University
On May 7, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously struck down a rule of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") that would have required employers to post a...more
Recently, the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) General Counsel Division of Advice ("Division of Advice") released a memorandum offering guidance to an NLRB Regional Director concerning employers requiring...more
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down a National Labor Relations Board ("Board") decision on the basis that the Board issuing the decision could not act lawfully, as it did not...more
In This Issue:
- New Health Care Mandates
- I-9's for Immigration in 2013
- A Policies and Procedures Review
- Classifying Employees as Exempt or Non-Exempt?
- Awareness of National Labor Relations Board...more
1/17/2013
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Form I-9 ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Healthcare ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Pay or Play ,
Payroll Taxes