As we previously reported, the Protecting the Right to Organize (“PRO”) Act is pending before Congress. With the Pro Act, House and Senate Democrats seek to amend the National Labor Relations Act. Some of the most...more
“Major American businesses have made clear that the skills needed in today’s increasingly global marketplace can only be developed through exposure to widely diverse people, cultures, ideas, and viewpoints.” Grutter v....more
On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.1 With the PRO Act, House and Senate Democrats seek to amend the National Labor Relations Act. Here, we outline a...more
3/16/2021
/ ABC Test ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employee Rights ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Relations ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
Pending Legislation ,
Right to Work ,
SCOTUS ,
Taft-Hartley Act ,
Unions
Recently the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a matter that could severely impact the status of unions. The dispute will determine whether nonunion employees working in the public sector should have to pay partial union...more
4/4/2018
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Fair Share Law ,
First Amendment ,
Friedrichs v CA Teachers Association ,
Opt-Outs ,
Public Employees ,
Public Sector Unions ,
SCOTUS ,
Teachers ,
Union Dues ,
Unions
The new NLRB expedited union election rules, scheduled to go into effect on April 14, 2015, drastically restructure NLRB representation proceedings and impose very significant new obligations on employers. The rule changes...more