On August 13, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Division of Advice released five memoranda in which the General Counsel directed NLRB regional offices to dismiss pandemic-related charges filed by unions and...more
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On April 24, 2020, the Maryland Department of Labor launched a new application, the BEACON One-Stop (Beacon), for online claims filing. Beacon provides Marylanders with a single platform to file claims for unemployment...more
General Counsel Memorandum 20-04, released on March 27, 2020, provides guidance on an employer’s duty to bargain under the National Labor Relations Act (Act) in emergency situations, where there is otherwise an absence of...more