No one needs an introduction to the dominant theme of 2020 in the field of traditional labor law. The main story, as in nearly all fields of law, was the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on every aspect of American lives....more
1/14/2021
/ Absentee Voting ,
Biden Administration ,
Board of Directors ,
Congressional Oversight ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Joint Employers ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Union Elections ,
Unions
President-elect Biden has long been allied with the labor movement, and during his tenure as vice president, the administration pursued policies favorable to organized labor. The same should be expected following his January...more
12/3/2020
/ Biden Administration ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Private Sector ,
Public Sector Unions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
Employers facing union representation elections have spent the pandemic trying to satisfy the National Labor Relations Board’s (Board) requirements to hold a manual, ballot box election, only to be refused in the vast...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a press release on April 1, 2020, stating that,
The National Labor Relations Board will not extend its temporary suspension of Board-conducted elections past April 3, 2020 and...more
4/13/2020
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Union Elections ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
During 2019, the current National Labor Relations Board (the Board) majority became more active, beginning to overrule decisions handed down during the Obama administration and restoring decades of precedent.
In addition...more
1/17/2020
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Ambush Election Rules ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
New Rules ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Union Elections ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
The National Labor Relations Board announced a number of changes to its representation election rules on December 13, 2019, many of which, to some degree or another, restored elements of the Board’s procedures prior to the...more