What does it mean if a union makes a “demand for recognition,” or “request for voluntary recognition” to an employer? What does a union mean when it says it has a “showing of interest” or “proof of majority support” or...more
As government authorities look to implement business reopening measures, employers are now planning to move employees back into the workplace as state and local stay-at-home orders expire and other COVID-19 business...more
6/4/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Policies and Procedures ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Workplace Safety
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provides that employees have a right to organize, bargain collectively and engage in protected concerted activities. The NLRA makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer “to...more
Undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants now have the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining, following the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Columbia University ruling on August 23, 2016. For most...more
On August 27, 2015, a divided (3-2) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) changed the standard for joint employment under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in its lengthy Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc....more
Court challenges of new state right-to-work (RTW) statutes have been uniformly unsuccessful — in Indiana, Michigan and so far in Wisconsin — but it now appears the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could attempt to step...more
Over the last several months, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a variety of controversial decisions related to its interpretation of what constitutes protected concerted activity under the National Labor...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently held, in a 2-1 decision, that an employee who shouted profanities at his boss did not lose the protection of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and required the employer...more