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Is the Unionization of Uber and Lyft Drivers On California’s Horizon?

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On April 10, 2025, California legislators introduced Assembly Bill 1340, also known as the Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act, which would afford drivers of app-based transportation companies such as...more

Fisher Phillips

Snapshot on the Manufacturing Industry: New Administration Rolls Back Biden-Era Labor Law Policy

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Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on the Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the Manufacturing...more

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From the Pickup Line to the Picket Line: What Employers Need to Know About the Gig Economy Labor Movement

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The gig economy has emerged as a defining aspect of the modern workforce, transforming how people work, earn, and engage with employers. Unlike traditional full-time jobs, gig workers benefit from significant flexibility....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Major Changes at the NLRB: A New Acting General Counsel, the Rescission of Biden-Era General Counsel Memoranda, and the...

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To say that the past fifty days have been a period of significant changes at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) is surely an understatement....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Bipartisan Push for Speedier Labor Agreements: Senators Unveil the Faster Labor Contracts Act

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On March 4, 2025, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), along with a bipartisan coalition of senators, introduced new legislation — the Faster Labor Contracts Act — to dramatically speed up the timeline for first contracts for...more

DLA Piper

NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Dozens of Predecessor’s Directives, Signals New Agency Priorities

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) William Cowen issued GC Memo 25-05 to agency personnel in all field offices on February 14, 2025, seeking to refine the allocation of NLRB resources by...more

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How Policy Changes at the NLRB Could Affect Severance and Noncompete Agreements

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On February 14, the new general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), William Cowen, rescinded more than 25 previously issued policy memoranda....more

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NLRB Moves Away from Biden-Era Approach on Severance Agreements

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As part of the Trump Administration’s significant efforts to roll back the Biden Administration’s policies, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) recently rescinded, via Memorandum GC...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal District Court Reverses Firing of NLRB Member Wilcox – NLRB Returns to Statutory Quorum

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On March 6, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell held that Gwynne Wilcox, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) was “illegally” fired from her job. The court ordered the Board’s...more

Smith Anderson

NLRB Acting General Counsel Overturns Numerous Pro-Labor Biden-Era Policies

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On February 14, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board’s ("NLRB" or "Board") Acting General Counsel ("GC"), William Cowen issued General Counsel Memoranda ("GC Memo") 25-05, which rescinded more than a dozen GC Memos issued...more

Littler

Policy Week in Review – March 2025

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The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more

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Acting General Counsel for NLRB Signals Change in Employment Policies Under Trump Administration

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On February 14, 2025, William B. Cowen, who is the Acting General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released a memo, which rescinded prior memos issued by Jennifer Abruzzo, who served in the...more

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Acting NLRB General Counsel Rescinds Several GC Memos, including Guidance on Restrictive Covenants

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On February 14, 2025, newly appointed National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William Cowen issued a General Counsel memorandum rescinding several memoranda issued by prior NLRB GC Jennifer Abruzzo. Among of...more

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BREAKING: District Court Restores Status Quo Ante At NLRB

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On March 6, 2025, a D.C. federal judge reinstated former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox, restoring the Board to a quorum, which under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or the...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Ushering in a New Era: NLRB Acting General Counsel Revokes Memos from Predecessor

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After just 11 days in his new role, in mid-February, NLRB Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen circulated a GC memorandum to all NLRB field offices, revoking certain GC memoranda issued by former General Counsel...more

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Insight from the New NLRB General Counsel

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Last week, I attended the American Bar Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting for the Committee on Development Under the Law of the NLRA in Clearwater, Florida. William Cowen, the new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Staying Steady Amid NLRB Upheaval: Q&As on What Employers Can Expect

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Significant changes have occurred at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) following President Donald Trump’s inauguration. On Jan. 27, 2025, he fired the NLRB’s general counsel (GC), Jennifer Abruzzo, and Board...more

ArentFox Schiff

Acting NLRB GC William Cowen Rescinds Abruzzo’s Noncompetes and Severance Agreements Memo

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Earlier this month, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), William Cowen, rescinded a slew of his predecessor’s policy memoranda. While general counsel (GC) memoranda are not the official...more

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Updates From the Acting General Counsel and the Quorum-less National Labor Relations Board

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Only a few weeks after President Donald Trump removed General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Member Gwynne Wilcox, the new leadership of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) has begun to make changes to Biden-era...more

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NLRB Finds Captive-Audience Meetings Unlawful

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In mid-November, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned 75 years of precedent and found that captive-audience meetings violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in its Amazon.com Services LLC decision....more

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Acting General Counsel of NLRB Issues First GC Memorandum, Rescinding Controversial Pro-Labor Memoranda

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On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) William B. Cowen issued his first General Counsel Memorandum (“GC Memo”) GC 25-05 rescinding nearly all of the Biden...more

Whiteford

Employment Law Update: Rescinding of General Counsel Memos Signals Policy Changes Ahead for NLRB

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A change in presidential administrations generally results in a wide array of new developments for federal agencies. That is particularly true for the National Labor Relations Board, which has broad jurisdiction over union...more

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NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Numerous Predecessor’s Memoranda

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On February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) acting General Counsel William B. Cowen rescinded several memoranda issued by the former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. The rescinded memoranda include, GC...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

NLRB’s General Counsel Initiatives Trumped: Here We Go Again with Dramatic Shifts in Labor Law

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As the mainstream media has reported, President Trump is firing everyone he can (and maybe some he can’t) at the National Labor Relations Board. On day one, the president fired the NLRB’s general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, a...more

Morgan Lewis

New NLRB Acting General Counsel’s Actions and Increased White House Oversight Signal Shift in Enforcement

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National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen on February 14, 2025 changed the course of the agency’s strategic goals by rescinding more than a dozen memos penned by former General Counsel Jennifer...more

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