News & Analysis as of September 13, 2024

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The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor... more +

Industry Groups and Congressional Leaders Attack OSHA’s New “Worker Walkaround” Inspection Rule

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 6/10/2024

To advance the Biden Administration’s promise to be “the most labor friendly administration in history,” on April 1, 2024, OSHA published in the Federal Register its Final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process...more

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2023 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 6/21/2023

Tuesday, June 13, 2023: U.S. NLRB Returned to Obama-Era Independent Contractor Standard for NLRA Coverage - Ruling Makes It Harder for Employers to Treat Workers as Independent Contractors - Decision Will Also Impact...more

NLRB Returns to Obama-Era Microunit Standard

Perkins Coie on 12/22/2022

On December 14, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) issued a decision in American Steel Construction, Inc., in which a 3-2 Board majority threw out the Trump-era standard used to determine whether a...more

Scabby Survives Another Trip to the NLRB: Board Reaffirms Rat-and-Banner Displays Targeting Neutral Businesses Are Permissible

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/27/2021

On July 21, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a 3-1 decision affirming its precedent that displaying banners and a large inflatable rat (“Scabby the Rat”) near neutral employers does not...more

Two Federal Agencies Make It Easier to Establish Independent Contractor Status

Troutman Pepper on 6/6/2019

Recently, both the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued documents supporting independent contractor status, evidencing the more pro-employer stance of the Trump administration as...more

I-23- Stunning End-Of-Year NLRB Developments: An Extensive Interview With Former NLRB Associate General Counsel Barry Kearney

Cozen O'Connor on 12/22/2017

Thought 2017 would end quietly? The month of December has seen several stunning decisions by the NLRB which impact Obama-era precedent, and which will impact employers and employees going forward in 2018. Joining this episode...more

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