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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 +

More Money, More Problems for Collegiate Athletics?

Venable LLP on 6/7/2024

The ball keeps rolling on potentially big compensation for college athletes. In a landmark proposed settlement (Settlement), the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten...more

The NLRB at It Again: The Importance of Ensuring You Have Updated Employment Policies

Frantz Ward LLP on 4/17/2024

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced a settlement it “secured” which required a company to rescind certain work rules and pay two discharged employees $297,000. Of note, the workers were not...more

SEC Settlement A Reminder for Employers: Review Your Separation Agreements

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 10/3/2023

by Mark Wiletsky Mark Wiletsky Companies routinely use separation agreements with departing employees. Through those agreements, the employee receives some type of separation benefit (typically a payment or severance), and...more

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2022 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 10/24/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment. Monday, October 17, 2022: “End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act” Enacted Now...more

Arbitration Decisions Matter: The NLRB Reverts to Prior Standards on Deferral to Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration Settlements

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/10/2020

Arbitration is a strongly favored federal policy and generally can be relied on to resolve even statutory discrimination claims. This is not a novel concept in federal jurisprudence from the Supreme Court of the United States...more

End of the Year Whirlwind for Labor and OSHA Matters! Part II of III – NLRB.

Fisher Phillips on 1/2/2018

No other agency so radically changed the law under the Obama Administration; nor galvanized so much management-side resistance as the National Labor relations Board (NLRB). So it seems appropriate that the NLRB would stagger...more

Highlights From DRI Class Action Seminar 2017 – Day Two

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider on 8/3/2017

Here are my highlights from the second day of DRI’s 2017 Class Action Seminar: Class Action Waivers in Employment Agreements (Neal Katyal of Hogan Lovells) - Neal Katyal is a leading Supreme Court advocate and is litigating...more

January 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper on 2/6/2017

January was a busy month for independent contractor misclassification – and IC compliance. In addition to Lowe’s $2.85 million settlement with installers whom it classified as ICs, Lufthansa agreed to pay $1.1 million in...more

Employment Law - September 2016

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/9/2016

Ninth Circuit Sides With NLRB on Class Waivers - Why it matters - Siding with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals pushed the question of whether it violates the National...more

Boilerplate Language In NLRB Settlement Agreement Leads To Default Judgment

Proskauer - Labor Relations on 8/20/2012

During the last several months, the NLRB has made no secret that it wants to make changes to precedent and policy. We have seen public pronouncements about ambush elections, employee rights posters, micro bargaining units,...more

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