NLRB, Employment Policies, Collective Bargaining

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 8/7/2024

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

Littler Lightbulb: June Appellate Roundup

Littler on 7/10/2024

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month....more

National Labor Relations Board Adopts Stricter Employer Workplace Rule Standard

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 12/14/2023

Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), employees have “the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage...more

[Webinar] 2023 NLRB Year in Review - December 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST

Adams and Reese LLP on 12/14/2023

Adams and Reese Partner Michael MacHarg will lead a one hour CLE webinar to discuss important updates from the National Labor Relations Board over the past year. Registration is free. The webinar will take place Tuesday,...more

Employment Flash - November 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/16/2023

...NLRB Issues Final Rule on ‘Joint Employer’ Standard On - October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule titled “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status,” which rescinds and...more

The NLRB’s CEMEX Decision Provides Unions a Path to Becoming Employees’ Exclusive Representative Without a Guaranteed Election

Butler Snow LLP on 9/5/2023

On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) reversed decades of established law with the release of its decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC (“Cemex”), NLRB Case No. 28-CA-230115. Cemex...more

In Major New Decision, NLRB Authorizes Union Recognition Without Election

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 8/29/2023

On August 25, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued a monumental decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, enacting a new framework for unions to gain recognition without a formal representation...more

NLRB Adopts New Standard for Evaluating Lawfulness of Work Rules

Bowditch & Dewey on 8/9/2023

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Stericycle Inc., which adopts a new standard for how the NLRB will evaluate workplace policies and rules when determining if they interfere with...more

NLRB general counsel issues guidance on bargaining obligations in relation to OSHA ETS

Hogan Lovells on 11/18/2021

On November 10, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel (GC), issued a memorandum with its position on unionized employers’ bargaining obligations when implementing the Occupational Safety and...more

NLRB’s Pro-Union Shift and Ripple Effect On Your Workplace Policies

CDF Labor Law LLP on 10/22/2021

On February 17, 2021, President Biden nominated Jennifer Abruzzo as the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”). On July 21, 2021, the U.S Senate confirmed the nomination. As the board...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from September 2021

Fisher Phillips on 10/6/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

[Webinar] New Landscapes in Employment Law & Global Mobility - October 7th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 9/16/2021

Join us on Thursday, October 7, 2021, for the next installment of “HR Legalist Live,” where Obermayer attorneys bring their popular blog to life. This virtual presentation will include: LABOR LAW UPDATE: WHAT TO EXPECT...more

[Webinar] Employment Law Compliance Strategies for Healthcare Industry: COVID, Internal Investigations, Wage & Hour & More -...

CDF Labor Law LLP on 9/7/2021

CDF Labor Law has designed a series of complimentary webinars on employment-related topics specifically designed for our friends and colleagues in the healthcare industry. CDF’s Healthcare Education Week will run October 4-8,...more

NLRB: Employer’s “Hard-Bargaining” Proposals—By Themselves—Did Not Violate Duty to Bargain in Good Faith

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 5/10/2021

In Universal Health Services, Inc., 370 N.L.R.B. No. 118 (April 30, 2021), the Board dismissed a complaint alleging that an employer’s bargaining proposals seeking significant concessions violated the duty to bargain in good...more

[Podcast] NLRB Decisions on the Chopping Block: Expected Changes from the Board that May Affect Employers

BakerHostetler on 3/30/2021

Jeremy Hart an attorney in BakerHostetler’s Labor and Employment Group, discuss the top five NLRB decisions on the chopping block that are expected with the Biden Administration and potential consequences of the National...more

Board Invites Briefing on Potentially Overturning “Johnnie’s Poultry” Standard for Questioning of Employees About Putative...

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 3/3/2021

On Monday, the Board voted 3-1 to solicit public briefing on whether it should overrule the Johnnie’s Poultry Co., 146 NLRB 770 (1964) safeguards employees must receive if they are questioned by employers about their own or...more

No “Finite Fellows” in the Bargaining Unit – the Board Weighs in on Temporary Workers

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 2/17/2021

When it comes to fellowship—and collective bargaining—it looks like “fellows” aren’t treated the same as their permanent status co-workers. In Phoenix News Times, LLC and The Newsguild–CWA, 370 NLRB No. 84 (Feb. 10, 2021),...more

December 2020: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 1/6/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Back To The Future: It’s Time To Prepare For A Rollback Of Employer Rights At The NLRB

Fisher Phillips on 11/16/2020

As you prepare for the prospect of a Biden presidency, businesses large and small should consider the potential impact on decision-making and regulatory reform at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) – whether or not...more

NLRB Weighs in on the Issue of Employer Neutrality Agreements and Section 7 Rights

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 10/8/2020

The National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued a Guidance Memorandum (Guidance) on September 4, 2020, addressing the analysis of employer assistance in union organizing efforts. The Guidance has been provided as a response...more

The NLRB’s Division of Advice Has Spoken on COVID-19 in the Workplace, Providing Flexibility to Employers During the Pandemic

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 7/29/2020

As employers continue to navigate these chaotic times, on July 15, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), through its Division of Advice (Advice), issued its first guidance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the...more

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