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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

Employment Law Update: How Will the NCAA’s Settlement With College Athletes Impact Their Employment Status?

Whiteford on 6/25/2024

On May 23, 2024, the NCAA and the Power 5 conferences announced a $2.8 billion settlement that was reached in several antitrust class action lawsuits concerning payment for college athletes. The settlement marked a watershed...more

Unionization of minor league baseball presents interesting issues

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/27/2022

The game has changed. On August 29, the Major League Baseball Players Association, the union representing players in Major League Baseball, announced that it was assisting players in Minor League Baseball in seeking to...more

The Cons Of The PRO Act

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 3/16/2021

The Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (also known as the “PRO Act”) is back with its laundry list of organized labor’s most-wanted government handouts. After decades of declining membership, unions see the PRO Act...more

2021: The Year Ahead For Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/13/2021

In 2020, COVID-19 collided with a presidential election, forever altering the workplace as we knew it. In 2021 employers are faced with reimagining the employer/employee relationship while simultaneously trying to keep pace...more

The Top Non-COVID Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed: March/April 2020

Fisher Phillips on 5/1/2020

While you have been primarily focused on COVID-19-related matters since mid-March, that doesn’t the world of labor and employment law has taken a timeout. While the pace of new developments has slowed somewhat, there are...more

In Adopting “Contract Coverage” Standard, NLRB Gives Employers Greater Flexibility to Act Unilaterally on Subjects Encompassed by...

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/9/2019

As summer turned to fall, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a steady stream of decisions with significant and favorable implications for employers. In the flurry of recent decisions, the Board...more

NLRB: Employers Can Revamp Arbitration Agreements in Response to Collective or Class Action Suits

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/25/2019

The Supreme Court held last year in Epic Systems v. Lewis that mandatory arbitration agreements requiring employees to arbitrate claims against their employer on an individual—rather than on a class or collective—basis are...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Fall 2018

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/16/2018

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the fall 2018 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This issue examines the Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp....more

California Employment Law Notes - July 2018

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 7/12/2018

Supreme Court Bars Mandatory Union Dues For Public Employees - Janus v. AFSCME, 585 U.S. ___, 2018 WL 3129785 (2018) - In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court held that it is a violation of...more

Web Exclusive December 2017: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 1/9/2018

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 were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. December was no different,...more

August 2017: The Top 11 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 9/9/2017

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 each month in 2017. August was no...more

What Can the Business Community Expect from a Trump Administration

Rumberger | Kirk on 1/18/2017

As Donald Trump’s administration takes shape, the business community stands watch expecting a business-friendly White House. Trump’s promises of fewer regulations and lower taxes have small and large businesses alike feeling...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor - Issue 4, Winter 2017

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/11/2017

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continued making life more difficult for employers in 2016. The agency issued a host of decisions that significantly expand the number and type of individuals that unions can seek to...more

The 2017 “Manufacturers’ Lawyer’s Shrug”

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/20/2016

I am a really big fan of the NPR radio show, “Car Talk,” where two Boston auto mechanics took callers’ questions and tried to answer them. Since the November 8 election, I have freely adapted one of their signature phrases –...more

The Election is Over, Now What?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/22/2016

Now that the election is over, many clients and friends are asking what labor and employment law might look like under the soon to be President Trump. Of course, no one can predict exactly what will happen in the coming term....more

What Employers Can Expect From The Trump Administration

Franczek P.C. on 11/15/2016

Like the rest of the country, employers and HR professionals are left wondering what Donald Trump’s unexpected election as President means for the country. The Trump campaign was often light on detailed policy proposals, but...more

With the Election (Mercifully) Behind Us, What Will a Trump Administration Mean for Employers?

Littler on 11/10/2016

The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more

The NLRB Continues To Go After Non-Union Employers in Industries it Has Historically Not Targeted

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/1/2016

Seyfarth Summary: The relevance of the National Labor Relations Act to industries and business sectors that have not traditionally had to deal with its implications – such as hedge funds. The New York Times recently...more

July 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper on 8/8/2016

Four of the five independent contractor (IC) misclassification cases reported below from July 2016 illustrate how companies continue to fail to structure, document, and implement a business’s IC relationships in a manner that...more

Be Uber Prepared To Do Business In The Gig Economy

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/11/2016

Until recently, the word “gig” had two common meanings: - ..A live music performance; and - ..A long trident used to hunt swamp-dwelling amphibians - However, a noted linguist recently crowned “gig” as the...more

April 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper on 5/9/2016

This past month involved the settlement of a number of high profile IC misclassification cases. In one case, a federal court gave conditional approval to a $226 million settlement between FedEx and its Ground Division...more

How the NLRB Spent Its Summer — Could Be a Chilly Autumn

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/13/2015

For those of us in the employment field attempting to recover from the languor of long summer days, it’s time to catch up and ask what the NLRB has been up to during the dog days. The answer – a lot. And so we take this...more

Impact of NLRB’s Joint Employer Decision on Independent Contractors: State-of-the-Art IC Agreements Can Protect from...

Troutman Pepper on 8/31/2015

Few independent contractor agreements we have reviewed, even those of Fortune 500 companies, are relatively free from clauses that undermine the IC relationship because such agreements typically contain clauses that retain...more

New Year: Resolve, Review, Revise

Maynard Nexsen on 1/7/2015

The new year is a time for reflection. With that reflection often comes a resolve for change, from small modifications of some old habits to wholesale new beginnings and everything in between. From a business perspective,...more

Employment Flash - December 2014

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/24/2014

In This Issue: - Supreme Court Rejects Security Screening Time Pay - NLRB Finalizes Union Election Rule - NLRB Reverses Employers’ Ability To Ban Employee Nonwork Email Use - EEOC Challenges Employer...more

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