NLRB, Wage and Hour, Employment Contract

Summer Reading for Educational Leaders: Resources to Help You Plan for the 2024-2025 School Year

Fisher Phillips on 6/3/2024

As you recover from another whirlwind of a school year, we hope you can take some time to relax and enjoy your summer break. The next few months will be the perfect time to – at your leisure – catch up on this past year’s...more

Beyond the Horizon: What Employers Need to Know About the Latest Non-Compete Proposed Rules

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 1/16/2024

During a recent webinar, Denny Major discussed the latest updates employers need to know about non-compete agreements and overtime requirements. In this blog post, Denny will highlight key takeaways and considerations for...more

Test Your 2023 Workplace Law Knowledge With This Quiz

Fisher Phillips on 12/28/2023

Were you paying attention to all the workplace law developments in 2023? While it’s hard to keep up with so many changes, you can take our quiz to test your knowledge and see how you stack up. But don’t worry if you get a...more

Coming or Going? Employer Training Draws Focus of Federal Regulators

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/27/2023

The Clash famously asked “Should I stay, or should I go?” on their 1982 album, Combat Rock, and with recent attacks on non-competes at both the state and federal level, some employers are imposing additional costs on...more

Essentials for Maintaining Employee Handbooks, Including the Latest Employment Law Updates

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 11/29/2023

While not legally required, having an employee handbook is in every company’s best interest. It serves as a tool to communicate policies, procedures, and company values, providing protection for employers when they are...more

NLRB Establishes New Joint Employer Rule

McCarter & English, LLP on 11/20/2023

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) governs private sector labor/management relations in the United States. Under the NLRA, employers have certain responsibilities and restrictions with regard to their employees,...more

NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Rule: What It Means for Retailers and Other User Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/8/2023

The National Labor Relations Board’s new Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act expands the current standard by allowing the Board to find joint-employer status if an entity...more

NLRB Expands Joint Employer Rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/2/2023

Under the Biden Administration’s influence, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB or “the Board”) has proposed a new Final Rule for determining joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The...more

NLRB Wants Employers to be Responsible for Contract, Franchise Workers

Fox Rothschild LLP on 10/30/2023

In the latest of a string of decisions seemingly supporting President Biden’s claim of being the most pro-union president in history, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week issued its Final Rule on the Standard...more

Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/11/2023

The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

We’ve Got a Test Case: The NLRB Files its First Complaint Challenging the Validity of Restrictive Covenants

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/20/2023

The National Labor Relations Board moved from theory to practice in this administration’s battle against restrictive covenants. Recently, the Regional Director of Region 9 of the National Labor Relations Board filed a...more

Highlights from the 2023 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 5/4/2023

Miles & Stockbridge’s Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration Practice Group presented its 21st annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar April 25 to clients from throughout Maryland and beyond. Topics covered included...more

Restrictions on Severance Agreements Return – Another NLRB Policy Change with Broad Implications

Polsinelli on 2/22/2023

The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued another precedent-shifting decision, this time taking aim at provisions commonly included in severance agreements. In McLaren McComb, an employer now violates Section...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

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Summer 2021

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/15/2021

On the eve of his election, President Joe Biden promised to “be the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” True to his word, his administration has thus far granted organized labor’s every ask. Only 23 minutes into his...more

6 Key Takeaways | National Labor Relations Board Issues New Final Rule on Joint Employers

Kilpatrick on 3/2/2020

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB/Board) recently issued a new rule effectively overturning an Obama-era precedent on joint employer status and making it harder to show that two companies are joint employers. In doing...more

NLRB Issues its Final Rule for its New Joint Employer Standard

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 2/26/2020

This morning the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) unveiled the final rule setting forth the new legal test it will apply in analyzing whether affiliated businesses are “joint employers”. The final rule, which will...more

5 Things You Need To Know About The Labor Board’s New Joint Employment Rule

Fisher Phillips on 2/26/2020

The National Labor Relations Board just published a final rule that will soon fundamentally alter the definition of joint employment, making it more difficult for businesses to be held legally responsible for alleged labor...more

NLRB Upholds Employer’s Bargaining And Demotions Post-Impasse As Lawful

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 2/15/2020

In its January 31, 2020 decision in Phillips 66, 369 NLRB No. 13 (January 31, 2020) the Board reversed a number of findings of unfair labor practices found by an Administrative Law Judge related to the employer’s conduct...more

Union’s Failure to Provide Factual Reasons as to Why It Needed Certain Information Privileged Employer to Deny Request, NLRB Rules

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 1/22/2020

In prior posts, we’ve discussed how information requests in the context of labor relations can be deceptively complex to comply with for employers. We’ve seen how an employer’s assertion of confidentiality, standing alone, is...more

Seyfarth Shaw Policy Matters Newsletter - November 2019

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/11/2019

Right of First Refusal EO Revoked. Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking Executive Order 13495 issued by President Obama in January 2009. EO 13495 required that successor Federal service contractors...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

Employment Flash - September 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/26/2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

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