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On July 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a final rule (the “2024 Rule”), codified at 29 C.F.R. 103.20–22, rescinding an earlier rule the Board issued in April 2020 (the “2020 Rule”) that...more
As we’ve discussed previously (see here and here), next up on the NLRB chopping block is whether non-compete agreements create a “chilling effect” on employees in the exercise of their Section 7 rights of the National Labor...more
On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to bolster the FTC’s efforts to protect workers.According to the...more
A recent flurry of activity from the National Labor Relations Board and its General Counsel has many employers rethinking “standard” contract clauses which employers have routinely included in employment or separation...more
Employees often leave schools unhappy — either because they were not satisfied with the work or were terminated involuntarily. More and more often, these departing employees take their grievances to social media and make...more
A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Brad Sherman, D-Calif., announced the reintroduction of the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act which would eliminate bans on agreements between employers and...more
The alternative dispute resolution landscape continues to evolve for employers with unionized workforces. Anheuser-Busch, LCC, 367 NLRB 123 (May 22, 2019), is the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) latest decision on the...more
A pizza delivery driver employed by Domino’s Pizza franchisee Cowabunga Inc. filed a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act with the National Labor Relations Board. ...more
Joining two other circuit courts, the 6th Circuit concluded that employers cannot take advantage of class action and collective action waivers as part of employment arbitration agreements....more
In Minteq v. NLRA, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held an employer committed an unfair labor practice under Section 8 (a)(5) by failing to notify and bargain with a union over its...more
Eleventh Circuit: Title VII Doesn’t Prohibit Sexual Orientation Discrimination - Why it matters - In a decision that is already being cited in other courts around the country, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...more
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
In our update for last month’s developments in this area of the law, we report on five significant court cases involving companies in the transportation industry that use ICs as an integral part of their business model. Each...more
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
This week, the Ninth Circuit held that Ernst & Young’s (E&Y) arbitration agreement that prohibited its employees from filing class actions violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). E&Y required as a condition of...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in, today, on the propriety of class action arbitration waivers under the NLRA. The Court held that such waivers violate Sections 7 and 8 of the NLRA in the context of a pending...more
Conflicting decisions issued within one week of each other from the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits exemplify the ongoing debate in circuit courts across the country about the enforceability of...more
Affirming a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held unenforceable a provision of an employment agreement mandating that wage-and-hour...more
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that collective and class action waivers contained in arbitration agreements with employees are unenforceable and violate the National Labor Relations Act. Reaching the opposite...more
The battle between the NLRB and the Fifth Circuit rages on, as the Fifth Circuit again ruled that employers do not violate the National Labor Relations Act when they require employees to sign arbitration agreements containing...more