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NLRB Outlaws Captive Audience Meetings

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What employers should do to avoid violation - On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) ruled that captive audience meetings— mandatory employer-sponsored meetings attempting to...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NLRB Issues Two Decisions Limiting Management's Ability to Contest Unionization

During union representation campaigns, it is common for employers to advise employees of the downsides posed by union recognition. The current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has criticized these tactics, alleging that...more

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National Labor Relations Board Bans Captive Audience Meetings

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On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a landmark decision in the case of Amazon Services LLC, banning so-called “captive audience meetings,” a tool regularly used by employers in response to...more

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NLRB Issues Labor-Friendly Decisions on ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings, Employer Statements on Unionization

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Reversing established precedent that has stood for decades, two recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board make it increasingly difficult for employers to make the argument to workers that unionization is not in...more

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NLRB Curtails Employers' Ability to Advocate to Remain Union Free: Long-Standing Precedent Rebuked

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On November 13, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Amazon.com Services LLC, 373 NLRB No. 136 (2024) ruling that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act by requiring employees under...more

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NLRB Overrules Standard on Employer Predictions for How Unionizing Impacts Employer-Employee Relationship

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The National Labor Relations Board once again has reversed precedent. It will now use a case-by-case analysis to determine whether an employer’s statements about the negative impacts of unionization on the relationship...more

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NLRB Proving Even Lame Ducks Can Still Quack

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Two very recent post-election National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions portend a flurry of NLRB anti-employer activity prior to the beginning of the new administration. Both decisions demonstrate that the current...more

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Can my employees really unionize without an election?

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Following a landmark NLRB ruling last year, the answer is yes. For the last several decades, the process for union recognition of an employer’s workforce was largely unchanged....more

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Will Section 10(j) Injunction Petitions By the NLRB Melt Away or Just Cool Down Since SCOTUS Served Starbucks a Win This Summer?

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has been using a caffeinated approach to challenge employers in unfair labor practice disputes, with Section 10(j) injunction petitions at the top of the menu, often...more

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SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

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The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

Perkins Coie

Supreme Court Rejects More Lenient Test for NLRB Injunctions

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On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it harder for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to win injunctive relief against employers accused of unfair labor practices. The Court held in Starbucks...more

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NLRB puts kibosh on American tradition of whiskey for votes

According to U.S. News & World Report, in 1758 George Washington was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses after he plied voters with beer, whiskey, rum punch, and wine. He did so after a landslide loss three years...more

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Green Growth and Labor Harmony: Navigating Labor Peace Agreements in the Booming Cannabis Industry

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As legalization of cannabis has spread, profits have grown in the 25 states that allow for the retail sale of cannabis for recreational use, and labor unions have found great opportunity for getting a lift from the cannabis...more

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D.C. Circuit Clarifies Employer Communication Rights During Union Campaigns

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On March 1, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit clarified the rules that apply when employers distribute information and observe employees during union campaigns. The court found that a New York-based...more

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What Every College and University Should Know About the National Labor Relations Act and its Impact on Campus Life

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Colleges and universities continue to experience increased union organizing activity, strikes, and other protests from its workers, outpacing similar activities by workers in other industries. Although these activities were...more

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New York District Court Enjoins Enforcement of Law Limiting Employer Speech During Organizing Campaigns

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A federal judge in New York recently cast doubt on the validity of state laws that seek to restrict employer speech in connection with union organizing. In New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Inc. v. Letitia James,...more

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Union Election Petitions in 2024: The Story So Far; Employer Petitions Skyrocket, but Don’t Detract from Union Petition Rates

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The Fallout from the NLRB’s Cemex Decision - As we previously addressed, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) August 25, 2023, decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC overturned long-established...more

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The Labor Law Insider: Forget the Election: Union Representation Without the Messy Election is the Next Labor Law Reality, Part II

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Husch Blackwell partners Tom O’Day and Tyler Paetkau join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar in Part II of this discussion of the impact of new Cemex decision by the NLRB. Suddenly, minor violations of the National Labor...more

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Practical Impacts of the ‘Cemex’ Decision

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The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) landmark decision in the Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC case, issued on August 25, signifies an attempt by its current leadership to turn around long-declining union...more

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Cementing a Path Forward: NLRB Denies Employer’s Motion for Reconsideration of Cemex, While General Counsel Provides Guidance on...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, by denying the employer’s motion to reconsider in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC, 372 NLRB No. 157 (2023), the National Labor Relations Board not only validated the...more

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NLRB General Counsel Offers Some Clarity on Responding to Union Organizing Demands for Bargaining

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The National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel recently published a memo, along with other resources, to clarify parts of the Board’s recent decision dealing with union organizing demands for bargaining orders.1 The...more

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Federal Government Continues Initiatives to Limit Employer Opposition to Union Organizing

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The United Stated Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards (“OLMS”) recently signaled an alarming willingness to use its broad subpoena powers under Section 601 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure...more

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Post-Labor Day Wrap Up: What NLRB’s 2023 Decisions Mean for Employers

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In the weeks surrounding Labor Day 2023, the National Labor Relations Board overturned precedent with decisions and rules significantly impacting both union and non-union employers. The result is labor laws encouraging both...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NLRB Streamlines Union Election Procedures

The National Labor Relations Board has continued its reversal of Trump-era decisions. The NLRB issued a final rule expediting union election procedures, making it more difficult for employers to react and respond to...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

NLRB Signals Preference for Union Recognition Without Secret Ballot Elections

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) signaled last week its preference that employers voluntarily recognize unions based on “card check” rather than a secret ballot election. In Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC,...more

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