On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) overturned Babcock & Wilcox, 77 NLRB 577 (1948), which had—for over 75 years—protected employers’ right to hold mandatory meetings on their premises to...more
11/20/2024
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Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
New Rules ,
NLRA ,
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NLRB General Counsel ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Special Meetings ,
Taft-Hartley Act ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court resolved a long-standing split among circuit courts when it issued a ruling in a high-profile labor dispute between Starbucks and the NLRB. The case originated in Memphis, Tennessee, where,...more
6/19/2024
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Disputes ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Starbucks ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
On October 27, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a final rule that establishes a new standard for determining whether two or more employers, as defined by the National Labor Relations Act, may be...more
10/30/2023
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
On May 30, 2023, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo explaining her view that, except in limited circumstances, employee non-competition agreements violate the Act. While the memo only reflects General Counsel...more
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a decision in McLaren Macomb providing that employers violate federal labor law when they require employees to sign severance agreements...more
New Ruling Makes It Easier for Employers to Introduce Workplace Changes During Term of Collective Bargaining Agreement -
On September 10, 2019, in MV Transportation, Inc., Case No. 28-CA-173726, the National Labor...more