A recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel enforced part and declined to enforce another part of an NLRB ruling that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act by telling employees that the union’s...more
6/24/2025
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Employer Rights ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Judicial Authority ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Unions
On Valentine’s Day, the Acting NLRB General Counsel, William B. Cowen, delivered a greeting card of sorts to his staff and the public signaling a new direction for the agency....more
2/24/2025
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Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Unions
This past week, employers received two reprieves from mandatory conditions before winning federal contracts. On January 21, 2025, Federal Claims Court Judge Ryan T. Holte ruled that President Biden’s 2022 Executive Order that...more
1/28/2025
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COFC ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
OFCCP ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Unions
On November 15, a U.S. District Court in Texas put the brakes on the Department of Labor’s April 2024 Rule designed to make more employees eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. State of Texas v. United...more
11/21/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The Presidential Election is upon us with many indicators predicting a close election. The two candidates and their respective party platforms offer opposing views on many major issues. ...more
10/30/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Kamala Harris ,
NLRB ,
Political Candidates ,
Presidential Elections ,
Section 7 ,
Trump Administration ,
Union Elections ,
Unions