Considering the barrage of vitriolic campaign ads that invaded our homes on a nightly basis during the past year, you might think that political debate in America had reached a new low. Think again....more
1/16/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
First Amendment ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Political Expression ,
Political Speech ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
You’ve got an employee who is an outspoken critic of your company’s equal employment policies or practices. He or she has violated your dress code by wearing anti-discrimination messages, fomented discontent amongst your...more
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
4/18/2024
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Cemex ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Joe Biden ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Teamsters ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
In the 21st century world of employee relations, most corporate cultures and mission statements include a tenet regarding employee engagement. Engaged employees are believed to be more productive and less likely to leave for...more
It’s an election year. Be careful out there.
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,” I represented labor unions. Actually, it was more like 30+ years ago and a few miles down I-85 in Atlanta. Just like that opening...more
12/19/2023
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Relations ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Union Elections ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
In August 2022 the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Tesla, Inc.,holding that an employer bears the burden of proving “special circumstances” if it “interferes in any way with its employees’ right to...more
12/12/2023
/ Dress Codes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Special Circumstances Doctrine ,
Tesla ,
UAW ,
Uniforms ,
Union Insignia ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour