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What’s Old Is New Again, NLRB Returns to Pre-2019 Union Election Standards

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a new rule that returns to pre-2019 union election standards. The primary impact is that workers will wait less time to vote on whether to unionize and employers will have less...more

8/28/2023 / Federal Labor Laws , Labor Relations , NLRA , NLRB , Union Elections , Unions

The NLRB’s New Rule for Workplace Rules

The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued its long-awaited decision regarding employer work rules that impacts both unionized and non-unionized workplaces. In Stericycle, the Board altered the standard for...more

8/3/2023 / Employee Handbooks , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Labor Reform , Labor Relations , NLRA , NLRB , NLRB General Counsel , Section 7 , Unions

NLRB General Counsel Takes Aim at Non-Competition Agreements

The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) set her sights on a new target with the latest memorandum: non-competition agreements. The memorandum, while not binding, lays out the General Counsel’s...more

5/31/2023 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , NLRA , NLRB , NLRB General Counsel , Non-Compete Agreements , Section 7 , Severance Agreements

Restrictions on Severance Agreements Return – Another NLRB Policy Change with Broad Implications

The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued another precedent-shifting decision, this time taking aim at provisions commonly included in severance agreements. In McLaren McComb, an employer now violates Section...more

2/22/2023 / Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Labor Laws , Hiring & Firing , Labor Reform , NLRA , NLRB , Severance Agreements , Wage and Hour

NLRB Poised to Expand Definition of Joint Employers

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a proposed rule that would, once again, relax the burden to demonstrate joint employer liability. This action is a step toward reversing the Trump administration’s rule which...more

9/9/2022 / Employer Liability Issues , Federal Labor Laws , Hiring & Firing , Joint Employers , Labor Reform , NLRA , NLRB , Proposed Rules , Wage and Hour

NLRB Shifts to Heightened Scrutiny of Apparel Policies

This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed a 2019 decision concerning union apparel bans in the workplace. This decision was the first of the Biden Administration era NLRB to shift precedent....more

8/31/2022 / Biden Administration , Employee Rights , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Labor Reform , NLRA , NLRB , Unions

NLRB To Begin Partnering With DOJ To Combat Collusion

The National Labor Relations Board and The Department of Justice joined forces to sign a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) between the two entities. The MOU follows President Biden’s Executive Order in 2021 aimed at...more

8/1/2022 / Antitrust Provisions , Collusion , Competition , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Memorandum of Understanding , NLRB

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