On Monday, April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its final “walkaround” rule. The final rule broadens worker and union rights to designate an employee or...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) continued its aggressive efforts to curtail longstanding management rights under federal labor law, this time by reviving key features of a long-dormant legal doctrine...more
Today the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) issued a Final Rule amending its procedures governing representation election. The new rule restores the 2014 “quickie” or “ambush” election rules, which will...more
Since President Biden took office and subsequently appointed union attorney Jennifer Abruzzo to the General Counsel role, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board” or “NLRB”) has issued pro-union decision after...more
On November 3, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board issued a proposed rule that would rescind a 2020 rule issued under the Trump Administration and make it more difficult for workers who are dissatisfied with their unions...more
On May 29, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, 369 NLRB No. 91 (2020) broadening the definition of “solicitation.” The Board overruled its prior decisions in Wal-Mart Stores, 340...more
On March 31, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a new rule modifying election procedures so that employees have more of a say as to whether or not they want union representation. The new rule, which is...more
The recent addition to the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) of two new members appointed by President Trump has altered the balance of power at that agency. This change was reflected on December 14, 2017, when the...more
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Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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It has become increasingly common for employers to use workers supplied by a staffing agency or other third party to supplement their work forces, often in the form of “temporary workers” or leased workers. Although these...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and the courts have long recognized an employer’s right to hire permanent replacements for economic strikers. Permanent replacements have traditionally been viewed as an employer’s...more