An employer violated employee’s labor rights by offering her a separation agreement that contained unlawful terms ruled a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) administrative law judge (“ALJ”) in Baylor Univ. Med. Ctr.,...more
2/21/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Boeing ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Participation Agreements ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Section 7 ,
Severance Agreements ,
Severance Pay ,
Termination ,
Unions
In 2004, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued Lutheran Heritage Village-Livonia, 343 NLRB 646 (“Lutheran Heritage”), and held that the mere maintenance of a neutral work rule violated Section 8(a)(1) of the...more
On November 14, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) overruled Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) (“BFI”) and returned to the pre-BFI standard that governed joint employer liability. Hy-Brand...more
The 2017 California Legislature adjourned on September 15, 2017, and resulted in more than 700 bills being sent to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk for approval. Although the deadline for the Governor to sign new bills into law...more
10/16/2017
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Equal Pay ,
Farm Workers ,
Farms ,
Form I-9 ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Leave ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sanctuary Cities ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
Wednesday, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved the “Save Local Business Act” (H.R. 3441 – Bryne), legislation that would amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act to...more