Dealerships are increasingly susceptible to employee complaints about pay and working conditions as well as employee efforts to unionize. These employee actions are generally protected by the National Labor Relations Act...more
2/3/2021
/ Car Dealerships ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
The Food and Drug Administration has now approved two different mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) under the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to be distributed in the U.S. for use in persons 18 years of age...more
A Biden presidency will surely bring changes to federal labor law under the National Labor Relations Act, the primary law that governs employee collective activity, labor-management relations, collective bargaining, and union...more
11/16/2020
/ Biden Administration ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Physicians ,
Union Organizers ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions
In a critical reversal of Board precedent, the NLRB just unanimously held that employees engaging in abusive conduct in the course of protected concerted activities are not automatically shielded from discipline under the...more
7/24/2020
/ Discipline ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Activity ,
Race Discrimination ,
Section 7 ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Unions
In a major reversal of a 2014 Obama-era precedent, the National Labor Relations Board just ruled that it will no longer assert jurisdiction over bona fide religiously affiliated schools. This decision is of enormous...more
As businesses face daily new challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are now confronting a new challenge: demands from their own employees for more pay and a safer work environment. The ability to manage these...more
The healthcare industry is truly on the front lines of the nation’s and the world’s response to COVID-19. As a result, healthcare providers, their employees, and affiliates are likely already well-versed on the virus and how...more
3/24/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Physicians ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Remote Working ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Workplace Safety