Almost two years into the new presidential administration, and with highly consequential and hotly debated mid-term elections around the corner, Littler’s Workforce Policy Institute’s Labor Day Report examines the state of...more
9/4/2018
/ ADEA ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Age Discrimination ,
Association Health Plans ,
Ban the Box ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
DACA ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
H-1B ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigrants ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Persuader Rules ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sharing Economy ,
Unemployment ,
Wage and Hour
The National Labor Relations Board's new General Counsel, Peter Robb, has wasted no time in taking steps to chart a new direction for the Board. Two weeks after being sworn in as General Counsel, Robb has issued Memorandum...more
12/5/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Purple Communications ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
As a result of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to grant certiorari and address the dispute over whether class and collective action waivers are lawful in an arbitration agreement, many employers have asked whether similar...more
2/6/2017
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
D.R. Horton v NLRB ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Opt-Outs ,
Protected Concerted Activity
This month's edition of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report includes articles on the Administration's push to finalize rules before the November elections, legislative and litigation steps to thwart those...more
4/6/2016
/ Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Protection ,
Friedrichs v CA Teachers Association ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
LMRDA ,
MAP-21 ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Insurance Program ,
Persuader Rules ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Silica ,
Social Media Policy ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On August 27, 2015, the last day of Harry Johnson, III's term as a Board member, the National Labor Relations Board issued its long-awaited decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. The Board voted 3-2 to...more
8/28/2015
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Contractors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Teamsters
In a move that could have a dramatic impact on numerous businesses across the country, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard Griffin announced on July 29, 2014, that his office intends to name a parent...more
In This Publication:
- Introduction
- New Face of the NLRB
- Bargaining Unit Determination
- Other precedent-changing Decisions
- New NLRB Members
- NLRB General counsel ...more