Meryl Cowan

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Return to the Expedited Election Rules

On August 24, 2023, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) rolled back several Trump-era rules regarding how elections are conducted. More specifically, the new rules re-implement a series of Obama-era rules that...more

8/30/2023 / Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Labor Reform , Labor Regulations , Labor Relations , New Rules , NLRA , NLRB , Union Elections , Unions

National Labor Relations Board’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Potential Change in the Standard for Determining “Joint-Employer”...

Joint-Employer Doctrine under the National Labor Relations Act - Under the joint-employer doctrine, an individual may be considered an employee of an entity that is not the individual’s formal employer. If a company is a...more

9/15/2022 / Comment Period , Employer Liability Issues , Joint Employers , Labor Reform , NLRA , NLRB , NPRM , Public Comment , Regulatory Agenda , Rulemaking Process

Labor & Employment E-Note - May 2021

Focus - America's Immigration System: President Biden's First 100 Days - Last month, President Joe Biden ("President Biden") wrapped up his first 100 days as President of the United States – focusing on a myriad of...more

6/2/2021 / Biden Administration , Foreign Workers , Gig Economy , H-1B , Immigration Reform , Independent Contractors , Labor Reform , Travel Restrictions , Unions

Groundhog Day? The U.S. Department of Labor Revisits Its Union Reporting Rule

Toward the end of the Obama administration in 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) revised the Labor Management Reporting Disclosure Act of 1959 (“LMRDA”) “persuader” disclosure rules to broaden the number of companies,...more

5/14/2021 / Biden Administration , Department of Labor (DOL) , Labor Reform , LMRDA , Persuader Rules , Regulatory Agenda , Reporting Requirements , Unions

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