2022 Proposed Rules and Legislation -
Joint Employer Status: Proposed Rulemaking -
On September 6, 2022, the Board released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish a new “joint employer” legal standard under the...more
2/15/2023
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Immigrants ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Union Elections
Employers investigating unfair labor practice claims can breathe a little easier, as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) upheld the longstanding Johnnie’s Poultry standard for conducting interviews with...more
On December 14, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) issued a decision in American Steel Construction, Inc., in which a 3-2 Board majority threw out the Trump-era standard used to determine whether a...more
12/22/2022
/ Bargaining Units ,
Boeing ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Relations ,
Micro-Unions ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Obama Administration ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions
The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (the Board), Jennifer Abruzzo, on April 11, 2022, filed a brief in a case pending before the NLRB, Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 28-CA-230115 et al.,...more
4/22/2022
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investigations ,
Joe Biden ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Secret Ballot ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions
The Board’s composition changed significantly during 2021, switching from a Republican to a Democrat-appointed majority.
The five seats on the Board are traditionally filled by two Democrats, two Republicans, and a chairman...more
4/1/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Contractors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
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Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Independent Contractors ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Property Owners ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Employers facing union representation elections have spent the pandemic trying to satisfy the National Labor Relations Board’s (Board) requirements to hold a manual, ballot box election, only to be refused in the vast...more