On October 7, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board’s (Board) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a memorandum urging the Board to find certain non-compete provisions unlawful and to remedy any related infringement...more
Are Division I athletes who play football and basketball “student-athletes” or “employees”? The National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel (GC) has filed a complaint against the NCAA, the PAC-12, and the University of...more
5/25/2023
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Educational Institutions ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Football ,
Misclassification ,
NCAA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Student Athletes ,
University of Southern California (USC)
Currently, Americans view labor unions more favorably than they have in decades, leading to an increase in union activity. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reported that for the first six months of fiscal year 2022...more
6/23/2022
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Food Service Workers ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Policy Statement ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Unions
On September 18, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) issued a memorandum providing broad guidance reminding employers of their obligations under the National Labor Relations Act (Act),...more
On December 1, 2017, recently appointed General Counsel Peter B. Robb (“Robb”) of the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) issued a memorandum outlining the direction he intends to guide the prosecutorial arm of the...more
On October 3, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board’s (Board) Office of the General Counsel (General Counsel) issued a memorandum seeking to broaden a union’s right to engage in intermittent strikes, which it defines as...more