The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made finding independent contractor status harder under the National Labor Relations Act. The Atlanta Opera, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 95 (2023). This decision may significantly affect...more
Events related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused roles within retail operations to shift, and managers may have been required to do more when employees are unexpectedly sick or when staffing levels fell due to the...more
9/13/2022
/ Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Duties ,
Labor Shortage ,
Managers ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
Retailers ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
In a sweeping decision that overrules several of their precedents, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided that it no longer will apply “setting-specific” standards for determining when an employee’s abusive...more