A federal judge for the U.S. Eastern District of Texas vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s new joint-employer rule, finding the rule too expansive. U.S. Chamber of Commerce et al. v. NLRB et al., No. 6:23-cv-00553...more
The National Labor Relations Board’s new final rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act would find joint-employer status if one employer possesses the authority to control at least one...more
The National Labor Relations Board will release its new joint-employer rule in August. In September 2022, the Board issued its proposed rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act under...more
4/18/2023
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Governor Whitmer ,
Information Sharing ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Personal Data ,
Right to Work ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
The National Labor Relations Board has proposed reversing the current joint-employer standard, which took effect on April 27, 2020. The new rule would revert to the Obama-era standard for determining joint-employer status...more
10/10/2022
/ Airports ,
Architects ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Food Service Workers ,
Joint Employers ,
MLB ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Railways ,
SMART ,
Strike ,
Supply Chain ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
Labor Day 2022 comes at an optimistic time for U.S. labor unions. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, representation petitions and elections were declining steadily. However, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election filings...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) has proposed a new rule for determining joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)....more
1. The National Labor Relations Board modified its electronic notice posting requirements for workplaces impacted by COVID-19. Paragon Systems, Inc., 371 NLRB No. 104 (June 2, 2022)....more
7/12/2022
/ Cease and Desist Orders ,
Discrimination ,
Electronic Reporting ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
NPRM ,
Starbucks ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
A revived “Protecting the Right to Organize Act,” or PRO Act, has passed the House of Representatives again. The sponsors described the bill as comprehensive labor legislation aimed at bolstering workers’ collective...more
1. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) modified its standard for determining whether an employer may lawfully discipline an employee for abusive or offensive statements and conduct in the context of activity otherwise...more
8/13/2020
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Confidential Information ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Training ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
General Motors ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Offensive Language ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Bullying
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) final rule governing determination of joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), restoring the standard that was applied for several decades, will become...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has published its final rule governing determination of joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), restoring the standard that was applied for several...more