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Bowditch & Dewey

NLRB Shakeup – General Counsel Scraps Dozens of Biden-Era Policy Memoranda

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On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued General Counsel Memorandum 25-05 (“GC 25-05”), which rescinded dozens of previously issued memoranda and...more

Adams & Reese

[Webinar] 2023 NLRB Year in Review - December 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST

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Adams and Reese Partner Michael MacHarg will lead a one hour CLE webinar to discuss important updates from the National Labor Relations Board over the past year. Registration is free. The webinar will take place Tuesday,...more

BakerHostetler

Sticks and Stones Break Bones, and the NLRB Protects the Words That Hurt: The NLRB’s Latest Decision Expands Protections for...

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In the latest swing away from recent precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued its ruling in Lion Elastomers LLC II, which overturns the 2020 General Motors LLC decision. These decisions address an...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NLRB Reverses Standard for Firing Employees Who Engage in Labor Confrontations

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) game of legal tennis continued when it reversed another Trump-era decision involving when employers can take disciplinary action against employees who lose their cool...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

NLRB Reminds Employers Importance of Applying Consistent Discipline Policies in Workplace

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Noting the employer did not have an employee code of conduct policy prohibiting the use of derogatory language, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held an automotive dealership violated the National Labor Relations Act...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Employer Discipline Lessons In DC Circ. Vulgar Protest Ruling | Insights & Events

A ruling of the National Labor Relations Board in favor of an employee fired for using vulgar language on a company bulletin board was affirmed in August by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. ...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

NLRB: Employer’s “Hard-Bargaining” Proposals—By Themselves—Did Not Violate Duty to Bargain in Good Faith

In Universal Health Services, Inc., 370 N.L.R.B. No. 118 (April 30, 2021), the Board dismissed a complaint alleging that an employer’s bargaining proposals seeking significant concessions violated the duty to bargain in good...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Political and Controversial Activity in the Workplace [More with McGlinchey Ep. 11]

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Election season is in full swing and the climate is certainly charged. In this episode of “More with McGlinchey,” Labor and Employment attorneys Mag Bickford, Rasch Brown, Camille Bryant, and Kathy Conklin discuss employees’...more

Benesch

NLRB Makes it Simpler to Discipline Profane or Abusive Employee Conduct

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On July 21, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) issued its decision in General Motors LLC, 369 NLRB No. 127, reviving the Wright Line test and making it easier for employers to discipline an...more

Fisher Phillips

NLRB Rules That Employers Need Not Tolerate Sexist, Racist, Or Abusive Conduct By Employees Engaged In Otherwise Protected...

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In a critical reversal of Board precedent, the NLRB just unanimously held that employees engaging in abusive conduct in the course of protected concerted activities are not automatically shielded from discipline under the...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

NLRB Restores Precedent, Gives Employers Freedom to Unilaterally Discipline Union Employees Between Certification and First...

The National Labor Relations Board continues to overrule Obama-Board precedent at a rapid pace. On June 23, 2020, in 800 River Road Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Care One at New Milford, 369 NLRB No. 109, the Board...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

National Labor Relations Board Reopens Rules Related to Union Activity

The National Labor Relations Board continues its efforts to revisit earlier decisions that expanded protections for employees engaged in concerted or union activities. On September 5, the board announced it is soliciting...more

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