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Key Takeaways - - Oregon recently joined several other states in ensuring unemployment insurance for workers participating in strikes. - Guaranteed unemployment insurance for striking employees is a significant change, as...more
The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) – an association of several hundred employers and employer associations – sent letters to US Attorney General Pam Bondi to direct the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to...more
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated a decision holding that a union could not compel arbitration of a grievance related to an expired collective bargaining agreement....more
On 20 March, we published the first in this two-part series about the legal developments being watched closely by resource sector businesses in 2025 that could significantly impact their labour strategies. With margins...more
Welcome back to our “cross-border perspectives” series, where we compare employment law and practice from an international perspective, drawing on the experience of local and international employment lawyers who deal with...more
With one stroke of his pen, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new Acting General Counsel, William Cowen, has effectively dismantled more than two dozen key Biden-era initiatives that favored employees and unions. ...more
On Friday, February 14, 2025, Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, William B. Cowen issued General Counsel Memoranda 25-05 rescinding in full, numerous General Counsel Memoranda of his predecessor,...more
The concept of works council participation has a long tradition in Germany, dating back to the Weimar Republic following World War I. Information and consultation rights for employee representatives were introduced by the...more
The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) voted 3-1 on November 13, 2024, (along party lines, with Member Kaplan dissenting) to prohibit so-called "captive audience" meetings.1 In doing so, the Board overturned...more
At the start of a new calendar or fiscal year, business leaders and professionals face a critical opportunity to evaluate which practices, policies, and procedures drive value for their organizations. This is important to...more
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract. Both parties described the deal as a “win-win,” addressing the...more
Decisions and policies under the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") have become increasingly politicized the last few decades resulting in significant swings between pro-employer and pro-union/employee...more
Earlier this month, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a consolidated complaint charging the producers of the popular Netflix show “Love is Blind” with unfair labor practices for their...more
On November 27, 2024, Ontario introduced Bill 229 - Working for Workers Six Act, 2024 (Bill 229) for First Reading. If enacted, the statutes amended would include the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), the Occupational...more
Was 2024 a great year for the UK economy? No. Do UK businesses at least now have greater clarity regarding the details of the upcoming changes in employment law? Also no....more
In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers. On the seventh day of the holidays, my labor and...more
On Tuesday, December 10, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision that will make it more difficult for a unionized employer to make unilateral changes to working conditions. The decision, Endurance...more
As expected, on December 10, in Endurance Environmental Solutions LLC, 373 NLRB No. 141 (2024), the Democratic majority on the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) overruled MV Transportation, 368 NLRB No. 66...more
On December 2, 2024, a Dane County, Wisconsin Circuit Court issued a landmark decision striking down portions of 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 (“Act 10”) and thus affecting the collective bargaining rights of public sector employees...more
For decades, employers faced with ongoing workplace unionization could hold a mandatory meeting, on paid time, to educate employees on the potential impacts of unionization and offer the employer’s perspective on unionizing...more
On November 8, in Siren Retail Corp., 373 NLRB No. 135 d/b/a Starbucks, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) overturned its categorical rule that immunized nearly all employers’ statements concerning the effects...more
What employers should do to avoid violation - On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) ruled that captive audience meetings— mandatory employer-sponsored meetings attempting to...more
On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a landmark decision in the case of Amazon Services LLC, banning so-called “captive audience meetings,” a tool regularly used by employers in response to...more
On November 8, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) released its decision in Siren Retail Corp., 373 NLRB No. 135, holding that employers may violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or the...more
On November 8, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Siren Retail Corp. d/b/a Starbucks, throwing out an almost 40-year-old rule that categorically allowed employers to tell their employees...more