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A period of inactivity at the top adjudicative level of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may soon be over with the potential appointment of two new Board members. Last week, the President nominated Scott Mayer and...more
Under the Biden administration, the National Labor Relations Board was aggressive in implementing employee- and union-friendly decisions and interpretations of the National Labor Relation Act. Within a week of being sworn in,...more
Did you keep up with all the workplace law updates in 2024? Take our quiz to see if you can score a perfect 10 or need to do some catch-up work. After jotting down your answers, use the answer key at the end (no peeking!) to...more
On Friday, September 30, 2022, the NLRB reversed its earlier stance that Chelsea Befort was lawfully terminated for violating T-Mobile’s electronic communications policy. Ms. Befort sent mass emails to all 595 Customer...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
In what can be considered a triumph for common sense, the National Labor Relations Board [“NLRB” or “Board”] recently issued a decision in Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store, 368 NLRB No. 144 (2019), upholding an...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a whirlwind series of rulings to cap off 2019. The NLRB typically issues many decisions near the end of a Board member's term, so this flurry comes as no surprise...more
In a flurry of year-end activity before losing its lone Democratic member, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) recently issued two decisions that allow employers to maintain greater confidentiality protections...more
Recent Changes to NLRB Guidance Regarding Employers’ Policies Involving Employee Communication - Two recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have significantly overturned earlier rulings regarding...more
In a pair of significant year-end rulings, the National Labor Relations Board overturned two Obama-era precedents that had restricted the ability of both unionized and non-unionized employers to limit the use of company email...more
The Trump National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to reshape the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act) with new decisions that reverse precedents and undo legal restrictions placed on employers during the Obama...more
On December 17, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued two decisions that reversed troubling precedents and restored rights to employers. First, the NLRB reiterated that employers have a right to control the use of...more
On December 17, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) held that confidentiality mandates during pending workplace investigations are lawful. This ruling overruled the NLRB’s recent precedent that such mandates...more
On the same day as the departure of the lone Democratic Board member, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week continued its trend of issuing employer-friendly decisions that reverse Obama-era Board precedent. In...more
The National Labor Relations Board just ruled that employers may now require confidentiality from employees involved in open workplace investigations. Importantly, Tuesday’s decision in Apogee Retail LLC resolves conflicting...more
On December 17, 2019, in a 3-1 decision split along party lines, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) restored to employers the right to restrict employees from using company email systems for nonbusiness purposes. The...more
In Caesars Entertainment d/b/a Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Case 28-CA-060841 (December 16, 2019), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that employees do not have a statutory right under the National Labor...more
On December 17, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) ruled that an employer’s rule prohibiting use of its email system for nonbusiness purposes did not violate employees’ rights under the National Labor...more
On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a new decision that strengthens employers’ right to restrict employees from using company email for non-work reasons. Caesars Entertainment, No....more
A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or “Board”) makes it easier for employers to change workplace rules without discussing the change with the union representing their employees. As...more
The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") has set new standards for determining whether an employment policy strikes the appropriate balance between employees' ability to exercise their rights under Section 7 of the...more
On June 6, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued new guidance applying the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to common workplace rules and policies. The new guidance, authored by the Board’s...more
Breaking news – sometimes agency guidance, or even enforcement positions, change! A recent example comes from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with its June 6, 2018, memorandum regarding “Guidance on Handbook...more