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New NLRB Counsel Overturns Biden-Era Policies, Signaling Pro-Employer Shift

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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

On Eve of New Administration (and new Board Composition), NLRB Limits Employer’s Ability to Make Unilateral Changes

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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

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Captive Audience Meetings: A Thing of the Past?

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

Quarles & Brady LLP

What a Republican Administration Could Mean for the NLRA

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With the change to a Republican administration, similar to the past, it is likely that we will see a change in enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)....more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Avoid the Hot Seat: An Interview with the NLRB

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At Ward and Smith’s recent annual Employment Law Symposium, two attorneys from the firm’s labor and employment group, Grant Osborne and Genesis Torres, interviewed Shannon Meares of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB"...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

NLRB, DOJ, FTC and DOL Formalize the Exchange of Information to Help Scrutinize The Impact of Mergers on Workers

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The MOU - On August 28, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor (“Labor Agencies”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Justice – Antitrust Division and the Federal...more

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First Court Decision Following Cemex Scraps Election Outcome that Defeated Union and Orders Employer to Bargain With Union

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On May 14, 2024, the United States District Court of Massachusetts granted the National Labor Relations Board’s first petition for injunctive relief under the new framework announced last year in Cemex Construction Materials...more

Littler

NLRB Limits Employers’ Right to Make Unilateral Changes Based on Past Practice

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In two recent decisions the National Labor Relations Board overruled precedent that had allowed unionized employers to lawfully change terms and condition of employment if the changes were consistent with past practice or an...more

Foley Hoag LLP

NLRB Protects Solo Worker Protests as “Concerted Activity” Under Federal Labor Law

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On August 31, 2023, the NLRB released its decision in Miller Plastic Products, Inc. and Ronald Vincer, 372 NLRB No. 134 (“Miller”), in which the Board re-established a fact-sensitive totality of the evidence test to determine...more

Stevens & Lee

Historic NLRB Decision Changes When Employers Must Recognize and Bargain with Unions

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In a monumental sea change, on August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC announcing a new rule for deciding when employers must bargain with...more

Franczek P.C.

Recent Decisions by the NLRB: Harsher Penalties for Employers Who Repeatedly Violate Labor Law, More Leniency for Worker Outbursts...

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As expected, in the last month the National Labor Relations Board has continued to issue decisions that reverse Trump-era precedents and expand the protections available to employees and unions. In Noah’s Ark Processors, LLC...more

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With American Steel, Micro-Units Are Again a Likely Possibility

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After a year of consideration including amicus briefs on the matter, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) revived another Obama-era precedent in a decision issued December 14, 2022.  In American Steel, 372 NLRB No. 23,...more

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Festive NLRB Provides Holiday Gifts to Unions/Employees

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​​​​​​​December never is a “slow” month in “labor law land.” Even though offices are winding down and some are closing for the holidays, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) always enjoys dropping a few seismic...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] LABOR & EMPLOYMENT 2023 LEGAL UPDATE - December 7th, 9:00 am - 10:30 am PST

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Following a dynamic year that included a continually evolving legal landscape, employers are left with more questions than answers. During this in-depth discussion, we will unpack a number of new laws that will spring into...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

NLRB Proposal Seeks to Make Removing Unions More Difficult

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The Biden National Labor Relations Board has been very busy trying to undue the work of the Trump Board ever since Jennifer Abruzzo took over as NLRB General Counsel. In the latest maneuver, on November 3rd, the Board issued...more

Franczek P.C.

New Franczek Series: Labor Updates

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As we’ve previously reported, union organizing is on the upswing and the NLRB is beginning to issue decisions that reverse Trump-era precedents that were generally more favorable to employers.  This is the first in what we...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

As Unions Worm their Way into Apple, Inc., NLRB Alleges a ULP

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint alleging that Apple, Inc. committed an unfair labor practice by prohibiting union flyers in the breakroom while permitting non-union solicitations and...more

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