NLRA, Employment Discrimination, Hiring & Firing

NLRB Acting General Counsel issues memorandum on union salting

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 8/1/2025

On July 24, 2025, Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued GC Memorandum 25-08, offering updated guidance to regional offices evaluating cases involving “salting”—a union...more

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

Bowditch & Dewey on 2/25/2025

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the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued General Counsel Memorandum 25-05 (“GC 25-05”), which rescinded dozens of previously issued memoranda and...more

Littler Lightbulb: December Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 1/16/2025

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some recent labor and employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal. At the Supreme Court...more

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 8/7/2024

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

Fisher Phillips on 7/18/2024

The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

Starbucks Union Dispute Reaches Supreme Court

Benesch on 1/23/2024

On Friday, January 12, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from Starbucks on a case involving the termination of seven Memphis, Tennessee employees....more

When Two Worlds Collide: Navigating Conflicts Between an Employee's Personal Beliefs and the Mission or Values of Your Business

Venable LLP on 1/18/2024

Given the current state of affairs in this country and the upcoming 2024 presidential election, there is no short supply of hot button issues that may come up in conversation in the workplace. Indeed, beyond the physical...more

July 2020: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 8/4/2020

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

5 Key Trends For Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: Trend #3 Governmental Enforcement Litigation Trends In 2019

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/23/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The third key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves governmental enforcement litigation, including an overview of priorities and filings by the EEOC, the U.S....more

Labor and Employment Issues Facing the Healthcare Industry

Littler on 7/12/2019

Public discourse on “healthcare” has focused primarily on health insurance and the significant changes made by the Affordable Care Act. But what about the providers of healthcare—the doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical...more

Web Exclusive - September 2018: The Top 13 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 10/11/2018

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

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Law Insights - Issue 2, June 2018

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/13/2018

...In this issue, Mitch Rhein examines the Supreme Court decision permitting class action waivers, Spencer Cook looks at a recent decision that warns employers to be careful about asking for past pay rates, Chelsea Thompson...more

Agency Heads Discuss Changes in Regulatory Direction During Federalist Society Panel

Littler on 11/17/2017

The current leaders of the Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and National Labor Relations Board addressed transitions and regulatory plans at their respective agencies at a November 16 forum. ...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: September 2017

Payne & Fears on 10/17/2017

This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage and hour issues, arbitration, and employment discrimination based on marital status....more

The Devil Is In the Details: New Board Members Likely To Change Law In Nuanced Ways

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 10/10/2017

The end of September in most years sees a spate of new NLRB decisions, sometimes dozens, issued on or about September 30, to coincide with the end of the agency’s fiscal year. Not so this past September 30 because of the...more

Brief Answers To Frequently Asked Employment- Related Questions

Payne & Fears on 8/10/2017

With potential deregulation at the federal level and variance among the states, keeping up with employment law can be challenging. Here are some brief answers to employment-related questions frequently asked by corporate...more

Politics in the Workplace

Baker Donelson on 5/25/2017

Employees are complaining that they are being discriminated against or harassed by management or other employees based on their political beliefs because an employee's political beliefs may relate to, or be intertwined with,...more

The Employment Law Authority - November/December 2016

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/7/2016

Court Upholds Employer’s Dreadlock Ban Finds Grooming Policy Did Not Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - A federal appellate court recently held that an employer’s policy banning dreadlocks did not constitute...more

OFCCP Publishes Final Rule on Pay Transparency for Federal Contractors, Subcontractors

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/16/2015

Federal contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from discriminating against employees or job applicants for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing their compensation or the compensation of others now that the final...more

OFCCP Publishes Final Rule on Pay Transparency

FordHarrison on 9/14/2015

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a final rule implementing President Obama's executive order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against employees for discussing or...more

Hold that Friend Request: Legal Traps in a Post-Facebook Work Environment

Burr & Forman on 8/25/2015

Many well-meaning managers engage with employees on social media websites, and doing so provides a host of benefits: stronger relationships between employees and management; a sense of collegiality; instant updates on...more

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