NLRA, Proposed Legislation, Unions

New Game Plan: White House and Congress Move to Clarify Student Athlete Unionization Rights

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/29/2025

Last week, both Congress and President Trump took steps that could reshape how labor and employment laws apply to student athletes in higher education. While neither action will have immediate legal effect, together they...more

‘Preemption? What Preemption?’ New York Bill Attempts To Supplant the NLRB

BakerHostetler on 7/8/2025

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) has been in a state of limbo since the beginning of President Donald J. Trump’s second term. Now, New York is trying to fill that void....more

The Faster Contract Act: A Republican-Proposed Landmark Shift in Labor Negotiations

CDF Labor Law LLP on 7/7/2025

Senate Bill 844, also known as The Faster Labor Contracts Act was introduced in March 2025. As labor relations matters continue to stagnate before the quorum-less National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), this new bill is...more

New York Legislature Proposes to Expand State Jurisdiction Amid Federal Uncertainty

Littler on 7/3/2025

Amid growing concerns about the continued absence of a quorum at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the resulting inability of the NLRB to issue decisions in representation and unfair labor practice cases, the New...more

New York Bill Aiming to Protect Organized Labor Seeks to Overstep the Purpose and Scope of the NLRA and NLRB

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/25/2025

On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the New York State Assembly overwhelmingly approved A8590 / S8034 by a vote of 128-14. This bill, which now heads to Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk, aims “[t]o make sure employees still receive...more

New York Assembly Passes Bill To Fill Void As NLRB Lacks Quorum, Raising Preemption Concerns

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 6/25/2025

As we previously reported here, since May 22, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has lacked a quorum of at least three members after the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the reinstatement of former Board...more

Is the Unionization of Uber and Lyft Drivers On California’s Horizon?

Hanson Bridgett on 4/17/2025

On April 10, 2025, California legislators introduced Assembly Bill 1340, also known as the Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act, which would afford drivers of app-based transportation companies such as...more

Republican Senator Surprises Employers By Releasing Framework for Pro-Labor Bill: 7 Key Sections to Track

Fisher Phillips on 1/13/2025

Just days into the newest Congressional session, a key Republican Senator shocked many employers by pushing for a law that would significantly tilt the playing field to the benefit of unions and labor advocates. Senator Josh...more

Beltway Buzz - August 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/12/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

House Considers Bill Declaring Student Athletes Not Employees

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 6/15/2024

On Thursday, June 13, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8534, entitled “The Protecting Student Athletes’ Economic Freedom Act” (“Act”). If passed, the Act would...more

Will Trend to Limit Warehouse Production Quotas Go National? 3 Things Employers Should Know

Fisher Phillips on 5/24/2024

Congress is currently considering a bill that would restrict production quotas for warehouse workers and mandate certain safety measures, following in the footsteps of several states that have implemented similar...more

Democratic Lawmakers Push for Compulsory Union Membership and Dues Payment in Reintroduced Legislation

Fisher Phillips on 9/14/2022

In yet another push to strengthen worker organizing efforts, a group of Democratic lawmakers joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) last week in announcing the reintroduction of...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2022 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/14/2022

In a rare moment of bipartisanship - particularly in the labor and employment policy sphere - the U.S. Congress this week passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. The bill...more

BREAKING: Senate Committee Proposes Bill to Add Civil Penalties to NLRA

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 12/13/2021

As we have discussed previously, Congressional Democrats have been attempting to amend the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) for the last few years. ...more

#WorkforceWednesday: How the PRO Act Could Change Labor Law, NY HERO Act Safety Plans - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/28/2021

Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, we look at the potential "game changing" legal and policy shifts coming to labor relations. How the PRO Act Could Change Labor Law (see video attached) The Protecting the Right to...more

Checking In On The PRO Act

Snell & Wilmer on 7/26/2021

As we previously reported, the Protecting the Right to Organize (“PRO”) Act is pending before Congress. With the Pro Act, House and Senate Democrats seek to amend the National Labor Relations Act. Some of the most...more

Not All Fun and Games? College Athletes May Soon Drive a Hard Bargain With Union Support

CDF Labor Law LLP on 6/8/2021

On May 27, 2021, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act seeking to provide collective bargaining rights for college athletes. ...more

New Federal Legislation Proposal Authorizes Student-Athletes To Unionize

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/28/2021

A group of Democratic U.S. Senators, led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) have introduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act. The proposed legislation would amend the National Labor...more

House Passes Sweeping Labor Law Reform

Littler on 3/11/2021

On March 9, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (PRO Act) by a largely party-line vote of 225-206. One Democratic Representative voted against the bill; five...more

U.S. House Passed the PRO Act: How It Could Affect the Future of Labor Law

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/10/2021

On March 9, 2021, the United States House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The PRO Act (the Act), if it becomes law, would make vast, union-friendly changes to the National Labor...more

NLRB General Counsel Says “Rat’s It”: Scabby the Rat Here to Stay

Verrill on 2/26/2021

Who is Scabby? Scabby is an inflatable rat, sometimes installed by unions at protests and on picket lines. Scabby has been around since the late 1980s and is a well-known symbol to passersby of an ongoing labor dispute....more

A Resurrected PRO Act Could Pay Dividends For Big Labor This Time Around

Fisher Phillips on 2/9/2021

As we recently forecasted, the House of Representatives has reintroduced a bill designed to radically transform the labor relations landscape, substantially tilting the playing field towards organized labor. The “Protecting...more

Labor Law Today—2020 Year in Review

Perkins Coie on 1/14/2021

No one needs an introduction to the dominant theme of 2020 in the field of traditional labor law. The main story, as in nearly all fields of law, was the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on every aspect of American lives. ...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Spring 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/19/2019

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the spring 2019 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This edition provides a close look at the development of the...more

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