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Employment Law Now VIII-153 - NLRB General Counsel on Illegal "Stay or Pay" Employee Agreements
Labor Law Insider - Non-Competes, Including “Pay-or-Stay” Provisions, Under Continued Assault
Employment Law Now VII-138 - An Interview With the DOL, EEOC, and NLRB
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#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Issues Memo on Severance Agreement Restrictions, Illinois Rolls Out Paid Leave for Any Reason, NJ Prepares for Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights - Employment Law This Week
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The Labor Law Insider: Better Change Your Policies, Including Social Media
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The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices
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After several months without a functioning quorum, President Trump nominated James Murphy and Scott Mayer to fill vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board late last week, signaling the potential for a significant...more
Employers should review their handbooks and workplace conduct policies in light of a new development that could greatly expand the penalties for unfair labor practice charges. The NLRB’s General Counsel just issued a memo on...more
In Stericyle, Inc., issued on August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) discarded an earlier decision and established a new test for determining whether an employer’s work rule constitutes an unfair labor...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has significantly lowered the bar for unions and employees who seek to challenge the validity of work rules, particularly those related to civility, solicitation, confidentiality...more
The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued its long-awaited decision regarding employer work rules that impacts both unionized and non-unionized workplaces. In Stericycle, the Board altered the standard for...more
When the subject of the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA,” or, more succinctly, the “Act”) is broached, employment lawyers often hear a familiar refrain: “The Act doesn’t apply to me because my employees are not...more
The National Labor Relations Board’s (“Board”) upcoming decision in Stericyle, Inc., NLRB Docket No. 01-CA-137660 may impact how the Board assesses the lawfulness of employer work rules and handbook policies in both union and...more
As foreshadowed by the NLRB General Counsel’s August 2021 Advice Memorandum, the vacillating standard for the legality of employer handbooks and policies and confidentiality requirements during open employer-investigations...more
Since August 2021, three of the five members of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) have been appointed by Democratic presidents, including two members appointed by President Biden. Earlier this year, the...more
On February 17, 2021, President Biden nominated Jennifer Abruzzo as the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”). On July 21, 2021, the U.S Senate confirmed the nomination. As the board...more
All unionized and nonunionized private sector employers should prepare now for the anticipated legal changes contemplated in the National Labor Relations Board’s latest general counsel memorandum, GC 21-04. The Memorandum,...more
Less than a month after being sworn in as the new General Counsel of the NLRB, Jennifer Abruzzo defined a bold new direction for the Board’s enforcement priorities in a memo issued on August 12, 2021. The memo, Mandatory...more
Jeremy Hart an attorney in BakerHostetler’s Labor and Employment Group, discuss the top five NLRB decisions on the chopping block that are expected with the Biden Administration and potential consequences of the National...more
Employers frequently ask if they can maintain rules requiring employees to keep the contents of their employment handbooks confidential. In a recent memorandum, the General Counsel (GC) (Division of Advice) of the National...more
Standard employer workplace policies may once again pass muster, following a Memorandum issued this summer by the NLRB Office of General Counsel. Although Memorandum GC 18-04 is addressed to NLRB personnel, its guidance...more
On June 6, 2018, the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“the NLRB” or “the Board”) published its most recent memo concerning employer handbook policies. The memo’s guidance reflects a stark...more
Back in December, Beth West informed our readers that the NLRB had issued new (and more realistic) guidelines for evaluating whether employment policies and rules violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). As a...more
An analysis of the NLRB General Counsel’s Memorandum- Introduction- On June 6, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) General Counsel (“GC”) released a memorandum providing guidance on the NLRB’s recent...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is continuing to expand on its newfound flexibility toward employee handbook rules. The NLRB’s General Counsel, Peter Robb, recently issued a memo defining in greater detail which...more
On June 6, 2018, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a memorandum providing guidance on how employer rules should be interpreted following the Board’s December 2017 holding in Boeing, which set...more
On June 6, 2018, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb released a guidance on how to apply the new employee handbook standard established by the Board in its December 2017 Boeing decision. ...more
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb issued a June 6 memorandum outlining his views on the legality or illegality of handbook rules in light of recent Trump NLRB decisions. ...more
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel issued a memorandum to NLRB regional offices interpreting the Board’s recent Boeing decision....more
On June 6, 2018, NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a lengthy 20-page Memorandum (GC 18-04) providing detailed guidance regarding enforcement of “Handbook Rules Post-Boeing.”...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel's office has issued guidance in the aftermath of the NLRB's groundbreaking decision in The Boeing Company, 365 NLRB 154 (Dec. 14, 2017). ...more