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The Current State of Captive Audience Meetings

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Mandatory employer-sponsored meetings, otherwise known as captive audience meetings, sparked significant discussion and legislation these past few months....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

NLRB Overrules Longstanding Precedent on Captive-Audience Meetings

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In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed a 76-year-old precedent and held that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when they compel employees to attend meetings where the...more

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NLRB Delivers Another Sucker Punch to Employers by Outlawing Mandatory Captive Audience Meeting

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Going against decades of precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”), in Amazon.com, 373 NLRB No. 136 (2024), held that employers violate federal labor law when they require employee attendance at meetings...more

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NLRB Jettisons 76-Year-Old Precedent Covering Workplace Meetings

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Since 1948, Section 8(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) had been interpreted to protect the First Amendment right of employers to bring employees together to exchange views, arguments, and opinions about...more

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NLRB Prohibits Captive Audience Meetings

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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision finding that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) by requiring employees to attend meetings in which the employer expresses its views on...more

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NLRB Prohibits Captive Audience Meetings

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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision finding that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) by requiring employees to attend meetings in which the employer expresses its views on...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Clear the Calendar: NLRB Restricts Captive Audience Meetings

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In a landmark decision, the National Labor Relations Board has significantly altered the landscape of employer free speech rights by restricting the use of mandatory “captive audience” meetings. 373 NLRB No. 136 (Nov. 13,...more

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NLRB Bans Mandatory Informational Meetings, Overturns 76-Year-Old Precedent

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On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision prohibiting the practice of holding mandatory employee meetings to discuss the employer’s views on unionization....more

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NLRB Delivers Ban on Captive-Audience Meetings in Amazon Case

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Throwing out 75 Years of precedent in a single decision, on November 13, 2024, in Amazon.com Services LLC, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) the Board overruled the seminal case of Babcock & Wilcox Co., 77 NLRB...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

WHIPLASH! A Stunningly Fast Reversal Of Labor Policies

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It was predictable – even inevitable – that the Biden administration would reverse much of Trump’s labor oeuvre. But no one could have predicted how quickly! In a little more than a month, the administration has:...more

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Oregon Updates Equal Pay Law for 2020

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Oregon employers looking to evaluate their pay equity picture in 2020 should be aware of a handful of updates to the state’s equal pay law that went into effect on January 1....more

Benesch

Board Ends Union’s “Gotcha” Strategy to Counter Anticipatory Withdrawal of Recognition

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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently determined in Johnson Controls, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 20 (July 3, 2019), that a new framework was required to analyze employees’ representation wishes when an employer...more

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California Employment Law Notes - January 2017

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$90 Million Judgment Reinstated: Employers Must Relieve Employees Of All Duties During Their Rest Periods - Augustus v. ABM Sec. Servs., Inc., 2016 WL 7407328 (Cal. S. Ct. 2016) - Jennifer Augustus filed this...more

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement reached: What does it mean for you?

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The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim trading partners recently announced that they have come to a provisional agreement on the wide-ranging trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”), which, over...more

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