The Labor Law Insider: How Arbitrations Help Preserve Labor-Management Peace, Part II
The Labor Law Insider: How Arbitrations Help Preserve Labor-Management Peace, Part I
The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Does a U-Turn on Make-Whole Settlement Remedies, Part II
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation – Labor, Employment, and Benefits
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The Labor Law Insider: How Unions Are Navigating Trump 2.0, Part II
The Labor Law Insider - How Unions Are Navigating Trump 2.0, Part I
Stumbling Your Way Into a Union: Key Advice for Employers: What’s the Tea in L&E?
The Labor Law Insider: What's Next for Labor Law Under the Trump Administration, Part II
The Labor Law Insider: What's Next for Labor Law Under the Trump Administration, Part I
The Burr Broadcast: Captive Audience Meetings
The Labor Law Insider - Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part II
#WorkforceWednesday®: Biden’s Final Labor Moves - Employment Law This Week®
The Labor Law Insider - Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part I
#WorkforceWednesday®: What a Trump Win Means for Unions - Employment Law This Week®
What's the Tea in L&E? "If You Don't Like It Here, You Can Leave!"
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 35: Navigating Union Campaigns with Armando Llorente of Llorente HR Consulting
The Labor Law Insider - Whistleblower Breaks Details of NLRB Mail Ballot Election Abuse – Part II
The Labor Law Insider: Whistleblower Breaks Details of NLRB Mail Ballot Election Abuse - Part I
Labor Law Insider - Collective Bargaining: Ins and Outs, Nuts and Bolts, Part II
On July 9, 2025, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed legislation (Senate Bill (SB) 311, Session Law 2025-71) that expands the state’s Workplace Violence Prevention Act’s (WVPA) definition of “unlawful conduct” to...more
Captive audience meetings are employer sponsored meetings where the employer requires employees to attend and listen to the employer position concerning a union organizing effort. The meeting is intended to dissuade workers...more
On September 3, 2025, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation prohibiting employers from mandating employee participation in communications about the decision to join or support a labor organization or association....more
As Germany ramps up its defence spending, the federal government and businesses are exploring whether military production can offer a lifeline for struggling sites. This article examines how re-militarisation is reshaping...more
South Korea’s so-called ‘Yellow Envelope Act’ has been passed, strengthening protections for union activities within an already supportive legal framework. We summarise the key provisions and takeaways for employers....more
In what may prove to be a watershed decision for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in Space Exploration Technologies Corporation v. National...more
As global pressures reshape German industry, businesses are rethinking their operations and workforce strategies in a way they haven’t done before. We explore the practical considerations for German employers as they...more
A potentially massive shift in the labor relations arena — or at least the potential start of one — may have recently taken place. If so, the implications for leveraging collective bargaining negotiations and strategies in...more
Introduction The first eight months of the Trump administration saw dramatic changes in labor and employment policy—from civil rights to traditional labor law to immigration—with more to come as key positions at oversight...more
Expands national security exclusions from federal labor-management relations by adding specific units in the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Commerce, NASA, and the U.S. Agency for Global Media to the list of agencies...more
Here are the top ten items you should tackle in September, based on the latest workplace law developments and upcoming critical compliance dates...more
The National Labor Relations Board remains without a quorum, leaving key decisions and enforcement actions on hold. In the meantime, state legislatures across the country have introduced new labor laws that increase employer...more
The National Labor Relations Board’s Acting General Counsel recently issued two policy memos reshaping how you can handle union-related risks in salting and deferral cases. The salting guidance provides a roadmap for...more
In Alberta Union of Provincial Employees v Alberta Health Services, 2025 ABKB 465 (AUPE v AHS), the Alberta Court of King's Bench upheld the Alberta Labour Relations Board's (Board) decision to penalize the Alberta Union of...more
This post updates our earlier commentary on the decision of the BC Supreme Court in Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. v Unite Here, Local 40, 2024 BCSC 1528. The British Columbia Court of Appeal (the "BCCA") has weighed in on the...more
Two years ago, in a previous blog, we said the bell had not yet tolled for outsourcing. But that might be a gentle ringing you hear in the distance…....more
Unions sometimes use a strategy called “salting” to organize employees. It occurs when a union sends a union member (a “salt”) to an unorganized job site to obtain employment and then organize the employees. Because job...more
On July 24, William B. Cowen, the acting general counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), issued GC Memorandum 25-08 (Memo) to the Board’s regional offices (Regions) to provide guidance on...more
July 25, 2025 – Memorandum GC 25-08 - The NLRB’s Acting General Counsel (GC), William Cowen, has issued new marching orders for how the agency will investigate “salting” cases – when union organizers apply for jobs with...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) is sharpening its focus on “salting”—the practice of union organizers seeking employment with non-union employers to facilitate organizing campaigns. On July 24, 2025, the NLRB’s...more
A March 2025 Superior Court of Québec decision has sharpened the rules on what employers can and cannot say to unionized employees during collective bargaining. This article breaks down how the latest case law draws the line...more
On August 7, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), William B. Cowen, issued GC Memorandum 25-10 providing revised guidance concerning the deferral of unfair labor practice...more
New Jersey lawmakers recently advanced a bill that would expand labor protections for workers in the cannabis industry. If enacted, the measure—which provides stronger union organizing rights, protections for employee...more
In a world where it is far too easy to click ‘Record’, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel William Cowen has pressed ‘Delete’ on a party’s ability to secretly record a collective bargaining session....more
Legislation is moving through Congress that, if enacted, would establish a new joint employer standard and end some of the uncertainty businesses have faced the past several years whenever a new party won the White House. ...more