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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
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
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
In a closely watched decision on July 7 — and the latest of many federal appeals court decisions reviewing orders from the National Labor Relations Board — the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit tackled employer...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
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
A federal appeals court recently held that an employer does not violate federal labor law by removing union flyers left in a breakroom so long as it neutrally applies its housekeeping and solicitation policies. The July 7...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
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued a decision that could reshape the landscape of federal labor law. In SpaceX, et al. v. NLRB, the court held that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure –...more
Not unexpectedly, AI is increasingly affecting the collective bargaining relationship, and the following case discussion will address both legal and practical aspects of the AI impact on bargaining....more
On July 31, 2025, Hood River Distillers, Inc. filed a petition for writ of certiorari imploring the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling of the D. C. Circuit. The D. C. Circuit had affirmed a National Labor Relations Board...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
Welcome to our latest issue of SuperVision. In this edition, we cover the latest Supreme Court ruling regarding reverse discrimination, navigating lawful DEI approaches, recent trends in unionizing efforts, and the new...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
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
On July 24, the National Labor Relations Board’s Acting General Counsel, William B. Cowen, issued updated guidance for investigating salting cases that will likely enhance employers’ chances of prevailing before the board....more
On July 24, National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel (AGC) William B. Cowen issued Memorandum GC 25-08 (the “Salting Memo”), which provides case processing guidance to the Regions for investigating...more
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
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