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Challenge to Minnesota Captive Audience Law Dismissed

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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

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New Jersey Expands Captive Audience Prohibition to Meetings about Unionization

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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

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Whither Goes the NLRB? Recent Fifth Circuit Decision Portends Potential Meteoric Change in Labor Law

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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

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Did the Fifth Circuit Just Render the NLRB Helpless to Enforce Its Own Laws?

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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

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Union Interference Lessons From 5th Circ. Apple Ruling

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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

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Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute Presents: Labor Day Report – 2025

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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

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Many States’ Employee-Friendly Labor Laws Take Effect as NLRB Remains Quorum-Less

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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

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Federal Appeals Court Says Removing Union Literature from Breakrooms Can Be Lawful: How Employers Can Thread the Needle

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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

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Employers Gain Additional Defenses In Union Salting And Deferral Cases Thanks to New Guidance from NLRB Official

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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

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Fifth Circuit Finds NLRB’s Structure Likely Unconstitutional: What Employers Need to Know

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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

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AI Impact on Collective Bargaining

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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

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Does Loper Bright Simply Not Matter to the D. C. Circuit When It Comes to the NLRB? Will the Supreme Court Weigh In?

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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

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NLRB’s Acting General Counsel Provides Employers with Sweet Guidance About Union “Salts”

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

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SuperVision - Labor & Employment Law Insights, Issue 2, August 2025

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

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NLRB General Counsel Gets Salty: Directs Regions to Take a Closer Look at Whether an Applicant for Employment in a ‘Salting’ Case...

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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

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New NLRB Salting Guidance: What California Employers Need to Know

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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

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Hold the Salt: Key Takeaways from the NLRB’s New Guidance on Union Salting

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

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Charges Deferred, Grievances Preferred: NLRB Acting GC Issues New Guidance on Deferring Unfair Labor Practice Charges

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

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New Jersey Lawmakers Mull Stronger Labor Protections for Cannabis Industry Workers

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

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Trust Issues: NLRB General Counsel Says No to Secretly Recording Bargaining Sessions

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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

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What Federal Save Local Business Legislation Could Mean for the Joint Employer Standard

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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

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National Labor Relations Board updates guidance for investigating salting cases

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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

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Acting NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance for Salting Cases

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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

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NLRB Acting General Counsel issues memorandum on union salting

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

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

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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

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