News & Analysis as of

Unions The National Labor Relations Act Today's Popular Updates

Fisher Phillips

Is Darth Vader Luring AI to the Dark Side of Labor Law? Why Latest Union Battle Means Employers Should Proceed with Caution

Fisher Phillips on

A video game developer needs to hope that the Force is with it as it squares off with a union over the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace. SAG-AFTRA just filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against Epic...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Harris or Trump? Labor law could change dramatically, depending on the outcome.

We are less than one week from Election Day. Regardless of the outcome, the winner is likely to have considerable impact on the National Labor Relations Board and its rules and regulations. Interpretation and enforcement of...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Ninth Circuit Panel Hears Oral Argument on the NLRB’s Transformative Cemex Decision

On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board, Case No. 23-2302 (9th Cir.) heard oral argument on the revised National...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NLRB Rolling Back More Rules from the Trump Administration

Ballard Spahr LLP on

In its continuing repudiation of policies developed under the Trump Administration, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has published its Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule....more

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

The U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies the Legal Standard for the NLRB Seeking Preliminary Injunctions Against Employers

On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued Starbucks v. McKinney,1 which clarifies the legal standard governing temporary injunctions sought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) against employers alleged...more

Clark Hill PLC

Supreme Court Issues Employer-Friendly Decision Regarding the Standard to Apply to Requests for Section 10(j) Injunctive Relief...

Clark Hill PLC on

On June 13, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney. In Starbucks, the Supreme Court clarified that the traditional four-factor test courts apply to requests for...more

Stevens & Lee

Historic NLRB Decision Changes When Employers Must Recognize and Bargain with Unions

Stevens & Lee on

In a monumental sea change, on August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC announcing a new rule for deciding when employers must bargain with...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NLRB General Counsel Releases Memo Concerning Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Severance Agreements Post-McLaren

On March 22, 2023 Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel (“GC”) of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a memorandum intended to assist the Regions in responding to inquiries regarding the Board...more

Clark Hill PLC

The NLRB’S Planned Assault On Employer Rights During Union Campaigns

Clark Hill PLC on

The National Labor Relations Board has long shown a tendency to be one of the more aggressive of all government agencies which has a direct impact on employers, employees, and the workplace. When leadership in the White House...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The National Labor Relations Board 2022 Year In Review

2022 was a great year for U.S. labor unions and employees, but not so much for U.S. employers. The Biden National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dug in and got to work, reversing precedent and charting a course to reinterpret...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

Foley & Lardner LLP on

As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The National Labor Relations Board 2021 Year In Review – An Overview of Major Developments in Labor Law

INTRODUCTION - 2021 was the first year of National Labor Relations Board under President Biden. For years, the Board’s decisions and its approach generally have swung back and forth depending on whether there was a...more

Fisher Phillips

Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2022

Fisher Phillips on

Workplace law has changed dramatically over the past two years of the pandemic. Unfortunately, 2022 (or is it “2020 too”?) is shaping up to be another year full of new rules and regulations within this volatile area of law....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New York’s Adult Use Cannabis Law: Embracing Labor Peace Agreements

Fox Rothschild LLP on

New York’s industry-altering Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act includes an apparent mandate that cannabis retailers enter into, maintain and adhere to a “Labor Peace Agreement” with a labor union in order to legally grow,...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

NLRB Division of Advice Dishes Some Guidance With Respect to COVID-Related ULP Charges

The pandemic has thrown a number of obstacles at employers and employees as everyone attempts to navigate a novel situation. On August 13, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Division of Advice (“Advice”), the...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Coronavirus and the Workplace: Employers Considering Taking Employees’ Temperatures at Work Should Proceed with Caution

Most employers are making efforts to ensure that sick employees do not come to work.  Because a fever may be a symptom of infection with the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”), some employers are considering taking their employees’...more

FordHarrison

California Attempts to Weed Out Unfair Labor Practices at the State Level by Enacting Union-Friendly Regulation on Employers in...

FordHarrison on

As the cannabis industry has rapidly progressed over the years, states such as New York, New Jersey and Illinois have begun to implement legislation that encourages employers to engage in labor peace agreements with unions....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

NLRB Announces Change to Anticipatory Withdrawal Framework

On July 3, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision on Johnson Controls, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 20 (2019) holding that if an employer receives notice that the union has lost majority support within 90...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Is That Robot In The Bargaining Unit?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Drones fly over the jobsite, snapping photos of progress and scanning the area for possible safety concerns. A 3D-printer churns out customized parts and scaled models. A remote-controlled robot lays bricks meticulously, with...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Thinking About E-Verify? Verify With The Union First!

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: The E-Verify program has become a controversial topic in the political arena and throughout workplaces nationwide.  Last month, the NLRB held, amongst other things, that an employer violated the NLRA by...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Passage of the Save Local Businesses Act in the House May Signal a Broader Rejection of Obama-Era Rules On Joint Employment

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 7, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Save Local Businesses Act. If passed by the Senate, the bill would overturn Obama-era decisions and agency guidance broadly defining and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

NLRB: Employer Should Not Have Asked an Employee How Things Were Going During a Union Campaign

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Employers must tread carefully when communicating with employees during union organizing campaigns. A seemingly innocuous question can violate the National Labor Relations Act’s (NLRA) prohibition on employers soliciting...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Sometimes It’s Not What You Say But How You Say It

A recent First Circuit opinion demonstrates that sometimes how you say something is more important that what you say. In fact, that principle led the court to reverse the NLRB’s order that a Massachusetts hospital must...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Republican Lawmakers Introduce Three House Bills To Roll Back National Labor Relations Board Quickie Election Rules

McGuireWoods LLP on

A trio of bills has been introduced in the House of Representatives to amend the National Labor Relations Act in an effort to roll back some of the more aggressive changes to the union representation election process...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

DC Circuit “Busts” NLRB’s Finding of Weingarten Violation by Las Vegas Casino

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: A three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put the National Labor Relations Board “on tilt” when it overturned a decision finding that Bellagio, LLC violated Section 8(a)(1) of...more

41 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide