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This post was also written by Hadley B. Perkins.

The big news on Election Night 2014 was, of course, the Republican Wave and that party’s takeover of the Senate majority, as well as many governors’ mansions and state houses. This political shift will undoubtedly lead to statutory and regulatory changes that impact employers.

But employers

John DiNome, Joel Barras, and Hadley Perkins have posted a new article on Forbes.com.

Next week, residents of Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C. will vote on initiatives to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana, reflecting a nationwide trend toward legalization. Given these and similar initiatives in other states, employers will face new challenges in managing

John McDonald and Joel S. Barras have posted a new article on Forbes.com.

On August 11, 2014, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed the “Opportunity to Compete Act,” Bill 1999 (hereafter the “Act”), into law.  The Act limits the ability of covered New Jersey employers to inquire into a job applicant’s criminal record.  The law

A movement to give part-time employees more predictable schedules and related perks recently made front-page news.  See Steven Greenhouse, “A Push to Give Steadier Shifts to Part-Timers,” The New York Times (July 15, 2014).  The number of jurisdictions with laws providing for such a right remains small but is likely growing, and the

In a ruling issued today, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decided that President Obama’s January 4, 2012, recess appointments of three National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) members violated the Constitution.  The ruling is of great significance:  it invalidates every single decision—of which there are more than a hundred—that the Board handed down

Joel Barras wrote a new article on Forbes.com discussing the NLRB Regional Director for the Chicago Region’s recent ruling that Northwestern University football players are “employees” of the University and therefore have the right to organize and be represented by a union.  If upheld, expect Division I football and basketball players from across the country

A National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) partially invalidated a Honda dealer’s dress code that prohibited employees who have contact with the public from wearing pins, insignia or other message clothing. A copy of the decision is attached here. Even though the work rule applied to all messaging regardless of the

For the first time in over a decade, the National Labor Relations Board enters the New Year with a fully constituted (properly nominated and confirmed) complement of Board Members and General Counsel. Having removed the “acting” or “recess appointee” caveat from their titles, the NLRB and its independent prosecutor are now free of many of the legal and procedural challenges that questioned the legitimacy of their recent actions.Continue Reading Employers Beware: 2014 NLRB is Unrestrained and Ready for Activism