10/21/2024 4:21:08 PM Unionization activity continues to surge in the U.S. By James Holt Brianna Schmid Recent years have shown a continued increase in unionization and organization activities within the American workforce, as measured by...
10/9/2024 6:06:39 PM The non-compete agreement showdown: After the FTC’s final rule setback, the NLRB gears up to tackle non-compete agreements By James Holt Brianna Schmid As employers continue to monitor the legal challenges against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning most non-compete...
3/12/2024 8:46:25 PM Texas judge vacates NLRB’s new joint employer rule By Emily Harbison Heather Raun In October 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule that lowered the standard for companies to qualify as joint...
3/11/2024 3:49:29 PM Employers take notice: Union representation petitions are spiking in 2024 By James Holt Brianna Schmid Employers in all industries should take notice that efforts to unionize appear to be spiking in 2024. Indeed, data made available by the...
2/12/2024 2:45:35 PM NLRB’s recognition of Dartmouth College men’s basketball team as employees could change collegiate sports forever By James Holt Cori Smith In an exceptional development that could dramatically change collegiate sports in the United States, the Regional Director for Region 1...
11/17/2023 9:39:51 PM Dueling challenges to NLRB’s new joint employer rule succeed in extending effective date of rule By Emily Harbison Heather Raun On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule that dramatically lowered the standard for companies to...
10/30/2023 5:53:02 PM NLRB Issues Final Rule Replacing Joint Employer Test By Betty Graumlich David Hartmann On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule to replace and essentially reverse the joint employer test...
8/10/2023 5:24:32 PM NLRB tightens scrutiny of workplace rules in Stericycle, Inc. decision By Emily Harbison Joshua Sallmen Eduardo Vargas On August 2, the National Labor Relations Board issued the Stericycle, Inc. decision, in which it reinstated a modified version of the...
2/24/2023 6:41:46 PM FAQs regarding the NLRB’s ban on confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements By Mark Goldstein Betty Graumlich Emily Harbison James Holt Paulo McKeeby +2 more... Show less On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a landmark decision in McLaren Macomb that has the potential to...
10/5/2022 10:00:29 PM NLRB reverses precedent on dues checkoff obligations By Emily Harbison Eduardo Vargas Continuing a string of pro-union decisions, the National Labor Relations Board recently overruled a 2019 Board decision and held that...
9/9/2022 5:39:40 PM NLRB reverses precedent on employer dress codes and joint employer standard By Emily Harbison Eduardo Vargas Consistent with its pro-union agenda, the National Labor Relations Board recently reversed precedent established under the prior...
11/12/2021 7:09:06 PM Complying with OSHA’s ETS? Don’t forget about your duty to bargain, says NLRB By James Holt Brenda Rosales-Carrillo Since its publication on November 5, 2021, employers have been reviewing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...
10/12/2021 7:51:15 PM California employment law legislative updates: What’s new in the Golden State By Mark Phillips Brenda Rosales-Carrillo Brandon Nhan Nhan It’s that time of the year again! The deadline for California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign, approve without signing, or veto bills on...
10/4/2021 2:07:48 PM Federal contractors and subcontractors receive guidance on President Biden’s vaccine mandate, including December 8, 2021 compliance date By Emily Harbison Amanda Brown Jessyka Linton On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued guidance for federal contractors and subcontractors concerning...
7/7/2021 2:49:45 PM BREAKING: New York Labor Department unveils guidance on HERO Act, starting the clock for all Empire State employers to adopt airborne infectious disease exposure plans By Mark Goldstein Earlier this year, New York lawmakers passed a novel, sweeping overhaul of the State’s workplace health and safety laws. Known as the...
6/16/2021 6:53:31 PM New York’s amended HERO Act now in effect By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Talia Fiano Last month, we reported on New York’s passage of the so-called HERO Act, a landmark law that imposes a novel, sweeping overhaul of the...