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...
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...
2/28/2024 6:40:05 PM Government shutdown looming: How government agencies that enforce labor and employment laws could be impacted By Amanda Brown Governmental entities play a vital role in upholding federal labor and employment regulations and would face significant disruption in...
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...
9/29/2023 10:03:54 PM The potential shutdown will significantly impact government agencies that enforce labor and employment laws By Amanda Brown Government agencies are integral to the enforcement of federal labor and employment laws and will be dramatically impacted by a...
8/28/2023 8:00:24 PM The NLRB announces new framework for union representation proceedings in Cemex decision By James Holt Cheryl Blount The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC announcing a new framework for...
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...
7/7/2023 6:07:27 PM Tomorrow’s supply chain – are dashcams in work vehicles legal under U.S. labor law? By Mark Goldstein Eduardo Vargas Over the past several years, a growing number of businesses that utilize delivery drivers have begun installing dashcam and similar...
5/31/2023 12:50:48 PM Next Up: NLRB General Counsel opines that most non-competes violate Section 7 By Betty Graumlich Mark Goldstein Noah Oberlander The General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a landmark memorandum yesterday broadly opining that most...
4/12/2023 9:07:44 PM Virginia further limits confidentiality and non-disparagement agreements and restricts the use of employee social security numbers By Betty Graumlich Noah Oberlander Carew Bartley As the 2023 Virginia legislative session comes to a close, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law two new pieces of legislation that...
11/9/2022 4:25:52 PM NLRB aiming to take pro-labor action in the areas of technology-based monitoring and surveillance and blocking charges By James Holt Eduardo Vargas Last week, the National Labor Relations Board signaled two additional areas in which it intends to pursue its labor-favorable agenda over...
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...