The National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, overruled decades of convoluted Board precedent regarding “dual-marked … Read more
How Unions Can Survive the Digital Age
Trade unions have largely been portrayed as a negative influence in the digital age, especially, with the encroachment of AI-driven entities in the … Read more
NLRB Overturns Union Access as States Ramp Up Worker Protections
This Employment Law This Week® monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into July 2019. In this episode: State … Read more
What the Missouri Right-to-Work Vote Means for Employers
n a sweeping victory for labor unions, Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected a right-to-work law which sought to ban unions from requiring union fees as … Read more
Court Says Government Workers Can’t Be Forced to Pay Unions
There’s much hand-wringing and hand clapping today over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that government workers can’t be forced to … Read more
Roundup of Last Week’s NLRB Precedent Shattering Decisions
According to the NLRB website, the Board is “an independent federal agency vested with the power to safeguard employees’ rights to organize and to … Read more
HR In a Union Shop: Here’s What Your Supervisors Need to Know
The job of supervising employees in a unionized environment has its own unique set of rules and challenges. HR professionals need to provide supervisors … Read more
Your Agency Temps Can Now Form A Bargaining Unit With Your Own Employees
Over the last seven+ years, the National Labor Relations Board has consistently expanded collective bargaining rights in a variety of employment settings. … Read more
Supreme Court Deadlocks Over Challenge to Mandatory Union Dues
By Sarah J. Moore In a deadlocked 4-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court could not reach a majority consensus in determining whether it is unconstitutional … Read more
Bernie Sanders Brings Back the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check)
By Eric B. Meyer Remember the Employee Free Choice Act? Back in 2009, the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as “card check,” was introduced in both … Read more
Late for Work 111 Times Because of Breakfast, He Got to Keep His $90,000 Job
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this year, I shared the most unique late-to-work excuses. “I have a bad habit of eating breakfast in the morning, and I lost track … Read more
Court Won’t Give Legal Relief From NLRB’s “Quickie” Election Rule
By Nelson D. Cary and George Stevens Last Thursday, the National Labor Relations Board won its first courtroom victory in connection with its “ambush” or … Read more
Believe It or Not, NLRB Protects Foul Facebook Attack on Supervisor
By Nelson Cary Consider this employee’s Facebook post: Bob is such a NASTY MOTHERF___ER don’t know how to talk to people!!!!!! F__k his mother and his … Read more
Obama Vetoes Resolution Disapproving NLRB “Quickie” Election Rule
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman and Michael J. Lotito As predicted, President Obama has vetoed S.J. Res. 8, a joint resolution of disapproval seeking to prevent … Read more
House Committee Grills NLRB Leaders on “Quickie” Union Election Rule
By Michael J. Lotito This week, National Labor Relations Board Chairman Mark Pearce and General Counsel Richard Griffin, Jr. came under fire from a sharply … Read more
Congress Has Spoken, Mr. President: No “Quickie” Union Elections
By Lori Armstrong Halber In the words of House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline, R-MN, “Today, Congress voted to stop an unelected … Read more
Congress Moving to Block NLRB’s “Quickie” Union Election Rule
By Michael J. Lotito The same day the Senate advanced a joint resolution (S.J. Res. 8) seeking to block implementation of the National Labor Relations … Read more
Senate Hearing Questions NLRB’s Controversial “Quickie” Election Rule
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman and Michael J. Lotito The National Labor Relations Board‘s new “quickie” election rule — set to take effect on … Read more
SHRM, U.S. Chamber Sue to Block NLRB “Quickie” Election Rules
By Eric B. Meyer It’s on now! Yesterday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that it had filed a complaint in federal court against the National … Read more
Should Your Ultimate Goal Be a Union-Free Workplace?
By Howard Mavity Last week’s NLRB Purple Communications decision about employee emails combine with the announcement by the National Labor Relations Board … Read more