Most employers are aware that the President appoints the five members of the National Labor Relations Board with the advice and consent of the Senate and that, by law and tradition, a majority of the Board’s Members are from the President’s political party. As we saw in 2021, following his…
Continue Reading Even if the White House Flips, Change May Come Slowly to the NLRBThe United Auto Workers won a potentially momentum-shifting organizing victory last week. In a secret…
Continue Reading UAW Wins Big at VW; Now What?NLRB Official Finds Dartmouth Basketball Players are “Employees” and Authorizes a Union Vote
In a hotly contested case, the NLRB regional director for the region covering most of…
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NLRB General Counsel on Non-Competes: Most Violate the NLRA, Should Be Avoided
Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), has called for non-compete agreements to be curtailed on a nationwide basis for a large swath of employees.
Continue Reading NLRB General Counsel on Non-Competes: Most Violate the NLRA, Should Be AvoidedThe National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Lion Elastomers LLC II on May 1, 2023, reversing General Motors LLC, 369 NLRB No. 127 (2020) and changing the…
Continue Reading NLRB Limits Employers’ Ability to Discipline Employees for Abusive ConductNLRB Says No to Confidentiality, Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements
The National Labor Relations Board issued another ground-breaking decision on February 21, 2023, ruling that confidentiality and nondisparagement agreements commonly included in employment severance agreements may be deemed unlawful under…
Continue Reading NLRB Says No to Confidentiality, Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance AgreementsThe National Labor Relations Board has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that could make it more difficult for employees to end union representation at their workplace. Issued on Nov.
Continue Reading NLRB Paves the Way for Unions to Block Decertification PetitionsThe National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel recently stated her intention to target employers’ use of electronic monitoring technology and other surveillance equipment as a violation of the National Labor…
Continue Reading NLRB to Presume that Electronic Monitoring is Unlawful?While commentators debate whether or not the economy is in a recession, one area where business is booming is at the National Labor Relations Board, which recently announced a significant…
Continue Reading Employers Watch Warily as Case Filings at NLRB SoarNLRB Hands Unions Another Win; Requires Employers to Maintain Dues Checkoff Following Contract Expiration
For a second time in recent weeks, the National Labor Relations Board has chosen to bolster unions’ rights at employers’ expense. On September 30, 2022, in Valley Hospital Medical Center…
Continue Reading NLRB Hands Unions Another Win; Requires Employers to Maintain Dues Checkoff Following Contract ExpirationThe National Labor Relations Board ruled on August 29, 2022 that workplace policies restricting or limiting employees’ wearing of union apparel are unlawful unless the employer can demonstrate the existence…
Continue Reading Are Employer Uniform and Dress Code Policies Dead?NLRB Administrative Law Judge Rules NLRA Does Not Protect BLM Messaging at Workplace
A National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) recently dismissed a complaint against Home Depot USA, Inc., in which the NLRB General Counsel (GC) alleged the company violated the…
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Management & Labor Report is a blog that focuses on trends and developments in labor law. The primary focus is cases before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the federal courts that have the potential for setting new precedents or modifying existing precedent.