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
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NLRB Paves the Way for Unions to Block Decertification Petitions
The 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 PetitionsNLRB to Presume that Electronic Monitoring is Unlawful?
The 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?Employers Watch Warily as Case Filings at NLRB Soar
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 ExpirationAre Employer Uniform and Dress Code Policies Dead?
The 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
Continue Reading NLRB Administrative Law Judge Rules NLRA Does Not Protect BLM Messaging at WorkplaceNLRB GC Seeks to Curtail Employers’ Defenses to Union Organizing Amidst Huge Increase in Union Election Petitions
On April 6, the National Labor Relations Board announced that union representation petitions filed with the agency during the first six months of the fiscal year had increased 57% from
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Union without an election? – NLRB’s possible return to Joy Silk Mills
Employers across the country may, in the near future, face a unionized workforce even though their employees are denied the opportunity to vote in a secret ballot election. Under current
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NLRB GC’s Extreme Agenda on Display at ABA Mid-Winter Meeting
Last week, the American Bar Association’s Section on Labor and Employment Law, Committee on the Developing Labor Law, gathered in Kauai for its annual mid-winter meeting, featuring presentations from top
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