NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced, in a February 1 memorandum, that the Board will consider seeking interim injunctive relief – heretofore an extraordinary remedy reserved for particularly serious
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NLRB Complaint Suggests Employers Cannot Prohibit BLM Messaging in the Workplace
On December 3, Region 20 of the National Labor Relations Board issued a sweeping, consolidated complaint alleging that Whole Foods Market, Inc. violated federal labor law by maintaining and enforcing
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Lessons for Management from the John Deere Strike
The John Deere Co. Strike – Sign of the Times?
In case you missed it, a major battle between labor and management is playing out in the heartland. On October
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Civil Penalties May Be Coming To The National Labor Relations Act
If enacted into law, the so-called Build Back Better reconciliation package (“BBB”) will drastically expand the remedial power of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) effective January 1, 2022. The
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NLRB’s Top Lawyer Says College Athletes Are Employees
In a recent guidance memorandum, Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, has announced her intention to consider college athletes as employees under federal labor
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Parts of the PRO Act May Become Law under the Reconciliation Bill
According to news reports, the upcoming budget reconciliation bill will likely contain some portions of the PRO Act, which is a piece of proposed pro-union legislation. As detailed in
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Supreme Court Blocks Union Access to California Farms
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a California regulation permitting labor organizations a “right to take access” to an agricultural employer’s property to solicit support for unionization violated the
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PRO Act: Congress Considers Fundamental Changes to Federal Labor Law
Congress may be on the cusp of passing legislation that would transform labor law in dramatic ways. This proposed law has potentially dire consequences for private-sector employers nationwide.
The Protecting
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WATCH THE PENDULUM SWING – NLRB’S ACTING GC ROLLS BACK PREDECESSOR’S GUIDANCE MEMORANDA
NLRB Acting General Counsel Peter Ohr is moving swiftly to put his stamp on national labor policy. Last week, my partner Andrew MacDonald blogged about Ohr’s withdrawal of a complaint
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Acting NLRB GC Withdraws Neutrality Agreement Complaint
In his first few days on the job, Acting General Counsel of the NLRB Peter Sung Ohr has withdrawn a complaint that had challenged the use of a neutrality agreement
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