Federal labor law protects neutral (secondary) employers from becoming entangled in labor disputes between another (primary) employer and unions. For most of the past decade, however, the NLRB has allowed
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Uber Drivers are Contractors, Not Employees, According to NLRB’s Chief Lawyer
Since the emergence of the “gig economy” in the last decade, courts and government agencies have grappled with the question of whether gig workers should be classified as employees or
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NLRB: Individual Complaints Are Not Protected By Labor Law
Employee complaints must be “concerted” to enjoy the protections of federal labor law. This requirement, contained in the language of the NLRA, stems from the collective nature of rights guaranteed
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No End In Sight: The NLRB’s Joint Employer Standard
There is another yet another development in saga of the NLRB’s joint employer standard. This issue, which has caused consternation in the business community, concerns the Board’s standards for finding
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Union Election Petition Filed By Employer Not Barred By CBA
In Silvan Industries, 367 NLRB No. 28 (2018), the Board decided that an employer, upon being presented with evidence that creates well-founded uncertainty as to a union’s majority support,
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Breathe, Stretch, … Strike?
Can employees engage in a concerted stretching exercise during work hours? The NLRB recently said yes.
The NLRA allows employees to engage in demonstrations to support their union, including
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NLRB General Counsel Memo Provides Guidance On The Status Of Employer Rules
In December 2017, the NLRB issued a decision in Boeing Corp., which altered the Board’s test concerning the validity of workplace rules. To further clarify the decision and current
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“Whore Board” Is Protected Employee Speech, NLRB Finds.
In a recent decision, a Board panel majority found that an employee was unlawfully fired for writing “whore board” on an overtime sign-up sheet at work. This decision highlights
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The Hy-Brand Saga Ends, But The NLRB’s Joint Employer Journey Continues
On June 6, 2018, the NLRB issued two Orders that put an end to the Hy-Brand case, which briefly changed the NLRB’s standard for determining whether two employers were jointly
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The Ninth Circuit Gives The Green Light To Independent Contractor Ride-Sharing Collective Bargaining
Previously, I wrote about the “preemption” problem with the Seattle Ordinance regulating ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. After Seattle passed the Ordinance, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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