In an early May 2020 decision, the Board declared a temporary pause in charged parties (usually an employer) complying with the NLRB’s standard notice posting remedy in response to
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New NLRB Case Investigation Guidelines Change How Regions Will Handle Particular Evidence and Witness Testimony
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On June 17, 2020, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb issued GC Memo 20-08 (“Memo”), providing Regional offices new directives for taking certain witness testimony and accepting audio/video…
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Federal Court Affirms NLRB Ruling Limiting a Union’s Right to Employer’s Financial Information
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On April 29, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a National Labor Relations Board decision where an employer was lawfully permitted to refuse a union’s request for financial…
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New Jersey Employers: The Minimum Wage Will Eventually Rise to $15 per hour by 2024
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On Monday, February 4, Governor Phil Murphy made good on a campaign promise and signed into law a new bill (A-15) that will raise the State’s minimum wage to $15…
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The D.C. Circuit Asks the NLRB to Explain its Actions in a Burns Successor Context
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On May 29, 2018, the D.C. Circuit asked the NLRB to explain – and justify – why it used a “clear and unmistakable waiver” standard when dealing with a Burns…
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Columbia University Graduate Students End Their Strike…but the Saga Continues
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This past Monday, April 30, marked the conclusion of a weeklong strike conducted by Columbia graduate students at the University’s campus. Timing, as people say, is sometimes everything – especially…
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Remember, Protected Concerted Activity Can Take Many Forms…
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On April 20, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board, by adopting an ALJ’s decision, held that employees who replied in agreement to another employee’s critical group email about the employer’s…
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Undergraduate Resident Advisors May Possibly Unionize…For Now
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Undergraduate resident advisors usually wield a lot of power over university residence halls and those who occupy them. You likely know this already if you were ever a college freshman…
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Strike and You’re Out…of the Country
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Sometimes, using only one word can make all the difference between a lawful and unlawful statement. Washington University in Saint Louis learned this lesson the hard way when in late…
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“Better Late than Never” Does Not Apply When Conducting a Union Election
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On February 2, 2018, a split three-member Board panel held that a prior election won by a union must be vacated and, accordingly, ordered a second election as it found…
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