Last week we posted a blog that discussed how employers with and those without unionized workforces should prepare for a union’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Click here to view the blog. This blog discusses what an employer with a…
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Supreme Court Says Obama Overstepped Authority with Three NLRB Recess Appointments
Today, the Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision addressing the question of whether three recess appointees to the NLRB passed Constitutional muster. These three NLRB members were appointed by President Obama during a three-day recess in the middle of a…
NLRB Cracking Down on No-Taping Policies
It is well-established that the NLRB has been aggressively litigating cases involving social media policies and employees terminated for making disparaging comments online. Recently, however, the NLRB has expanded its reach even further into employee handbooks and have staked out…
President Obama Targets Equal Pay
On April 8, President Obama issued two executive orders which will impact employers who do business with the federal government. First, the President made it unlawful for contractors to retaliate against employees who discuss their pay. Second, the President ordered the…
Tagged with: Department of Labor, DOL, NLRB
Posted in Discrimination, Federal Government, Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour
Posted in Discrimination, Federal Government, Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour
NLRB Rules that College Football Players Can Unionize
Under the Obama administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken some radical positions, but its newest decision makes clear that all bets are off in the second term. The Regional Director of the NLRB office in Chicago ruled…
Fifth Circuit Rules Class Action Waivers Are Lawful
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court with jurisdiction over Texas) struck a blow to the National Labor Relations Board’s attempt to outlaw mandatory class action waivers for employees. On December 3, 2013 the Court over-ruled the…
Tagged with: Arbitration, Collective Action, NLRB, Waiver
Posted in Labor & Employment, Uncategorized, Wage and Hour
Posted in Labor & Employment, Uncategorized, Wage and Hour
Federal Government Shutdown – Who is Open?
With the federal government mired in an extended shut down, I thought it would be interesting to take stock of which agencies are working and which are not in case you have an ongoing investigation and are wondering whether a…
