Labor Relations

NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With NLRB, Urging Reversal of Controversial Obama-Era Decision Limiting Employer’s Right To Regulate Employee Use of Employer-Owned Email

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend of the court” brief with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) urging the

By Mike Eastman|2020-09-21T13:54:33-05:0010/12/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: Amicus Brief, NLRB|Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With NLRB, Urging Reversal of Controversial Obama-Era Decision Limiting Employer’s Right To Regulate Employee Use of Employer-Owned Email

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President Trump Signs Bill Funding Labor Department Through Next September, Sparing OFCCP and NLRB Major Budget Cuts; EEOC Currently Funded Only Until This December

President Trump has signed into law legislation (H.R. 6157) providing funding for the Department of Labor (DOL) and related agencies,

By Mike Eastman|2018-10-05T14:32:07-05:0010/5/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Relations|Tags: Budget, Congress, DOL, EEOC, Legislation, NLRB, OFCCP|Comments Off on President Trump Signs Bill Funding Labor Department Through Next September, Sparing OFCCP and NLRB Major Budget Cuts; EEOC Currently Funded Only Until This December

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NLRB Rules That Employer Must Bargain With Union About Voluntarily Enrolling in E-Verify

According to a three-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an employer violated federal labor law by voluntarily

By Mike Eastman|2018-09-23T21:42:25-05:009/23/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: E-Verify, NLRA, NLRB|Comments Off on NLRB Rules That Employer Must Bargain With Union About Voluntarily Enrolling in E-Verify

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NLRB Issues Proposed Rule To Restore and Codify Its Traditional Joint Employer Test

In a move that is likely to be strongly supported by the employer community, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB

By Mike Eastman|2020-09-21T13:54:34-05:009/23/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: Joint Employer, NLRA, NLRB, Rulemaking|Comments Off on NLRB Issues Proposed Rule To Restore and Codify Its Traditional Joint Employer Test

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Labor Department Formally Rescinds Controversial Obama Administration “Persuader” Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has formally rescinded a controversial labor regulation promulgated during the final year of the

By Mike Eastman|2018-07-29T21:01:38-05:007/29/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: DOL, Persuader Rule|Comments Off on Labor Department Formally Rescinds Controversial Obama Administration “Persuader” Rule

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Ruling by D.C. Circuit Takes NLRB to the Woodshed, Finds Evidence “Woefully Inadequate” To Support Board’s Order Reinstating Employee Fired for Misconduct

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered by many to be the most influential court

By Lance Gibbons|2018-07-08T20:42:40-05:007/8/2018|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Labor Relations|Tags: NLRA, NLRB|Comments Off on Ruling by D.C. Circuit Takes NLRB to the Woodshed, Finds Evidence “Woefully Inadequate” To Support Board’s Order Reinstating Employee Fired for Misconduct

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5–4 Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court Puts an End to Public Sector Union “Agency Fees”

In a 5-4 decision split along ideological lines, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling overturning 40 years of

By Lance Gibbons|2018-07-08T20:40:40-05:007/8/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: NLRA, NLRB, Supreme Court|Comments Off on 5–4 Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court Puts an End to Public Sector Union “Agency Fees”

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NLRB’s General Counsel Issues Guidance to Field on Types of Workplace Rules Likely To Be Lawful Under Board’s New “Boeing Standard”

Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) articulated a new and less restrictive standard for assessing whether

By Lance Gibbons|2018-06-15T15:40:41-05:006/15/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: Joint Employer, NLRB|Comments Off on NLRB’s General Counsel Issues Guidance to Field on Types of Workplace Rules Likely To Be Lawful Under Board’s New “Boeing Standard”

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Highlights From the NLRB’s Most Recent Enforcement Statistics

During the Obama Administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), which enforces the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA),

By Lance Gibbons|2020-09-21T13:54:42-05:006/9/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: Data and Statistics, NLRA, NLRB|Comments Off on Highlights From the NLRB’s Most Recent Enforcement Statistics

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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Controversial NLRB Rule, Greenlighting Employment Arbitration Agreements Containing Class Waivers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday published its highly anticipated – and momentous – decision in a trio of consolidated

By Rae Vann|2020-09-21T13:54:44-05:005/25/2018|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Labor Relations|Tags: Arbitration, Class/Collective Action Waiver, FAA, NLRA, NLRB, Protected Concerted Activity, Supreme Court|Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Controversial NLRB Rule, Greenlighting Employment Arbitration Agreements Containing Class Waivers

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