Labor Relations

Eighth Circuit, Reversing NLRB, Rules That Campaign by Workers To Disparage Their Employer Was Not Legally Protected Activity

In a welcome decision issued by the full Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court has ruled that employees who

By |2017-08-04T14:21:03-05:008/4/2017|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Eighth Circuit, Reversing NLRB, Rules That Campaign by Workers To Disparage Their Employer Was Not Legally Protected Activity

President Trump Nominates Republicans Marvin Kaplan and William J. Emanuel to National Labor Relations Board

President Trump has nominated attorneys Marvin Kaplan and William J. Emanuel to fill the two open seats on the five-member

By |2017-07-14T16:05:29-05:007/14/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Labor Relations|Tags: , , |Comments Off on President Trump Nominates Republicans Marvin Kaplan and William J. Emanuel to National Labor Relations Board

NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Reversal of NLRB’s Questionable Anti-Arbitration Rule

NT Lakis attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in an important case testing the claimed legal authority

By |2017-07-07T15:17:56-05:007/7/2017|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Labor Relations|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Reversal of NLRB’s Questionable Anti-Arbitration Rule

President Trump Signs Omnibus Spending Bill To Keep Government Running Through September 30; OFCCP, EEOC Flat-Funded

Congress finally came to agreement early last week and approved an “omnibus” spending bill to keep government operations funded through

By |2017-05-14T09:54:32-05:005/14/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Relations|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on President Trump Signs Omnibus Spending Bill To Keep Government Running Through September 30; OFCCP, EEOC Flat-Funded

Second Circuit Rules That Employee’s Profanity-Laced Social Media Posting Was Protected Under Federal Labor Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that an employee’s profanity-laced social media post targeting his

By |2020-09-21T13:55:01-05:005/14/2017|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Second Circuit Rules That Employee’s Profanity-Laced Social Media Posting Was Protected Under Federal Labor Law

Supreme Court Back to Full Complement of Nine Justices as New Justice Neil Gorsuch Assumes Seat

Shortly before departing for its customary Easter recess, the Senate confirmed Tenth Circuit Court Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as

By |2017-04-23T11:26:28-05:004/23/2017|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Relations|Tags: |Comments Off on Supreme Court Back to Full Complement of Nine Justices as New Justice Neil Gorsuch Assumes Seat

D.C. Circuit Rules That Broadly Worded Confidentiality Agreement Violates Federal Labor Law, But Orders Reconsideration of Nondisclosure Policy

In a closely watched case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled recently that an

By |2017-04-14T12:23:06-05:004/14/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Labor Relations, Policies and Practices|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on D.C. Circuit Rules That Broadly Worded Confidentiality Agreement Violates Federal Labor Law, But Orders Reconsideration of Nondisclosure Policy

Congress Repeals “Paycheck Transparency” Requirements of “Blacklisting” Executive Order; OFCCP’s Separate “Pay Transparency” Regulations Remain in Effect

On March 27, 2017, President Trump signed a joint resolution passed by Congress that revokes the regulations implementing former President

By |2020-09-21T13:55:02-05:004/7/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment, Government Contracts, Labor Relations, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Congress Repeals “Paycheck Transparency” Requirements of “Blacklisting” Executive Order; OFCCP’s Separate “Pay Transparency” Regulations Remain in Effect