CDC Shortens Recommended COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Periods
On December 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an update to its isolation and quarantine guidance. Although
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NLRB Says Employers Covered by OSHA ETS Have Options, Triggering Duty to Bargain
Last week, as widely reported, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary
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NLRB General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo Issues “Mandatory Submissions to Advice” and “Utilization of Section 10(j) Proceedings” Memos, Outlining Her Priorities and Enforcement Agenda
On August 12, 2021, Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued her first memorandum as newly sworn National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) General
Senate Confirms Biden Nominee Jennifer Abruzzo as NLRB General Counsel, Paving Way for Pro-Union Shift
On July 21, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jennifer Abruzzo to a four-year term as the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board
NLRB’s Division of Advice Concludes That Employee’s COVID-19 Policy Complaints Are Not Protected Concerted Activity
On June 15, 2021, the Office of General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released an Advice Memorandum,
President Biden Creates Task Force to Help Unions Organize Your Workforce
Following on his promises to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen,” President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on Worker
NLRB General Counsel Reveals Intent to Expand Section 7 Protections
On March 30, 2021, the Office of General Counsel of the National Labor Relation Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released an Obama-era Advice
NLRB Holds Arbitration Agreements Can Remain Confidential—for Now
Confidential arbitration agreements between employers and their employees are commonplace. Employers favor such agreements for many reasons,
The Board Brings the NLRA Into the Modern Era of Discipline for Abusive Conduct, and Union Leaders Lament “Guys Like Us, We Had It Made. Those Were the Days.”
On Tuesday, the three-member, all Republican, National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a 3-0 decision in General Motors LLC and
NLRB Restores Employer Rights to Discipline Newly-Unionized Employees Without Bargaining
On June 23, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) overruled a 2016 decision that required employers to bargain over
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Tie Goes to the Employer: National Labor Relations Board Overrules Past Precedent Regarding Dual-Marked Ballots
The National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, overruled decades of convoluted Board precedent regarding
NLRB Ends Suspension of Union Representation Elections
Amid the ever-increasing impact of the COVID-19 crisis across the country, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”)
NLRB Finalizes Three Amendments to Election Procedures, Continuing Rulemaking Agenda
On the heels of guidance regarding when the duty to bargain may be suspended or modified during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Labor Relations
Shhh – CARES Act Hush Money Loans Require Desperate Employers Not to Oppose Unionization
In the chaos of a global health pandemic and what some economists are calling the Great Suppression, Americans have shown amazing solidarity in the
NLRB Postpones All Elections Indefinitely and Seriously Limits Other Agency Operations: The Status of NLRB Operations in the Face of COVID-19
The impact of the novel coronavirus has slammed employers across the globe, and federal agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board