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Labor Relations / Unions

Beware shutting down to avoid unionization

09/15/2022
Organized labor is enjoying a renaissance. In the first nine months of the fiscal year, union representation petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board have increased 58%. For employers, the trend means employees may be far more likely to unionize than ever before.

NLRB proposes worker-friendly joint-employer rule

09/08/2022
The National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 6 released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act.

D.C. Circuit to NLRB: Take a fresh look at joint-employer ruling

08/02/2022
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the National Labor Relations Board to revisit its most recent, Trump-era ruling in Browning-Ferris Industries, a landmark decision that defined what it means to be a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act.

NLRB numbers rising for election petitions, unfair labor charges

07/19/2022
Union representation petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board have increased 56% during the first nine months of Fiscal Year 2022.

Price of an illegal gag order: $3.12 million

07/14/2022
Employers can’t interfere with workers’ right to engage in concerted activity aimed at improving working conditions. For example, you can’t have a handbook policy or work rule that threatens discipline for employees who talk to reporters. A recent seven-figure settlement shows how expensive having and enforcing such a rule can be.

NLRB expands penalties for labor violations

07/07/2022
The National Labor Relations Board has grown bolder in coming up with new penalties to slap on employers it finds guilty of committing unfair labor practices. NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently sent out a memo summarizing the board’s new approach.

Don’t cyber-spy on employees’ union discussions

06/24/2022
Federal labor law makes it unlawful for employers to “do something out of the ordinary” to observe employees’ union organizing activities. That includes surveilling employees’ online activities.

NLRB helps a new breed of activists unionize

06/02/2022
After decades of declining union membership, the National Labor Relations Board has begun playing an active supporting role in organized labor’s recent success winning union representation elections.

Bill would disallow employer tax breaks for anti-union activity

06/01/2022
The Senate Finance Committee could soon begin holding hearings on legislation that would deny employer tax deductions for any money spent “to influence their employees with respect to labor organizations or labor organization activities, such as elections, labor disputes and collective actions.”

Kids these days: ‘Here’s how much I get paid’

05/05/2022
Talking about how much one earns used to be considered taboo both at work and in social settings. That’s changing.