September 29, 2021
Via: HR HeroThose of you who have watched the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—the nation’s primary enforcer of labor law—over the years no doubt expect it to reshuffle its priorities when the White House changes parties. The Board swore in Jennifer Abruzzo […]
June 10, 2021
Via: HR HeroThe 7th Circuit recently upheld a decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a case involving Woodbridge Winery. The ruling cemented employees’ right to display a pro-union message on their clothing, despite the employer’s actions to remove the […]
July 23, 2020
Via: HR HeroThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a ruling making it easier to discipline or fire employees for offensive speech. In the July 21 decision, the NRLB moved to resolve a conflict that sometimes arises between two worker protection […]
September 11, 2019
Via: Evil HR LadyCalifornia’s Senate approved, with a 29 to 11 vote, to require companies like Uber and Lyft to treat all contractors like employees. According to the New York Times, the bill should sail through the Assembly, and Governor Gavin Newsom has […]
June 12, 2019
Via: HR HeroHalfway through the current administration, it’s unlikely there will be much significant employment legislation passed between now and the next election. With the Democrats controlling the House of Representatives, it doesn’t really matter what laws the president proposes and the […]
May 16, 2019
Via: Evil HR LadyThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just ruled that Uber drivers are, indeed, contractors and not employees. This news made Uber’s stock soar but there’s more to this than just a stock price. This ruling can impact your business if […]
October 24, 2018
Via: HR HeroThe federal appellate court that sits in New Orleans recently agreed with the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) finding that In-N-Out Burger violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it barred its employees from wearing buttons […]
March 19, 2018
Via: HR DiveThe advice memo may not be the final word in the case (it directs a regional NLRB office to pursue the case if it can’t reach a settlement with the employer), but tracks with what employment law attorneys were advising […]
Development & Evaluation, Employee retention
January 11, 2016
Via: SHRMThe National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) ambush election rule and micro-bargaining decisions may tilt the balance in favor of unions. It pays, therefore, to take some time to brush up on what both require of employers. Representation Election Rule The […]