Labor Relations / Unions

Nurses union responds to Star Tribune story

12/23/2013

The Minneapolis Star Tribune recently ran an investigative report showing how easily Minnesota nurses can evade background check requirements and how few face discipline for serious misconduct. Now the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) has come out in favor of tougher standards.

NLRB: Walmart threatened Black Friday protesters

12/23/2013

The NLRB has determined that retail giant Walmart threatened retaliation against employees considering staging protests on Black Friday in 2012.

Union president in Longview sentenced for embezzlement

12/16/2013

A federal judge has sentenced the former president of GMP Allied Workers Local 284 to 12 months and one day in prison after he pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges. The union official admitted taking $124,181 from the Longview-based local between 2000 and 2011.

U.S. Supreme Court: Key HR law rulings to watch for in early 2014

12/12/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a number of cases during the 2013-14 term that could affect employers. Look for decisions before the term ends in June 2014.

2 employment law bills fall to Gov. Brown’s veto pen

12/03/2013

Gov. Jerry Brown recently vetoed two laws affecting employee rights.

Check settlement agreements for precise ADEA language

12/02/2013

When an employee promises not to sue for age discrimination and accepts money in exchange for that promise, he can revoke that agreement unless it contains some very specific language. But the revocation can only apply to the age discrimination claims, not others. Those remain settled.

Supreme Court to hear variety of employment-related cases

11/14/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a number of cases during the 2013-14 term that could affect employers.

Facebook posts earn Walmart employee the ax

11/14/2013

Walmart managers at the chain’s Hamburg store in suburban Buffalo moved quickly after the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations alerted it to anti-Islamic Facebook postings by one of its assistant managers.

Employees say they want a union? Here’s how not to respond

11/08/2013

It’s natural to feel betrayed and upset if you discover that some employees have invited outsiders to help organize a union at your workplace. Best bet: Think and learn before you act. If you handle the news incorrectly, you may end up in the cross hairs of the NLRB.

Where should we display labor law posters?

10/29/2013

Q. I recently heard that some of our posters have to be displayed where applicants can see them, not just our employees. Is that true?