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Labor Relations / Unions

NLRB expands remedies for unfair labor violations

12/20/2022
The National Labor Relations Board, which administers the National Labor Relations Act, has become bolder in devising new penalties for employers it finds guilty of committing unfair labor practices.

Microsoft gamers voting on company’s first U.S. union

12/13/2022
Three hundred quality assurance workers for a subsidiary of Microsoft are voting through December on whether to form a union.

NLRB is watching: Don’t spy on your employees

11/15/2022
Concerned by the brave new world of digital supervision, the NLRB issued a memo on Oct. 31 warning employers not to use intrusive or abusive electronic surveillance.

Overreacting to union talk often backfires

10/06/2022
You may have read about recent high-profile companies and their responses to unionization efforts. Smaller employers also face NLRB unfair labor charges over their handling of unionization efforts.

What has the Federal Trade Commission been up to?

09/27/2022
Checking in on the FTC’s newest initiatives with gig work and impersonation scams.

NLRB efforts to liberalize joint employer standard won’t go away

09/22/2022
Joint employment matters … a lot … because if you’re a joint employer over the employees of another employer, you are jointly and severally liable for the legal wrongs committed by the primary employer.

Public approval of labor unions highest in 57 years

09/15/2022
Almost seven in 10 Americans have a favorable view of labor unions, according to a Gallup poll released Aug. 30.

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.