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Showing 14 posts tagged National Labor Relations Act.

Amidst Unionization Trends, What Can Employers Do?

By Claire M. Vujanovic on November 13, 2023
Posted In Labor Law, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Union

With strikes and unionization efforts appearing in recent news with great frequency, many employers are left wondering, “Am I next?” Though labor organizing creates a tough legal line for employers to walk, there are options to protect your business from union activity. More >

Tags: Bargaining Units, Employee Handbook, Labor Law, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, NLRB, union avoidance, union elections

NLRB Time Travels Back to 2014 Rule to Speed Up Union Elections

By Claire M. Vujanovic on August 29, 2023
Posted In Labor Law, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Union

Once again, the NLRB has taken up time travel, this time reversing a 2019 rule about union election procedures to return to the 2014 “quickie election” rule that allows unions to organize workplaces at lightning speed. More >

Tags: Labor Law, National Labor Relations Act, NLRB, quickie elections, union elections

NLRB Gets Back in the Time Machine, Reverts to Previous Independent Contractor Test

By Cynthia L. Effinger on June 16, 2023
Posted In Independent Contractors, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Worker Misclassification

It’s 2023: do you know who your employees are? If you think you do, think again: the National Labor Relations Board announced in a June 13th decision on the case The Atlanta Opera, Inc., that it is changing its test for determining which workers are independent contractors and which are covered employees, reverting once again to an Obama-era standard.  For employers, this means that the potential for running into issues with misclassification and unionization has increased significantly. More >

Tags: classification, employee classification, independent contractor, Independent Contractors, Labor Law, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, NLRB

New NLRB Memo Says Non-Compete Agreements Violate NLRA

By Claire M. Vujanovic on May 31, 2023
Posted In Employee Agreement, National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Non-Compete Agreement

Following the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) January proposal to ban non-compete agreements, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a memo stating that non-compete agreements, except in very specific circumstances, violate the National Labor Relations Act. Any employer who uses non-compete agreements, or other agreements that functionally serve as non-competes, should be bracing for impact. More >

Tags: employment agreement, employment law for employers, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, NLRB, Non-compete agreements, Non-disclosure agreements

NLRB Modifies Test for Bargaining Units, Resurrecting the Dreaded Micro-Unit

By Claire M. Vujanovic on December 16, 2022
Posted In Labor Law, National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

On December 14, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in the case American Steel Construction, Inc., modifying the test for determining inclusions in bargaining units. The Board’s decision reverts the test to an Obama-era standard that allows unions to form smaller, easier-to-organize bargaining units known as “micro-units”—the mention of which will send many employers into a panic. More >

Tags: Bargaining Units, Labor Law, Micro Units, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, NLRB

NLRB GC Seeks to End Captive Audience Meetings

By Claire M. Vujanovic on April 18, 2022
Posted In Employment Law, National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Union

In yet another bid to weaken employers’ stance in the face of organized labor, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo has issued a memo calling for an end to employer-led “captive audience” meetings. This move by the NLRB threatens one of employers’ key tools for curbing unionization in the workplace and is yet another foreboding sign of the Biden administration’s pro-labor agenda. More >

Tags: captive audience meetings, employment law for employers, Labor Law, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, NLRB

Amazon Workers Vote to Unionize, Paving Way for New Labor Woes for Employers

By Claire M. Vujanovic on April 1, 2022
Posted In Labor Law, National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), Union

For the first time in the U.S., an Amazon facility’s workers have voted to unionize. The workers at the Staten Island warehouse “JFK8” voted 2,654-2,131 to be represented by the Amazon Labor Union (ALU). After years of unsuccessful organizing attempts across the country, this breakthrough victory portends a growing labor movement, and employers should be ready for what it may bring. More >

Tags: Labor Law, National Labor Relations Act, NLRB

Boeing, Boeing, Gone! NLRB GC Recommends Reversal of Employer Handbook Standards

By Claire M. Vujanovic on March 15, 2022
Posted In Employee Handbook, Employment Law, Labor Law, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

With any new administration in Washington comes changes to the National Labor Relations Board. From the start, Biden’s NLRB has made clear their goal to reverse the employer-friendly handbook standards established by the Boeing decision, and the General Counsel’s March 7th post-hearing brief includes recommendations that take further steps towards that goal. More >

Tags: Employee Handbook, employment law, employment law for employers, Labor Law, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, NLRB, Policies and Procedures
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