All Items: Labor Relations

CNN Agrees to Pay $76 Million in Backpay to Settle NLRB Case

Date:

January 14, 2020

CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in backpay to settle a long-standing case with the NLRB. The monetary settlement is the largest in the agency's history and will be distributed to more than 300 individuals.
Recent NLRB Rules and Decisions Reverse Standards Set by Obama-era Board

Date:

December 20, 2019

The National Labor Relations Board released a long-awaited rule on union elections as well as issuing new rulings affecting dues checkoff requirements, use of employer email systems for organizing and work rules requiring confidentiality during workplace investigations.
NLRB Proposed Rule Would Deny Grad Students Right to Unionize

Date:

September 26, 2019

The NLRB has published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making that would exempt undergraduate and graduate students working in connection with their studies from the NLRB's reach.
NLRB Rulings Make It Harder to Organize Micro-Bargaining Units, Easier to Change Contract Terms

Date:

September 12, 2019

Two new NLRB rulings make it more difficult for a union to organize a micro-unit within an organization and adopt a new standard for determining whether a unilateral change of a term or condition of employment by an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act.
Employers May Not Require Employees to Use Their Real Names on Social Media, NLRB Says

Date:

August 30, 2019

The NLRB Office of General Counsel has released an advice memo providing insight into the types of social media work rules that are unlawfully overbroad following its 2017 ruling in The Boeing Company.
Employers May Demand Arbitration Agreements in Response to Collective Actions, NLRB Rules

Date:

August 20, 2019

Federal labor law does not prohibit employers from promulgating mandatory arbitration agreements in response to employees opting in to a collective action under wage and hour laws, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in Cordúa Restaurants.
New York Extends Labor Protections to Farm Workers

Date:

July 29, 2019

A new law extends collective bargaining rights, overtime and other labor protections to farm workers in New York.
Trump to Nominate Eugene Scalia as Labor Secretary

Date:

July 19, 2019

President Trump has said he will name Eugene Scalia, son of the former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, as his next Secretary of Labor. The nomination is likely to spark a confirmation battle in the Senate.
NLRB Ruling Eases Way for Employers to End Union Recognition

Date:

July 11, 2019

A new NLRB ruling makes it easier for employers to withdraw recognition of the union representing its employees when its contract is close to expiring.
VW Plant Workers in Tennessee Vote Against Unionizing

Date:

June 17, 2019

Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted against joining the United Auto Workers during a closely watched unionization election.

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CNN Agrees to Pay $76 Million in Backpay to Settle NLRB Case

Recent NLRB Rules and Decisions Reverse Standards Set by Obama-era Board

NLRB Proposed Rule Would Deny Grad Students Right to Unionize

NLRB Rulings Make It Harder to Organize Micro-Bargaining Units, Easier to Change Contract Terms

Employers May Not Require Employees to Use Their Real Names on Social Media, NLRB Says

Employers May Demand Arbitration Agreements in Response to Collective Actions, NLRB Rules

New York Extends Labor Protections to Farm Workers

Trump to Nominate Eugene Scalia as Labor Secretary

NLRB Ruling Eases Way for Employers to End Union Recognition

VW Plant Workers in Tennessee Vote Against Unionizing

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