All Items: Labor Relations

NLRB Limits on Separation Agreements Are Retroactive

Date:

March 24, 2023

An NLRB ruling that nondisparagement or confidentiality clauses in separation agreements are unlawful if they would restrict or interfere with an employee's labor rights applies retroactively, according to a new General Counsel guidance memo.
NLRB Nixes Confidentiality, Nondisparagement Clauses in Separation Agreements

Date:

February 28, 2023

The NLRB put the brakes on the use of nondisparagement and confidentiality clauses in separation agreements if they require employees to waive their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
Unions' Right to Strike at Risk Before Supreme Court

Date:

January 11, 2023

A long-standing rule shielding unions from lawsuits for damages caused when their workers exercise their right to strike could be in jeopardy in a closely watched case.
Employers Face Stronger Unfair Labor Practice Penalties After NLRB Ruling

Date:

December 14, 2022

The NLRB will now require employers to compensate employees for all monetary harm resulting from a National Labor Relations Act violation.
Illinois Guarantees Labor Rights, While Tennessee Bolsters Its Right-to-Work Status

Date:

November 16, 2022

Voters in Illinois and Tennessee each approved ballot initiatives amending their state constitution regarding labor rights. However, the measures were completely opposite to each other with one affirming the right-to-work and the other the right-to-bargain,
Dues Checkoff Can Continue After Contract Ends, NLRB Rules

Date:

October 5, 2022

Employers must continue withholding union dues from employees' wages and remitting them to the union after a collective bargaining agreement expires, the NLRB has ruled, reversing a major Trump-era Board ruling.
NLRB's Proposed Joint Employment Rule Could Raise Liability Risks

Date:

September 8, 2022

An employer may be deemed a joint employer if it has indirect and unexercised control over the employment terms and conditions of a shared employee, under a rule proposed by the NLRB.
NLRB Reverses Course, Bars Rules Banning Wearing of Union Insignia

Date:

September 2, 2022

In the first reversal of a precedent set during the Trump administration, the NLRB ruled that wearing union insignia is a critical form of protected communication and any attempt to restrict it is presumptively unlawful.
Court Orders Starbucks to Rehire Fired Union-Organizing Employees

Date:

August 29, 2022

A federal district court has ordered a Starbucks store to rehire seven employees who it had fired during a union organizing campaign.
Employee's Epithets Protected Under Labor Law

Date:

August 24, 2022

Consistency is the key: An employer that fires an employee for vulgar speech that violates its antiharassment policy must be able to show it would have done the same even if the employee had not been engaging in activities protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

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NLRB Limits on Separation Agreements Are Retroactive

NLRB Nixes Confidentiality, Nondisparagement Clauses in Separation Agreements

Unions' Right to Strike at Risk Before Supreme Court

Employers Face Stronger Unfair Labor Practice Penalties After NLRB Ruling

Illinois Guarantees Labor Rights, While Tennessee Bolsters Its Right-to-Work Status

Dues Checkoff Can Continue After Contract Ends, NLRB Rules

NLRB's Proposed Joint Employment Rule Could Raise Liability Risks

NLRB Reverses Course, Bars Rules Banning Wearing of Union Insignia

Court Orders Starbucks to Rehire Fired Union-Organizing Employees

Employee's Epithets Protected Under Labor Law

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