All Items: Labor Relations

NLRB Rejects Amazon Challenge to Mail Ballot Union Election

Date:

February 16, 2021

The NLRB has denied Amazon's request to block a regional director's order to conduct a union election using mail-in ballots.
Union Membership Rate Rose in 2020 Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

Date:

February 4, 2021

While the US lost nearly 10 million jobs in 2020, the union membership rate actually increased according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, including for private employers.
NLRB Files Complaint Against Google for Illegally Spying On, Firing Employees

Date:

December 9, 2020

An NLRB complaint claims Google violated the National Labor Relations Act by illegally spying on and terminating some of its employees.
Employers May Restrict Employees' Moonlighting, NLRB Rules

Date:

August 10, 2020

Employers may lawfully maintain a rule or policy against moonlighting under a recent ruling by the NLRB, provided they do not use the rule to prohibit or discipline employees for engaging in protected activity.
NLRB Allows Discipline for Offensive Language Used During Protected Activities

Date:

July 27, 2020

The NLRB has ruled that employers no longer need overlook the use of obscene, racist or abusive language in the workplace by employees who are engaged in activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
Employers Have No Duty to Bargain Over Discipline Taken Prior to a Contract, NLRB Rules

Date:

July 14, 2020

An employer does not have a duty to bargain with a union over employee discipline prior to reaching a first collective bargaining agreement, according to a recent NLRB ruling.
Employees Must Affirmatively Request Weingarten Rights, DC Circuit Rules

Date:

July 2, 2020

The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an employee must affirmatively request union representation to invoke their Weingarten rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
Federal Court Blocks Key Parts of New Union Election Rules

Date:

June 2, 2020

A federal district court has blocked five key provisions of final rules that modify procedures for union representation elections, while allowing other parts of the final rules to take effect.
West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds State Right-to-Work Law

Date:

April 27, 2020

The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld the state's right-to-work law, the Workplace Freedom Act.
NLRB Finalizes Joint Employment Rule

Date:

February 26, 2020

The final rule will provide businesses "clarity, stability and predictability" in determining whether they are joint employers of another business's employees under federal labor law, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said.

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All Items: Labor Relations

NLRB Rejects Amazon Challenge to Mail Ballot Union Election

Union Membership Rate Rose in 2020 Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

NLRB Files Complaint Against Google for Illegally Spying On, Firing Employees

Employers May Restrict Employees' Moonlighting, NLRB Rules

NLRB Allows Discipline for Offensive Language Used During Protected Activities

Employers Have No Duty to Bargain Over Discipline Taken Prior to a Contract, NLRB Rules

Employees Must Affirmatively Request Weingarten Rights, DC Circuit Rules

Federal Court Blocks Key Parts of New Union Election Rules

West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds State Right-to-Work Law

NLRB Finalizes Joint Employment Rule

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