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Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh's Past Rulings Signal Employer-Friendly Approach

Date:: July 10, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has compiled a largely pro-employer record in his 12 years on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. But a contentious Senate confirmation process likely awaits him.

Supreme Court Deals Blow to Unions in Collective Bargaining Fees Ruling

Date:: June 29, 2018

The Supreme Court has ruled that states and public-sector unions may no longer collect agency fees from non-union employees who object to paying them. Writing for the Court, Justice Samuel Alito said the compelled subsidization of private speech inpinges on First Amendment rights.

Justice Kennedy Retires From Supreme Court, Setting Stage for Likely Confirmation Battle

Date:: June 27, 2018

Kennedy's retirement could lead to a "durable conservative majority of votes for the foreseeable future," which will have a transformative effect on labor and employment law, one expert predicted.

NLRB Will Propose Joint Employment Rule Soon

Date:: June 7, 2018

The current uncertainty over the standard to be applied in determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) "undermines employers' willingness to create jobs and expand business opportunities," according to National Labor Relations Board Chairman John F. Ring.

Boeing Workers in South Carolina Vote to Join Union

Date:: June 5, 2018

A group of employees at Boeing's South Carolina plant have voted to unionize as a "micro-unit." The successful union vote have implications for other employers.

Supreme Court Restricts Employee Class Actions in Pro-Arbitration Ruling

Date:: May 23, 2018

The US Supreme Court has ruled that companies may compel their employees to arbitrate workplace disputes individually rather than as part of a class action in a 5-4 decision.

Burger Joint Becomes First Unionized Fast-Food Restaurant

Date:: May 7, 2018

For the first time in the US, a fast-food restaurant - Burgerville in Portland, Oregon - has been unionized through a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) supervised election.

Republican Majority Restored as Ring Confirmed to NLRB

Date:: April 12, 2018

The Senate has confirmed John Ring, a management-side employment attorney, to a five-year term on the National Labor Relations Board restoring a 3-2 Republican majority to the Board and paving the way to reverse Obama-era rulings.

Manufacturer's Anti-Union Messages in Meetings Support Unfair Labor Practice Charges

Date:: April 5, 2018

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld National Labor Relation Board findings that an aluminum manufacturer committed multiple unfair labor practices before and after a union election. However, the court denied enforcement of a bargaining order issued to remedy the ULPs, ruling that the Board did not fully take into account events occurring between the time of the unfair labor practices and its order.

NLRB Asks Appellate Court to Reconsider Joint Employer Case

Date:: March 6, 2018

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit could either uphold the National Labor Relations Board's Browning-Ferris ruling or overturn it, thereby opening the door for the court or the NLRB to issue a new joint employment standard.

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