All Items: Labor Relations

New Mexico Approves Union Shop Law, Voids Local Right-to-Work Laws

Date:

April 8, 2019

New Mexico has passed a new law expressly allowing employers and labor organizations to enter into union security agreements.and voiding several local right-to-work laws.
NLRB Returns to Common Law Standard for Classifying Independent Contractors

Date:

January 28, 2019

A new NLRB decision has overturned an Obama-era labor board ruling and restored the standard for determining independent contractor status to one based on the traditional common-law test.
NLRB Strategic Plan Aims to Shorten Time for Resolving Cases

Date:

January 7, 2019

The NLRB will be looking to improve its efficiency in handling cases over the next four years, according to its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2019 to 2022.
Joint Employment Test Heads Back to NLRB After DC Circuit's Mixed Ruling

Date:

January 4, 2019

In a mixed opinion, a federal appellate court has given new life to the Obama-era joint employment standard but also sent the case back to the NLRB which may give the labor board an opportunity to further chip away at the test.
Software Company Settles NLRB Complaint for $775,000

Date:

December 3, 2018

A Silicon Valley software startup has agreed to pay $775,000 to settle an unfair labor practice claim filed by the NLRB on behalf of 15 former software engineers who had sought to organize.
Kentucky "Right to Work" Law Survives Legal Challenge

Date:

November 30, 2018

The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld the state's "right to work" law by a 4-3 vote, finding it does not discriminate against unions when compared to other organizations.
Local Right to Work Rulings Split Federal Courts, Supreme Court Challenge Possible

Date:

October 10, 2018

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an Illinois village lacked authority under the NLRA to pass a right-to-work law. The decision creates a split with the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and sets up a possible Supreme Court challenge.
NLRB Proposes Revised Joint Employment Rule

Date:

September 13, 2018

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced it is issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to redefine the standards for determining whether two or more employers are joint employers under federal labor law and thereby jointly liable for any labor law violations.
Supreme Court's Epic Systems Ruling Continues to Limit Class Actions

Date:

August 17, 2018

New federal court rulings are applying the Supreme Court's Epic Systems decision to prohibit employees from joining collective actions in a host of situations, including in a recent case against Chipotle.
"Right to Work" Law Soundly Defeated in Missouri

Date:

August 10, 2018

Missouri voters delivered a big win to organized labor in rejecting a "right to work" law by a 2-to-1 margin. The prospective law would have barred private-sector unions from requiring workers to pay dues as a condition of employment.

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New Mexico Approves Union Shop Law, Voids Local Right-to-Work Laws

NLRB Returns to Common Law Standard for Classifying Independent Contractors

NLRB Strategic Plan Aims to Shorten Time for Resolving Cases

Joint Employment Test Heads Back to NLRB After DC Circuit's Mixed Ruling

Software Company Settles NLRB Complaint for $775,000

Kentucky "Right to Work" Law Survives Legal Challenge

Local Right to Work Rulings Split Federal Courts, Supreme Court Challenge Possible

NLRB Proposes Revised Joint Employment Rule

Supreme Court's Epic Systems Ruling Continues to Limit Class Actions

"Right to Work" Law Soundly Defeated in Missouri

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