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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NLRB Finds Uber Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees

Date:: May 17, 2019

In a victory for Uber, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) advice memorandum has concluded that the company's drivers are independent contractors rather than employees.

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.

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.

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