HR Support on the Management of Labor Relations

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• Date:

  April 9, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Alabama Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionizing

  Employees at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse have overwhelming voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, following a highly watched organizing effort.

• Date:

  March 31, 2021

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Rules Tesla Violated Workers' Rights During Union Campaign

  The NLRB ruled that Tesla engaged in unlawful union-busting activity during a 2017 union-organizing campaign at its flagship manufacturing plant.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19): Vaccination Options and Responsibilities

  Updated to include CDC guidance relating to workplace vaccination sites.

• Date:

  February 16, 2021

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Rejects Amazon Challenge to Mail Ballot Union Election

  The NLRB has denied Amazon's request to block a regional director's order to conduct a union election using mail-in ballots.

• Date:

  February 4, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Union Membership Rate Rose in 2020 Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

  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.

• Date:

  December 9, 2020

  Type:

  News

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

  An NLRB complaint claims Google violated the National Labor Relations Act by illegally spying on and terminating some of its employees.

• Date:

  November 12, 2020

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Podcast: What the Biden Presidency Could Mean for Employers

  Proskauer employment attorneys Anthony Oncidi and Laura Fant join XpertHR Legal Editor David Weisenfeld to discuss the changes employers should expect with the new administration.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Labor Rights and Enforcement: Federal

  Updated to include information on an NLRB decision regarding moonlighting.

• Date:

  August 10, 2020

  Type:

  News

  Employers May Restrict Employees' Moonlighting, NLRB Rules

  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.

• Type:

  FAQs

  May an employer discipline an employee for offensive or abusive language or actions in the course of engaging in activity that may be protected under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)?