HR Support on the Management of Labor Relations

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  The Unionization Process: Federal

  Updated to include information on a recent court ruling and NLRB rule revisions regarding union elections rules.

• Date:

  March 24, 2023

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Limits on Separation Agreements Are Retroactive

  An NLRB ruling that nondisparagement or confidentiality clauses in separation agreements are unlawful if they would restrict or interfere with an employee's labor rights applies retroactively, according to a new General Counsel guidance memo.

• Date:

  February 28, 2023

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Nixes Confidentiality, Nondisparagement Clauses in Separation Agreements

  The NLRB put the brakes on the use of nondisparagement and confidentiality clauses in separation agreements if they require employees to waive their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  The Unionization Process: California

  Updated to reflect amendments to the Agricultural Labor Relations Act related to union organizing and penalties, effective January 1, 2023.

• Date:

  January 11, 2023

  Type:

  News

  Unions' Right to Strike at Risk Before Supreme Court

  A long-standing rule shielding unions from lawsuits for damages caused when their workers exercise their right to strike could be in jeopardy in a closely watched case.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York Requires Electronic Availability of Mandated Workplace Posters

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  The Unionization Process: Illinois

  Updated to include the "workers' rights" amendment to the state constitution, adopted at the November 2022 general election, certified December 5, 2022.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Illinois Guarantees Organizing and Collective Bargaining Rights

• Date:

  December 14, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Employers Face Stronger Unfair Labor Practice Penalties After NLRB Ruling

  The NLRB will now require employers to compensate employees for all monetary harm resulting from a National Labor Relations Act violation.

• Date:

  November 16, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Illinois Guarantees Labor Rights, While Tennessee Bolsters Its Right-to-Work Status

  Voters in Illinois and Tennessee each approved ballot initiatives amending their state constitution regarding labor rights. However, the measures were completely opposite to each other with one affirming the right-to-work and the other the right-to-bargain,