NLRB to Revisit Employee Use of Employer Email
On August 1, 2018 the National Labor Relations Board invited interested parties to file briefs on whether the Board should adhere to,...
California Supreme Court Rejects de minimus Doctrine
On July 26, 2018 the California Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Fair Labor Standard Act’s de minimus Doctrine does not apply to...
NLRB Overrules DuPont Case, Now Allowing Unilateral Action Consistent with Past Practice
On December 15, 2017, in a 3 to 2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board overruled its 2016 DuPont case, which had ruled that an...
NLRB Overrules Specialty Healthcare, Eliminating "Overwhelming Community of Interest" Stan
In a 3 to 2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board has overruled the controversial Specialty Healthcare decision of 2011. The Board...
Common Sense Returns to the NLRB
What a difference a Management majority on the National Labor Relations Board makes! In a 3 to 2 decision involving The Boeing Company,...
NLRB Reinstates Prior "Joint Employer" Standard
More good news from the National Labor Relations Board! In a 3 to 2 decision, the NLRB has overruled its 2015 decision in Browning...
New NLRB Management Majority Revisiting "Quickie" Election Rule
NLRB Chairman Philip A. Miscimarra and new Board Members Marvin E. Kaplan and William J. Emanuel have approved the publication of a...
Management Attorney Peter Robb Confirmed as New NLRB General Counsel
Great news for Management! On November 8, 2017, by a vote of 49 to 46, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Peter...
Update on U.S. DOL Overtime Rule Litigation
In a surprising and disappointing move, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has decided to appeal U.S. District Court Judge Amos...
Independent Contractor Status Wounded in North Carolina
We have been writing for months about the never-ending saga of legislative attempts to remove from North Carolina law a provision in the...
