By Eric B. Meyer No more questions about criminal convictions on job applications. Flanked by New Jersey Sen. (and former Newark Mayor) Cory Booker, D-NJ, … Read more
Court Finds That Employer’s Anti-Union Communication Was Lawful
By Nelson D. Cary and Liz Cramer A federal appellate court, the Richmond, Virginia-based Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, recently reigned-in the … Read more
Bernie Sanders Brings Back the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check)
By Eric B. Meyer Remember the Employee Free Choice Act? Back in 2009, the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as “card check,” was introduced in both … Read more
New Bill Would Greatly Expand Penalties, Remedies for Unfair Labor Practices
By Eric B. Meyer It’s seen by some as making labor organizing akin to a civil right. “Woo hoo!” said none of you. On Wednesday, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., … Read more
Late for Work 111 Times Because of Breakfast, He Got to Keep His $90,000 Job
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this year, I shared the most unique late-to-work excuses. “I have a bad habit of eating breakfast in the morning, and I lost track … Read more
You’re Not the Boss of Me? Well, the NLRB May Disagree
By Gregory D. Hanscom With a few key strokes last month, the National Labor Relations Board, in a 3-2 decision down party lines, wiped away years of … Read more
NLRB Decision Opens the Door to Make Agencies, Clients Joint Employers
In a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a broad new standard for determining whether two businesses are “joint employers” … Read more
NLRB Ruling Could Mean the End of Contract Employment as It Now Exists
By Steven Bernstein, Richard Meneghello, and Matthew Korn In a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a broad new standard for … Read more
Why the NLRB Ruled That College Football Players Can’t Unionize
By Nelson Cary and George Stevens This week, the long-running saga of whether NCAA Division I football players are employees under the National Labor … Read more
Adecco’s Google Express Drivers Seek Union Vote
Contract warehouse and shipping workers working for Google Express are petitioning to have the Teamsters Union represent them. The 140 workers are employed … Read more