By Howard Mavity Last week’s NLRB Purple Communications decision about employee emails combine with the announcement by the National Labor Relations Board … Read more
How to Have the Best, Litigation-Free Office Holiday Party Ever
Editor’s Note: The holiday season is here, and TLNT is again getting into the spirit with some classic past holiday posts. Look for them until Christmas … Read more
NLRB Pushes Through Rule Allowing “Quickie” Union Elections
By Eric B. Meyer Cue the haters. Following a decision earlier last week permitting employees to use company email to badmouth you and unionize, the … Read more
Why That NLRB Ruling About Employee’s Using Email is No Big Deal
By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board says that your employees can use company email to badmouth you and unionize. Well, here are four … Read more
Possible Impact of Obama’s Immigration Initiative: More FLSA Claims
By John E. Thompson Lurking among the numerous considerations raised by President Obama’s “immigration accountability” initiative are the … Read more
What to Do About ‘Ban the Box’
“Ban the Box” is a national civil-rights movement backed by advocates for job applicants with criminal convictions. Proponents of these laws believe that … Read more
Court: Screening Workers Going Home Doesn’t Count as Work Time
By John E. Thompson The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday found that the time non-exempt employees spent in connection with an end-of-workday security screening … Read more
Senate Confirms New Member of the National Labor Relations Board
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman The U.S. Senate this week confirmed the nomination of Lauren McFerran to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. … Read more
The Big Problem With Background Checks at Uber
Uber can’t seem to get it right. First, the San Francisco-based ride-sharing service was criticized for NOT doing background checks, and now it’s under … Read more
Why Having the Candidate Pay the Fee Can Become A Federal Case
Hello Jeff, Every Monday morning, the first thing I do is look for your column. You’ve been my legal guide for so long, and I really appreciate the … Read more