If you recruit in Italy, don’t check the social networks when you background a candidate. In Spain, you can monitor the time your workers spend on … Read more
Recent NLRB Rulings Complicate Employer-Worker Relations
By Marc Bloch Labor always has been a big supporter of the Democratic Party. Lately, with little to show for that support, it’s reflected in the fact … Read more
Unions in Decline? National Labor Relations Board to the Rescue!
By John D. McLachlan The failure of the Employee Free Choice Act to become law does not mean that unions are giving up, or that their elected and appointed … Read more
NLRB Proposals Would Overhaul Union Election Rules in the Workplace
By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed amendments to its existing rules and regulations that will vastly change the way … Read more
NLRB Judge Invalidates Employer’s Mandatory Grievance Arbitration
Employers with mandatory arbitration policies should give them a second look in the wake of an NLRB’s judge’s ruling against a global supplier … Read more
Here’s Proof That a Twitter Firing Can Withstand NLRB Scrutiny
By Eric. B. Meyer I was considering three topics for today’s post: A teacher who was fired for watching 67 seconds of pornography; This smokin-hot … Read more
A Rare But Important Employer Victory With the NLRB
By Eric B. Meyer On April 29, 2011, a unanimous three-member panel (including Member Hayes) of the NLRB agreed to set aside the results of an elections … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Does Power Point Cause Bad Meetings? Not Bloody Likely
I can’t tell you how much of my life I have wasted sitting in mind-numbing, overlong, unproductive meetings. My guess is that you probably have lost some … Read more
Another Social Media Skirmish: Discipline for a Tweet Gets the NLRB Involved
By Eric B. Meyer Did a bunch of bloggers sue you last week for wage and hour violations? Has the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) threatened to file a … Read more
The NLRB-Facebook Firing Case: Four Things Employers Need To Know
If you read some of the commentary on the recent settlement between the National Labor Relations Board and a Connecticut-based ambulance company, you may … Read more