By Lori Armstrong Halber In the words of House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline, R-MN, “Today, Congress voted to stop an unelected … Read more
39 Reasons Why Your Employee Handbook May Violate the Law
By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board issued a report this week from General Counsel Richard Griffin, Jr. replete with examples of how your … Read more
Congress Moving to Block NLRB’s “Quickie” Union Election Rule
By Michael J. Lotito The same day the Senate advanced a joint resolution (S.J. Res. 8) seeking to block implementation of the National Labor Relations … Read more
What to Avoid to Keep From Getting Sued Over Your HR & Safety Policies
By Howard Mavity I have written several recent posts and spoken on the National Labor Relations Board’s wholesale attack on a wide range of employer … Read more
SHRM, U.S. Chamber Sue to Block NLRB “Quickie” Election Rules
By Eric B. Meyer It’s on now! Yesterday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that it had filed a complaint in federal court against the National … Read more
Should Your Ultimate Goal Be a Union-Free Workplace?
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
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
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
NLRB: Employees’ Profane Facebook Comments Aren’t Protected Activity
By Suellen Oswald After years of National Labor Relations Board decisions protecting employees’ profanity-laced tirades and outright threats against … Read more