Comments open on overtime proposal, update issued on joint-employer proposal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2019
May 21 is the deadline to submit comments about the Labor Department’s proposed overtime pay rule, the department announced Friday, the same day National Labor Relations Board Chairman John Ring released...
When it comes to labor relations, maybe we can’t handle the truth
By
John O'Connor
May 16, 2019
From a labor relations standpoint, the past few years have been extremely kind to senior living operators. But a new bill in Congress might turn things around.
A remarkably great time to be in the senior living business
By
John O'Connor
Jun 28, 2018
Perhaps it’s too soon to call 2018 the Golden Age of Senior Living. Then again, maybe it’s not.
Worker freedom or rigged system? Groups weigh in on Supreme Court union decision
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2018
Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that unions can’t collect fees from nonunion employees without their explicit consent is either “a long-awaited victory for worker freedom”...
Employers usually can’t prohibit union-related clothing, NLRB says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2022
Employers cannot prohibit workers from wearing union-related apparel or logos on their clothing “absent special circumstances that justify such a restriction,” the National Labor Relations Board ruled...
National Labor Relations Board invites briefs regarding work rules standard
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board is inviting comments on whether it should adopt a new legal standard to determine whether certain employer work rules violate the National Labor Relations Act.
Think unions are dead? Think again
By
John O'Connor
Feb 13, 2020
It’s no secret that labor unions in America are struggling to remain relevant. But that doesn’t mean efforts aren’t underway to reverse their downward spiral. Or that operators shouldn’t be paying...
Relationship advice for senior living leaders
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2018
These two tips could help senior living leaders establish positive relationships with employees. In fact, it’s good advice for any relationship inside or outside the workplace.
Operators seek resolution to these issues in the new year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2017
Several regulatory issues remain unresolved for senior living operators as 2017 begins.
Trump taking advantage of COVID-19 to bust unions, critics claim
By
John O'Connor
Apr 14, 2020
Unions are alleging that the Trump administration — and more specifically, the Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board — is taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to further weaken...