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Supreme Court case appears favorable toward employer in unionization dispute
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2024
The Supreme Court appeared Tuesday to be leaning in favor of coffee chain Starbucks in a union-related lawsuit against the National Labor Relations Board that could affect all types of business owners.
Labor board proposes more changes to union elections
By
John O'Connor
Aug 13, 2019
The National Labor Relations Board is proposing several changes that are intended to make it easier for workers to remove a labor union representing a bargaining unit.
NLRB’s new ‘joint employer’ rule to go into effect April 27
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2020
The National Labor Relations Board is issuing its “joint employer” final rule today, reverting to the standard that the board used for several decades before the the 2015 decision in the case Browning-Ferris...
New NLRB, DOJ partnership to focus on potential employer violations of labor, antitrust laws
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
A new partnership between the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Justice will increase scrutiny of employer acts that could violate the National Labor Relations Act or antitrust laws, such...
Court sets date to begin hearing arguments against ‘joint employer’ change
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2017
Oral arguments have been scheduled to begin March 9 as Browning-Ferris Industries looks to overturn a 2015 decision by the National Labor Relations Board that changed the standard for determining joint...
Employers must disclose anti-union activity under new DOL rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 24, 2016
A new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor will require employers to disclose agreements they have entered into with third-party consultants to try to influence the outcome of union-organizing and collective...
Obama-era ‘joint employer’ definition back in effect
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2018
The definition of “joint employer” is reverting to one established during the Obama administration after the National Labor Relations Board announced Monday that one of its members had a potential...
Supreme Court: Unions can still collect dues from nonmembers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2016
Public employee unions can continue to collect membership fees from nonmembers following a 4-4 split in a U.S. Supreme Court vote March 29.