NLRB rescinds some election rule provisions, delays implementation of others
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board has rescinded portions of a 2019 final rule related to union elections and delayed implementation of other provisions. The action complies with a recent decision of the...
This could be the start of something bad
By
John O'Connor
Nov 17, 2022
An amendment to a state constitution could help ignite unionization efforts in the Land of Lincoln, and perhaps your state as well.
Maintaining positive culture can go a long way in era of increasing union activity, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2023
Union organizing is gaining momentum and could be coming to a senior living community near you, according to legal experts.
SCOTUS places ‘tombstone’ on Chevron doctrine, upending operation of federal agencies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
A Supreme Court decision handed down Friday morning could transform the way federal agencies operate, providing the basis for senior living operators and other companies to challenge agency decisions.
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”...
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.
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...
Unions advise NLRB to rescind old ‘joint employer’ rule and also drop new one
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to rescind a 2020 joint employer rule but also back off on trying to implement a replacement,...
NLRB releases new joint-employer standard amid senior living opposition
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
The new joint-employer standard released Thursday by the National Labor Relations Board will present greater risk for employers that contract with services providers, “creating greater liability for...
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...