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Archive for September, 2015

LAPD Can’t Impose Training Costs on Cops

September 28, 2015 by

California Labor Code Section 2802 prohibits employers from imposing on employees expenses employees incur on the job, and Section 2804 voids employment contacts that contravene Section 2802.  This didn’t stop the City of Los Angeles… Read More

NLRB Punts in Northwestern University Football Case, Drops Ball

September 21, 2015 by

After much anticipation, the NLRB has issued a decision in its review of a directed union representation election among Northwestern University football players.  The Case is Northwest University (College Athletes Players Association) 362 NLRB 167… Read More

Browning Ferris Industries: What Does It Mean and What Now?

September 9, 2015 by

By now you will have read about the NLRB’s Browning Ferris (BFI) decision, which restates the “joint employment” standard under the National Labor Relations Act.  The decision has been described as a “game changer” and… Read More

Dues Checkoff Survives Contract Expiration Again

September 7, 2015 by

The NLRB has once again ruled that dues check-off clauses remain enforceable after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement.  In a 3-2 decision, Lincoln Lutheran, 362 NLRB No. 188, the Board reaffirmed an employer’s… Read More

The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition.

September 2, 2015 by

The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition.  The GC states:“I have concluded that Regional Directors should accept… Read More