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Labor Law (Private Sector)
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
Andrew Baker
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
NLRB Protects Class-Action Filers from Retaliation
August 31, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
A non-union employee files a class action lawsuit against his employer on behalf of himself and his co-workers claiming wage and hour violations. The employer retaliates by firing the employee. Is there any legal protection… Read More
New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Get Your Buttons On! NLRB Slaps Down Pac Bell’s Button Ban
June 29, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
The NLRB has for sixty years upheld the right of union members to wear union buttons on the job. But that right comes with limitations. An employer that demonstrates “special circumstances” sufficient to outweigh employees’… Read More
NLRB Ordena la Reincorporación Condicional de Trabajadores Indocumentados
May 11, 2015 by
Dalisai Nisperos
Cuando un empleador conscientemente emplea individuos que no tienen autorización para trabajar en los Estados Unidos, y los despide en violación de la Ley Nacional de Relaciones Laborales (NLRA por su sigla en inglés), los… Read More
NLRB Orders Conditional Reinstatement of Undocumented Workers
When an employer knowingly hires individuals who are not authorized to work in the U.S., and unlawfully terminates them in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, the employees may be reinstated to their former… Read More
Shop Stewards Have Weingarten Rights, Too.
May 4, 2015 by
Christopher Hammer
Union members have the right to the presence of a union representative at an investigatory interview that the employee reasonably believes may result in discipline: this is the Weingarten right, named after the U.S. Supreme… Read More
Teamsters FedEx
March 22, 2015 by
Costa Kerestenzis
After a hard-fought campaign in which FedEx Freight spared no resource and took every opportunity to delay and deny the employees their right to organize, a group of 50 drivers at FedEx Freight’s Stockton, California… Read More
NLRB Improves Arbitration Deferral Standard
February 10, 2015 by
Susan Garea
The NLRB for many years has placed on hold union and employee unfair labor practice (ULP) charges filed during the term of a collective bargaining agreement, and instead deferred the charge to the parties’ contractual… Read More
2015 Legislative Update
February 2, 2015 by
Peter McEntee
In this year’s legislative session, as has become a tradition for Governor Brown, a number of labor and employment related statutes were signed (and others vetoed). Some of these new laws are groundbreaking and provide… 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 Andrew Baker
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
NLRB Protects Class-Action Filers from Retaliation
August 31, 2015 by Andrew Baker
A non-union employee files a class action lawsuit against his employer on behalf of himself and his co-workers claiming wage and hour violations. The employer retaliates by firing the employee. Is there any legal protection… Read More
New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Get Your Buttons On! NLRB Slaps Down Pac Bell’s Button Ban
June 29, 2015 by Andrew Baker
The NLRB has for sixty years upheld the right of union members to wear union buttons on the job. But that right comes with limitations. An employer that demonstrates “special circumstances” sufficient to outweigh employees’… Read More
NLRB Ordena la Reincorporación Condicional de Trabajadores Indocumentados
May 11, 2015 by Dalisai Nisperos
Cuando un empleador conscientemente emplea individuos que no tienen autorización para trabajar en los Estados Unidos, y los despide en violación de la Ley Nacional de Relaciones Laborales (NLRA por su sigla en inglés), los… Read More
NLRB Orders Conditional Reinstatement of Undocumented Workers
When an employer knowingly hires individuals who are not authorized to work in the U.S., and unlawfully terminates them in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, the employees may be reinstated to their former… Read More
Shop Stewards Have Weingarten Rights, Too.
May 4, 2015 by Christopher Hammer
Union members have the right to the presence of a union representative at an investigatory interview that the employee reasonably believes may result in discipline: this is the Weingarten right, named after the U.S. Supreme… Read More
Teamsters FedEx
March 22, 2015 by Costa Kerestenzis
After a hard-fought campaign in which FedEx Freight spared no resource and took every opportunity to delay and deny the employees their right to organize, a group of 50 drivers at FedEx Freight’s Stockton, California… Read More
NLRB Improves Arbitration Deferral Standard
February 10, 2015 by Susan Garea
The NLRB for many years has placed on hold union and employee unfair labor practice (ULP) charges filed during the term of a collective bargaining agreement, and instead deferred the charge to the parties’ contractual… Read More
2015 Legislative Update
February 2, 2015 by Peter McEntee
In this year’s legislative session, as has become a tradition for Governor Brown, a number of labor and employment related statutes were signed (and others vetoed). Some of these new laws are groundbreaking and provide… Read More
