As the cannabis industry rapidly expands across the United States, a unique legal and regulatory landscape is taking shape. At the heart of this landscape is the intersection between state-mandated…
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President Trump Fires NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo and Removes NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox
Between the close of business on Monday, January 27 and the following morning, President Trump discharged Jennifer Abruzzo from her duties as the general counsel for the National Labor Relations…
Unions Call Time Out on College Athletes, but Campus Organizing Plays On
The Dartmouth Men’s Basketball team, represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 560, requested to withdraw its petition to unionize on December 31, 2024. The petition, approved by…
NLRB Joins Regulatory Assault on Electronic Surveillance of the Workplace
Given the variety and complexity of tasks associated with operations management, automated systems, including those utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), are increasingly deployed by businesses to improve overall efficiencies. As part…
Understanding the NLRB General Counsel’s Memo on “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions: What Employers Need to Do by December 6
On October 7, 2024, the Office of the General Counsel issued a new memorandum, GC 25-01, expanding her prosecutorial agenda to remedy what she sees as the harmful effects of…
Understanding NLRA Deauthorization – The Federal Path to Right to Work Since 1947
On June 11, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) affirmed that a union violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by refusing to honor employees’ dues revocation requests following…
Deauthorization – A Win for Employees and a Path to Right to Work Under the NLRA
On June 11, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a very short but interesting decision in Governed United Security Professionals (Golden SVCS, LLC) and Sheldon N. Fraser…
OSHA Invites Feedback on Proposed Rule for Protecting Workers from Excessive Heat: Employers Should Remember the NLRA and LMRA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to propose a new rule requiring employers to protect employees exposed to high temperatures at work. This federal government regulation is the first…
On May 24, 2024, the Fifth Circuit vacated the NLRB’s order in Thryv but declined to weigh in on the accompanying new remedy. Read our analysis here.
NLRB’s Expansive New “Joint Employer” Rule Struck Down by Texas Federal Court
Employers in the United States received a significant win on March 8, 2024, when a federal court in Texas struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s (“Board”) expansive new “joint…
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